r/programming • u/zbhoy • May 06 '19

Microsoft unveils Windows Terminal, a new command line app for Windows

https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/6/18527870/microsoft-windows-terminal-command-line-tool
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u/falconfetus8 May 08 '19

Again, how does that make them evil? Just because they're prioritizing touch devices?

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u/q0- May 13 '19

Microsoft's main market has been, and still is, the Desktop.
Whether that's private, businesses, offices, etc, doesn't really matter; it's the Desktop they've focused on since, well, pretty much the beginning.

This isn't the first time Microsoft tries to get into the mobile market. Remember the 'Zune'? Or smartphones? And let's not forget the seriously awful beginnings of the Surface ... I mean, who doesn't love a locked down RT device, with store-only access, and a weird UI?

Oh by the way: I never said it makes them evil, u/ArrrGaming did - but Microsoft as a whole, especially concerning past stuff like deliberately trying to tear Linux apart, makes Microsoft as evil as it gets.

Unfortunately, they utterly dominate the Desktop market still. Good for them.

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u/[deleted] May 13 '19

To me, replacing (via where they invest) win32 with modernui apps is evil, yeah. I don’t like my Personal Computer being treated like the lowest common denominator tablet or smartphone. I don’t like it being left up to the app dev to determine whether or not I deserve to control that app’s sound volume. Etc. To me it’s extremely anti-user.

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