| Windows 8 [message #107509] |
Fri, 01 March 2013 06:47  |
mikeaudet
Messages: 477
Registered: February 2009
Location: Canada
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Hi All,
I've been reading up on Windows 8, and while it has some improvements, I am very concerned about the fact that new "Modern" apps can only be installed through the Windows Store.
I expect that over time, traditional apps will be deprecated and phased out like DOS was.
That means that eventually, Microsoft will have complete control over what apps can be installed on a PC. It also means that they will be able to remove any application from any Windows based PC for any reason without first getting permission. If a person doesn't agree to this, they can't use the Windows Store, and they can't install any "Modern" apps.
This makes me more than a little uncomfortable.
I think Windows 7 is going to be my last Microsoft OS and my last Microsoft product. They've just gone too far.
What do you guys think about this?
Do you think that Linux could offer an alternative for pro audio? I like the thought of OSX, but Apple is really no better than Microsoft, and I can't afford a Mac with PCIe slots anyway.
If not Linux, what would it take to make Ubuntu or some other user friendly Linux distribution attractive?
I'm thinking that down the road, I might do a Linux port of the Scherzo driver and see if I can get the PARIS app to run under Wine.
What do you guys think?
Mike
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| Re: Windows 8 [message #107515 is a reply to message #107513] |
Sat, 02 March 2013 12:20  |
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UAD support would definitely give Linux one of the things it lacks - some killer emulations. Another is virtual instruments - particularly a sampler that works well with existing libraries that some of us have invested substantial cash and years of editing in. There are a couple that are *almost* there.
"... being bitter is like swallowing poison and waiting for the other guy to die..." - anon
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| Re: Windows 8 [message #107519 is a reply to message #107518] |
Sat, 02 March 2013 12:47 |
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I doubt it. They've sniffed blood - erm, money. This (plus the Apple store of course) looks like the end of the wide-open computing era we grew up knowing and the beginning of a new top-down reconceptualization that looks suspiciously like television and will probably describe a similar arc into the World of Crap. You won't be able to make a wildly successful app without paying a percentage.
"... being bitter is like swallowing poison and waiting for the other guy to die..." - anon
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