Re:Ask YC: why doesn't Microsoft have a Windows App Store?
by itgoon on Saturday May 23, 2009 @10:37AM
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If nothing else, anti-trust concerns could be enough to put a damper on things.
Then, there's a host of liability concerns ("Microsoft said it was okay").
That said, I think there is, and has been, plenty of room for improving application management in the Windows space.
One of the things that I appreciate about Ubuntu/CentOS is that I don't have to look for apps, nor even worry if I'm getting the correct version (usually :) ) I just select it, wait, and then start using it.
Windows really needs this kind of simplicity. It's too big a chunk of work for me to pull off (negotiating with Redmond would be an effort, all by itself), but coming up with a Windows "distribution" would be really cool. Something reasonably well-tested, with a means of easily selecting and installing apps which have also been tested.
Then, there's a host of liability concerns ("Microsoft said it was okay").
That said, I think there is, and has been, plenty of room for improving application management in the Windows space.
One of the things that I appreciate about Ubuntu/CentOS is that I don't have to look for apps, nor even worry if I'm getting the correct version (usually :) ) I just select it, wait, and then start using it.
Windows really needs this kind of simplicity. It's too big a chunk of work for me to pull off (negotiating with Redmond would be an effort, all by itself), but coming up with a Windows "distribution" would be really cool. Something reasonably well-tested, with a means of easily selecting and installing apps which have also been tested.
(Edited to fix an incomplete sentence)