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Google Chrome won't be allowed on Windows 10 S

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Re: Google Chrome won't be allowed on Windows 10 S

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Post by Oletros »

r3bl wrote: post #31
tantalor wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No, you can install any browsers from the Play Store on a Chromebook that supports installing Android apps. https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/7021273?hl=en Firefox runs on a Chromebook just fine: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.fi...

Well, it's the same thing: you can install any browser from Microsoft's Store on Windows 10 S. So, Google will either have to release Chrome targeted for Windows platform (same way Firefox did on Android) or not be available to Windows 10 S users.

Android browsers can use different rendering engines

Re: Google Chrome won't be allowed on Windows 10 S

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Post by technofiend »

majewsky wrote: post #32
ungzd wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Now it's an industry practice (iOS, Chrome OS) so they're not villains anymore. Users that install unapproved apps (via jailbreaks and vulnerabilities) are villains now.

s/villains/customers/ Windows 10 S is "only" 50 bucks away from running all those unapproved apps.

It's cheaper than that... I bought two upgrades from Windows 10 Home to Pro on ebay for less than $30.

Re: Google Chrome won't be allowed on Windows 10 S

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Post by geocar »

rootlocus wrote: post #6

> Windows 10 S, announced last week, allows users to install only apps that are distributed through the Windows Store. What if I want to compile and run my own executables? How does this restriction work?

You can use Windows 10. Like iOS and Chrome(ish), Windows 10 S looks like it's designed for non-developers.

Re: Google Chrome won't be allowed on Windows 10 S

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Post by tantalor »

Keyframe wrote: post #18
jarym wrote: post #5

Have I understood correctly: if you have Windows 10 S you won't be able to get Chrome (or any app) not approved by Microsoft? If that's true, then anti-trust issues will once again loom. This time, MS will not be able to drive their competitor (Google) out of business like they did Netscape.

How is that different from iOS and App store?

The App store has a lot of users.

Re: Google Chrome won't be allowed on Windows 10 S

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Post by belltaco »

iplaw wrote: post #7
rootlocus wrote: post #6

> Windows 10 S, announced last week, allows users to install only apps that are distributed through the Windows Store. What if I want to compile and run my own executables? How does this restriction work?

Likely signing by Microsoft? Based on what I've read, you will not be able to run your own executables. This is a big issue for University students who are often required to install textbook-sourced software for labs, class participation, etc. Perhaps if you install a Visual Studio app from the Windows Store and use that to generate an executable, it will somehow sign the executable? Meta: At what point does the post…

>This is a big issue for University students who are often required to install textbook-sourced software for labs, class participation, etc.

How is this "big issue" almost never brought up in the context of Chromebooks eating up the Education market?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14231353

Re: Google Chrome won't be allowed on Windows 10 S

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Post by [deleted] »

majewsky wrote: post #32
ungzd wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Now it's an industry practice (iOS, Chrome OS) so they're not villains anymore. Users that install unapproved apps (via jailbreaks and vulnerabilities) are villains now.

s/villains/customers/ Windows 10 S is "only" 50 bucks away from running all those unapproved apps.

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Re: Google Chrome won't be allowed on Windows 10 S

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Post by detaro »

belltaco wrote: post #46
iplaw wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Likely signing by Microsoft? Based on what I've read, you will not be able to run your own executables. This is a big issue for University students who are often required to install textbook-sourced software for labs, class participation, etc. Perhaps if you install a Visual Studio app from the Windows Store and use that to generate an executable, it will somehow sign the executable? Meta: At what point does the post…

>This is a big issue for University students who are often required to install textbook-sourced software for labs, class participation, etc. How is this "big issue" almost never brought up in the context of Chromebooks eating up the Education market? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14231353

because universities don't buy mobile devices for their students/don't tell them what to buy, and thus are not part of that sector of the "education market".

(And of course there are tons of universities where this is not an issue, or students buy a chrome book as a secondary device, or ...)

Re: Google Chrome won't be allowed on Windows 10 S

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Post by kazinator »

r3bl wrote: post #20
jarym wrote: post #5

Have I understood correctly: if you have Windows 10 S you won't be able to get Chrome (or any app) not approved by Microsoft? If that's true, then anti-trust issues will once again loom. This time, MS will not be able to drive their competitor (Google) out of business like they did Netscape.

That's essentially the same thing that Google is doing on Chrome OS and Apple on iOS. There's absolutely no difference between it. I highly doubt that Google will sue them for doing the same thing they're doing on the same market even (cheap, affordable laptops).

Except that nobody wants Internet Explorer on iOS or Chrome OS ... or any other OS. So it's moot.

Re: Google Chrome won't be allowed on Windows 10 S

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Post by majewsky »

technofiend wrote: post #43
majewsky wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

s/villains/customers/ Windows 10 S is "only" 50 bucks away from running all those unapproved apps.

It's cheaper than that... I bought two upgrades from Windows 10 Home to Pro on ebay for less than $30.

> Home to Pro

We're talking about Windows 10 S.

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