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Re:Introducing Surface Laptop by int_19h on Tuesday May 02, 2017 @04:47PM (#14250414)
I would expect this to be a way to pressure software providers to publish to the store. With opt-in model, even if it's free, you can assume that there will be a sizeable chunk of the market that will not opt-in to upgrade to Pro.
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Re:Introducing Surface Laptop by sinaa on Tuesday May 02, 2017 @06:12PM (#14251104)
This in my opinion is the exact reason.

Either they get $50 from users and let them go buy/install off-market, or make the money in the long run from paid app developers who are pressured now to put their applications on the store.

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Re:Introducing Surface Laptop by _pmf_ on Wednesday May 03, 2017 @03:47AM (#14253780)
> I would expect this to be a way to pressure software providers to publish to the store.

Holy backfiring shit, what a desperate bunch of clueless clowns! This is a nice machine, and there's a opening now that Apple has somewhat fallen out of favor, and they think they are in any position to play stupid games?

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