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Why do we still need to install stuff? Why can I run webpages just fine without installing anything? Installation shouldn't exist, at least not from the user's point of view.
Linux distros were pioneers in this aspect and "stores" of the modern world are just a clothed versions of package managers. of course, a power user should should have the right to change software sources (repositories). It should be possible to add decentralized package managers like it is possible with flatpack.
Installers and uninstallers are a relic of a time were most software people used were proprietary running under a proprietary environment. Many windows users are still locked in that proprietary closed world. If "Any sufficiently advanced uninstaller is indistinguishable from malware", I'd say that most (all?) microsoft software comes with extremely advanced uninstallers.
Why do we still need to install stuff? Why can I run webpages just fine without installing anything? Installation shouldn't exist, at least not from the user's point of view.
These days Windows itself is becoming indistinguishable from malware.
OneNote also hijacks your filesystem, giving Microsoft full control over it via the internet.
Not to mention, many of the windows defaults are impossible to uninstall, and if you figure out how to, it will reinstall.
Seriously, Windows has gone full malware/bloatware.
I didn't want to, but I switched to Linux. The strange part, despite linux being 'rough', I'm saving a ton of time. Multiple times a week Windows would automatically reboot, causing me to reopen everything(which is slow), figure out what to do with autosaved files, and I might have lost some data. On linux, I don't waste time on these reboots, and can spend those 5-10 minutes solving the 2 issues I ran into. Now those issues are solved and now Linux just works.
Why do we still need to install stuff? Why can I run webpages just fine without installing anything? Installation shouldn't exist, at least not from the user's point of view.
Installed software is considered to have a distributor, ie. a legally responsible entity that can be punished for any shenanigans.
I believe this is an outdated model and that with better tooling we could do what you envision.
Why do we still need to install stuff? Why can I run webpages just fine without installing anything? Installation shouldn't exist, at least not from the user's point of view.
A lot of people in the finance world prefer native apps to web apps. It's bizarre.
There's also a feature gap that Google will probably never close, because why bother if you can't load the volume of data those power users are working with in the first place.
Why do we still need to install stuff? Why can I run webpages just fine without installing anything? Installation shouldn't exist, at least not from the user's point of view.
How do I uninstall Windows?
Sure Nvidia is a headache on Linux, but once you solve that, its all fun and games.
Uninstaller should not exist. Installers should not exist either. Every OS should have a package manager. The name clearly implies what it does: it manages packages; this task should be left to a specialized software, not to the user. Linux distros were pioneers in this aspect and "stores" of the modern world are just a clothed versions of package managers. of course, a power user should should have the right to chan…
Why do we still need to install stuff? Why can I run webpages just fine without installing anything? Installation shouldn't exist, at least not from the user's point of view.
Lots of people need to work offline sometimes.