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   In alt.comp.os.windows-8 Sailfish    
   wrote:   
   > Chris graced us with on 6/18/2021 5:57 AM:   
   > > On 17/06/2021 19:04, Sailfish wrote:   
   > >> Eric Stevens graced us with on 6/16/2021 5:04 PM:   
   > >>> On Wed, 16 Jun 2021 18:30:00 +0000, ? Good Guy ?   
   > >>>  wrote:   
   > >>>   
   > >>>>   
   > >>> Is that all? Who thinks that's worth waiting for?   
   > >>   
   > >> So far, it appears to be mostly the GUI, with the underlying   
   > >> apps/programs/control panel applets/ &c still being an unglodly mix of   
   > >> Win10+Win8+Win7, ..., XP   
   > >   
   > > Did you expect anything else?   
   > >   
   > > Windows hasn't fundamentally changed since Windows 7. It's all just a   
   > > skinning exercise so that the vendors can sell more hardware which   
   > > supports the 'new' windows.   
   >   
   > Actually, yes, and it still might happen since this is an early look-see   
   > at just the current GUI update direction and not the foundational   
   > changes. What I suspect is that they will make significant   
   > infrastructure changes that will put everything behind a pay wall, just   
   > like Apple, disallowing sideloading of non- Windows Store software.   
      
     I don't think the latter is tecnically possible, unless they   
   completely re-design the OS. After all, "sideloading of non-Windows   
   Store software" involves just a bunch of files (.exe, .dll, etc.) and   
   some installation procedure/script/tool/, if any.   
      
     What are they going to do? Prevent people to download files and put   
   them in the appropriate folders (Program Files, ProgramData, etc.)? I   
   don't think so.   
      
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