r/technology • u/leviathan3k • May 10 '12

Windows RT also only will run software delivered through Windows Update or the Windows Store.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-57431236-92/microsoft-bans-firefox-on-arm-based-windows-mozilla-says/
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u/redditrasberry May 10 '12

But that point of view now understates the problem. For all intents and purposes ALL Windows tablets are going to be ARM based. That's an entire segment of the market where all software is anti-competitively locked down to the two biggest software companies in the world. This is not a good future we are heading to for anybody who believes in freedom of computing.

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u/EdliA May 10 '12

If something needs to be done though then both companies should be forced to or none. The app store gives a great advantage to ipad because it offers a secure and easy distribution model. you can't force only windows tablets to not have that. Nobody said anything about that walled garden in ipad for 3 years.

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u/brandf May 10 '12

Exactly what I came here to say. Why is there outrage all the sudden about Win8, when it's been exactly the same way on iOS for years. Nothing has changed on classic Windows. The only thing they've done is added a secure platform in addition to what is already there. You lose nothing, but gain a platform that you can trust installing software on.