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Re:GitHub Should Start an App Store by mdoms on Sunday January 31, 2021 @01:22PM (#25981118)
> Microsoft won't have GitHub compete with the Microsoft Store and its newer efforts like winget. It would unermine their unifying vision that has been in the works for years for no benefit.

There has never been any indication that Microsoft would unilaterally shut down Windows software. If fact they are uniquely open in terms of modern proprietary OS's.

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Re:GitHub Should Start an App Store by Nullabillity on Sunday January 31, 2021 @02:41PM (#25981833)
Windows Phone, Windows 8 RT, Windows 10 S (later S Mode). There is still a somewhat hidden option to enable sideloading (presumably for msix files?).

Yes, so far they've ended up backpedaling every time they've tried to enforce the store, but it's pretty clear what their intentions are.

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Re:GitHub Should Start an App Store by confiq on Sunday January 31, 2021 @01:24PM (#25981140)
The blog post I guess was referring to android ecosystem...
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