I like the sound of this, and look forward to thorough technical details on UWP's planned openness at //build.https://twitter.com/XboxP3/status/705795213709561857 …
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Replying to @TimSweeneyEpic
@TimSweeneyEpic "planned openness"... UWP is already open and i have a hard time you don't know that. Are you just trolling? (uwp dev btw)6 replies 0 retweets 11 likes -
Replying to @TimSweeneyEpic
@TimSweeneyEpic as im sure you know, uwps are published to appx packages that can then be bootstrapped by an exe, just like msis/setup.exes1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @TimSweeneyEpic
@TimSweeneyEpic@aL3891 How would you do Win32 deprecation *without* the support of Google, Apple, Adobe, IBM, most businesses, US gov etc?2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @jackschofield
@jackschofield@aL3891 Microsoft already shipped a PC Windows SKU that disallowed win32 apps other than Office: the original Surface RT.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @TimSweeneyEpic
@TimSweeneyEpic@aL3891 Yes, because it ran on an ARM chip. And look how well it sold ;-) I take it you have no sensible arguments, then?1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @jackschofield
@jackschofield@aL3891 Just this: Presuming Microsoft won't do it engenders adoption of Windows Store, which enables them to do it.2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
@jackschofield @aL3891 I'm not against UWP or Store, but believe Microsoft needs to state their commitments on openness very clearly.
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Replying to @TimSweeneyEpic
@TimSweeneyEpic@aL3891 Which they do, all the time. (They're also open-sourcing loads of stuff.) Spreading FUD really doesn't help....3 replies 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @jackschofield
@jackschofield@aL3891 Their own technical docs and spokesman contradict that though, e.g. last paragraph http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/mar/01/microsoft-to-unify-pc-and-xbox-one-platforms-ending-fixed-console-hardware ….3 replies 1 retweet 1 like - 2 more replies
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