Only because it hasn't been mentioned, I'll remind everyone that they recently did the same with React Native
https://github.com/ReactWindows/react-native-windows
Cool stuff.
Microsoft forks Unreal Engine 4 and ports it to Universal Windows Platform
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Re: Microsoft forks Unreal Engine 4 and ports it to Universal Windows Platform
#92Earlier quoted context omitted.
the beauty of open source though will let people develop UWP games using epic's engine against its founder's wish.
Unreal Engine is still propertiary software. If Epic wishes so, they may enforce their wish on any of its users on grounds of EULA.
Exactly. Do not mistake source available as open source.
Re: Microsoft forks Unreal Engine 4 and ports it to Universal Windows Platform
#93It is true that Microsoft has been behaving well lately (GWX aside,) but it is also the case that their getting-away-with-it power is at an all time low. Microsoft would benefit if they could do all of these anti-consumer things, but that recent stampede towards Linux proved that the tennantry can be easily spooked and dangerous when on the move. Developers are leaving windows to work on Linux and Mac, to the extent…
>but it is also the case that their getting-away-with-it power is at an all time low. Actually, most, if not all of the provisions, of the DOJ settlement have expired. This is why they can ship an AV with their OS and tell OEM's to cut it out with the crapware and offer special installers to remove this stuff. I think they're just too weak to be the MS of the 90s. They just have to play ball to be competitive like ev…
>Look at this thread. Its 90% conspiracy theories and axe grinding from things a decade out.
To be fair, M$ earned this.
Re: Microsoft forks Unreal Engine 4 and ports it to Universal Windows Platform
#94Earlier quoted context omitted.
>but it is also the case that their getting-away-with-it power is at an all time low. Actually, most, if not all of the provisions, of the DOJ settlement have expired. This is why they can ship an AV with their OS and tell OEM's to cut it out with the crapware and offer special installers to remove this stuff. I think they're just too weak to be the MS of the 90s. They just have to play ball to be competitive like ev…
>Look at this thread. Its 90% conspiracy theories and axe grinding from things a decade out. To be fair, M$ earned this.
Are we still writing "M$" in 2016? G$$g£€ or A$$$on seem more appropriate based on growth and profits.
Re: Microsoft forks Unreal Engine 4 and ports it to Universal Windows Platform
#95It is true that Microsoft has been behaving well lately (GWX aside,) but it is also the case that their getting-away-with-it power is at an all time low. Microsoft would benefit if they could do all of these anti-consumer things, but that recent stampede towards Linux proved that the tennantry can be easily spooked and dangerous when on the move. Developers are leaving windows to work on Linux and Mac, to the extent…
You'll stay with the tech you locked yourself in. I work in one of several buildings and macs there are just to let others know that you are a manager and you can get away with anything you want. Beside that everything is a MS pc and will stay that way until the business die. Getting everyone into the system is infinitively expensive, so is getting everyone out of it.
> Getting everyone into the system is infinitively expensive, so is getting everyone out of it.
While there are some costs to switching away from an OS/ecosystem, there's a limit to them, and it's often low enough to be economical for a business to switch or to allow some of its employees to switch (I've seen this with development shops that switch from Windows to mostly Linux with a little OS X).
Re: Microsoft forks Unreal Engine 4 and ports it to Universal Windows Platform
#96Sadly it doesn't say anything about motivation. First instinct with Microsoft is that it is probably a d k move. So some explanation would be great. Oh well, let's see how it develops.
How is that a dick move? It's open sourced development that gives you better support if you plan to develop for their platform. They did the same for Unity with their VS/VSCode integrations etc. There was nothing negative about that, as far as I'm concerned.
It's not open source.
This kind of confusion is part of the problem.
Re: Microsoft forks Unreal Engine 4 and ports it to Universal Windows Platform
#97Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Its 90% conspiracy theories and axe grinding from things a decade out. There are 2/64 comments expressing this view. You're being hyperbolic. The main theme recently has been "Wow, I never thought I would like MS again, but they're impressing me!" If anything, MS is the new darling brand of the big five here.
If anything, MS is the new darling brand of the big five here. Eh, they're not as evil as they used to be. But they're not doing as much as I would like to protect user privacy either. So I'm not super happy with them. Though I really the the Hololens, I hope that goes into mass production soon with a good field of view. That product might get me to buy into more of their ecosystem.
To be fair, nobody is really doing anything to protect user privacy anymore.
Re: Microsoft forks Unreal Engine 4 and ports it to Universal Windows Platform
#98That'll make Minecraft a little more interesting.
Re: Microsoft forks Unreal Engine 4 and ports it to Universal Windows Platform
#99It is true that Microsoft has been behaving well lately (GWX aside,) but it is also the case that their getting-away-with-it power is at an all time low. Microsoft would benefit if they could do all of these anti-consumer things, but that recent stampede towards Linux proved that the tennantry can be easily spooked and dangerous when on the move. Developers are leaving windows to work on Linux and Mac, to the extent…
You'll stay with the tech you locked yourself in. I work in one of several buildings and macs there are just to let others know that you are a manager and you can get away with anything you want. Beside that everything is a MS pc and will stay that way until the business die. Getting everyone into the system is infinitively expensive, so is getting everyone out of it.
I work in a large 5000+ software company and were honestly about 30-40% macs. An MBPr is a good investment - I figure my 3yo machine will easily retain about 35-50% of its value if resold.
Re: Microsoft forks Unreal Engine 4 and ports it to Universal Windows Platform
#100I was betting on MS buying Unity, but this way they can get support for their platform waaay cheaper.