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   XPost: alt.windows7.general, microsoft.public.windowsxp.general   
   From: ithinkiam@gmail.com   
      
   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 foundational changes would you like?   
      
   > 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.   
      
   Apple haven't done anything like the sort.   
      
   There's no doubt that the app stores are a great way for   
   google/apple/microsoft to make money, but there are often alternatives.   
      
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