FLDMARSHAL Posted August 10, 2016 Member ID: 5490 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 3 Topic Count: 136 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 469 Content Per Day: 0.10 Reputation: 243 Achievement Points: 4101 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/06/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 2, 2024 Birthday: 10/18/1976 Device: Windows Posted August 10, 2016 (edited) July 31, 2016 - 11:15pm Epic co-founder Tim Sweeney hasn't shied away from calling out Microsoft's Universal Windows Platform (UWP) as a direct threat to the PC's ecosystem. In March, Sweeney warned that Microsoft would probably throttle traditional Win 32 applications on Windows 10 in order to force users to use UWP applications. Universal Windows Platform is designed to allow developers to write applications that run seamlessly on Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile without the need to maintain 2 different versions of the code. Using UWP also allows game developers to take advantage of features such as Universal Play. On the other side, UWP has been criticized for introducing unnecessary technical limitations such as the inability to disable vsync and incompatibility with multiple graphic cards setups in addition to disallowing game modding and blocking programs such as Fraps and Steam Overlay. And to top it off, UWP applications can only be installed from the Windows Store unless the user fumbles with his Windows settings. In an interview with Edge Magazine, Sweeney exclaimed that Microsoft's sinister plan to take away the PC ecosystem's freedom is already progressing slowly with the aim of killing Steam gradually over the next 5 years. "Slowly, over the next five years, [Microsoft] will force-patch Windows 10 to make Steam progressively worse and more broken," he claimed. "They'll never completely break it, but will continue to break it until, in five years, people are so fed up that Steam is buggy that the Windows Store seems like an ideal alternative." "That's exactly what they did to their previous competitors in other areas. Now they're doing it to Steam. It's only just starting to become visible. Microsoft might not be competent enough to succeed with their plan, but they're certainly trying." Sweeney believes that once all developers have switched to UWP, it would be trivial for Microsoft to disable the option to install them away from the Windows Store, effectively turning Windows PC into a closed platform. "It won't be that one day they flip a switch that will break your Steam library - what they're trying to do is a series of sneaky maneuvers. They make it more and more inconvenient to use the old apps, and, simultaneously, they try to become the only source for the new ones." Microsoft issued the following statement in response to Sweeney's criticism: "Tim is a respected figure in the gaming world, and we value his feedback. The Universal Windows Platform is a fully open ecosystem that is available to every developer, and can be supported by any store. It's early, and we recognise there is still work to be done, but we want to make Windows the best development platform regardless of technologies used." Edited August 10, 2016 by FLDMARSHAL hxtr 1 Awards
hxtr Posted August 10, 2016 Member ID: 220 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 147 Topic Count: 595 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 16950 Content Per Day: 2.95 Reputation: 13538 Achievement Points: 129714 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 120 Joined: 09/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 26, 2023 Birthday: 04/05/1970 Posted August 10, 2016 They did with Netscape. I hated Netscape at the time as it always had problems.... Microsoft was the problem. They wanted their Explorer 2.0 ... the first version and every update broke Netscape some how. You suckers who upgraded to Windows 10. hahahahhahaahaa
SupaDupa Posted August 10, 2016 Member ID: 20988 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 29 Topic Count: 13 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 317 Content Per Day: 0.08 Reputation: 310 Achievement Points: 2300 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/23/14 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 17, 2024 Birthday: 10/16/1980 Device: Android Posted August 10, 2016 Said it before,I'll say it again. Win 10 is shit. Fucking Iphone generation takes over. All for the sake of looks,ease of programming,and MONEY. 7 is still better for the common consumer. FIGHT THE POWER!! hxtr 1
HellTiger Posted August 10, 2016 Member ID: 23572 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 6 Topic Count: 336 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 1328 Content Per Day: 0.38 Reputation: 1646 Achievement Points: 12762 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 11/19/15 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 28, 2018 Birthday: 07/03/1990 Posted August 10, 2016 (edited) Looks like I'm installing Steam OS http://store.steampowered.com/steamos/buildyourown Edited August 10, 2016 by HellTigris hxtr 1 Awards
hxtr Posted August 10, 2016 Member ID: 220 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 147 Topic Count: 595 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 16950 Content Per Day: 2.95 Reputation: 13538 Achievement Points: 129714 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 120 Joined: 09/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 26, 2023 Birthday: 04/05/1970 Posted August 10, 2016 Said it before,I'll say it again. Win 10 is shit. Fucking Iphone generation takes over. All for the sake of looks,ease of programming,and MONEY. 7 is still better for the common consumer. FIGHT THE POWER!! yep and you can buy new Dells with 7 on it. Windows 10 is pure shit.
Sammy Posted August 10, 2016 Member ID: 3036 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 32 Topic Count: 219 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 9419 Content Per Day: 1.91 Reputation: 7515 Achievement Points: 62539 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 21 Joined: 11/29/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 17 Birthday: 04/26/2008 Device: Windows Posted August 10, 2016 Since netscape was free and money wasnt involved this will likely be different. I certainly foresee court cases by all kinds of big companies about restraint of trade or something like that. Cant say these companies would win, especially in the US, but it wouldnt be good for public image. This is blasphemy but I would buy a sony or steam gaming console for entertainment before installing win10. Awards
hxtr Posted August 10, 2016 Member ID: 220 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 147 Topic Count: 595 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 16950 Content Per Day: 2.95 Reputation: 13538 Achievement Points: 129714 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 120 Joined: 09/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 26, 2023 Birthday: 04/05/1970 Posted August 10, 2016 Since netscape was free and money wasnt involved this will likely be different. I certainly foresee court cases by all kinds of big companies about restraint of trade or something like that. Cant say these companies would win, especially in the US, but it wouldnt be good for public image. This is blasphemy but I would buy a sony or steam gaming console for entertainment before installing win10. Sammy... when did you start supporting Microsoft products? When did you support Novel Servers? For me it was Windows 3.1 then 3.11 and Windows NT 3.1 Advanced Server along with Novel Netware servers 3..12, then 4.0 and on to 6.5. Microsoft hated Novel as well. It was very common for a patch to break the Netware client.. almost like every time MS came out with an update something else broke that was not related and not their product that they were in competition with. This was way before Active Directory day... what MS wanted out of Netware.. their Netware Directory Services aka NDS. MS has a history if you were there to see it and support their products in the 90's breaking other people shit they were in competition with. But you know everything so I am probably wrong.
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