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One of the more exciting things announced during Microsoft’s Build 2016 was just how easy it can be for developers to move their desktop Windows (Win32) apps over to the Universal Windows Platform. I wonder what would happen if you run the XP source code through it?
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Quote: ... and then push to the Windows Store.
And that's the point at which they lost me.
Until we get the ability to deploy UWP apps to our customer's computers as easily as we can deploy proper applications - and without paying Microsoft for the privilege of doing it - UWP is a non-starter.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Yup. Microsoft is turning itself into a big plastic Apple.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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Unlike in Win 8, you can freely sideload apps in win 10.
Windows 10 Allows You To Sideload Universal Apps, Just Like Android Does[^]
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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It's a step in the right direction, but it's still not as simple as the "copy files to a UNC path and run the exe" method of deploying regular applications. 
Sideload LOB apps in Windows 10 (Windows)[^]
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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It still looks less painful than writing an installshield. 
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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Why would anyone in their right mind want to do that?
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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I see your point, but consider also we've few choices to avoid that.
First off, although many users wish to stick to Win-less-than-10, the pressure is everyday greater. As developer, I found many troubles (still have) on supporting older OSes than newer ones.
Secondly, it seems they adding new features (yet interesting) on the newest platforms, and that's reasonable. If you may afford to ship your apps/services without those news, then...yes, avoid any further upgrade.
Ciao
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JavaScript's standard library could eventually grow to reduce reliance on third-party packages -- but it'll happen slowly, says Eich. Everyone just downloads jQuery anyway
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If the standard library were just part of the browser environment no "downloading" would be required except when the browser needs to update. It would just be another reason to update.
Decrease the belief in God, and you increase the numbers of those who wish to play at being God by being “society’s supervisors,” who deny the existence of divine standards, but are very serious about imposing their own standards on society.-Neal A. Maxwell
You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun
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Why aspire to be a virus when you can be a prion?
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Apple on Wednesday launched a new developer-focused, experimental version of Safari for Mac, offering a sneak preview of features that may soon come to the browser for OS X and iOS. What's the term for when you announce something on a big news day so that people won't notice?
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CalmComm ~ where you calmly communicate something you don't want it noticed.
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Microsoft's chatbot Tay may have suffered a racist meltdown last week, but the company is not giving up on AI. Based on the way the last one turned out, I don't think we should get Neville Chamberlain to speak with these
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Rumors have these bots will be used to promote Windows 10 - I prefer the racist...
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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Windows 10 was the focus of Microsoft's day one keynote at its annual Build developer conference. Today, the company announced an update that'll ship this summer called the "Anniversary Update." Windows 10 - the 'real' release
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Timing, cost, and the right license made all the difference People like penguins
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I'm sorry, I must have missed the "flourishing". When did that happen?
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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Are you kidding? This is The Year of Linux! (25th anniversary edition)
TTFN - Kent
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You may missed the server side of your application 
Linux isn't about desktop mainly...
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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The article actually touches upon the kernel. And if you think about the kernel flourishing (not the desktop software) then it maybe makes sense.
At least in light of Android being built on the Linux kernel. 
My forthcoming book, Launch Your Android App, is available for pre-sale at Amazon.com -- releases on April 1, 2016 (no joke).
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Android, OSX, Firefox OS, Chromium OS is just a - very - few samples of systems based on Linux kernel (and there are hundred of others)...So there is a flourishing there...But also there is the fact that while Linux did't conquered desktop (a lack of decent UI) it did conquered server...
2/3 of the small servers on the internet are Linux...
Near to 99% of the so-called supercomputers running Linux...
1/3 of the embedded devices run Linux, and in this part, more than 50% of the devices running on specific OS, and even the missing 20% does not go to some rival OS, like Windows or OSX...
So definitely, Linux flourishing...
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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That's a very interesting article and makes a sound argument for the reasons for the success of the Linux kernel. 
My forthcoming book, Launch Your Android App, is available for pre-sale at Amazon.com -- releases on April 1, 2016 (no joke).
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You'll soon be able to run Ubuntu on Windows 10. Wiggly Worm edition?
Not a repeat, but a expansion of the news from yesterday
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You can already run Ubuntu WITHOUT Windows 10. Why cripple it ("it" = Ubuntu)?
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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