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Microsoft releases a new Windows app called Windows App for running Windows apps (arstechnica.com)
submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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[–] AnUnusualRelic 32 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Is this one of those "yo, you like Windows, so we put some Windows in your Windows" joke that I'm too Linux to understand?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I mean, Windows has had windows since day one.

[–] xylogx 6 points 4 months ago

Except for tha time with Windows 8 where they tried to get rid of them.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 4 months ago

That's a terrible name for a remote desktop application.

[–] EvilBit 16 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)

I asked Microsoft Copilot for names.

  1. Windows Anywhere
  2. WinConnect
  3. Windows Hub
  4. WinAccess
  5. Windows Portal
  6. WinLink
  7. Windows Bridge
  8. WinRemote
  9. Windows Gateway
  10. WinFlex
[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago
  1. Crash Bandicoot Apps
  2. Titanic Apps
[–] AceBonobo 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'm sorry, I don't like any of these names

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

They don't blow me away either, but I'd still rate them above what Microsoft's actually using.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I'd say at least half if those would get them sued for Trademark infringement. Once again, this is AI plagairising, but this time it's with obviously trademarked names.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Windows App Series X Ultimate Pro for Enterprise Edition Service Pack 2

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

for Workgroups.

[–] spearz 1 points 4 months ago

21H1 x64 rollup .net framework 2.0

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Marklar marklar app for all your marklar to marklar on marklar (made by marklar)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Starvin' Marven Goes to Space, South Park episode.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I miss the old south park when it had 20 episodes a season and was poorly animated lol

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

I appreciate how it has developed into direct satire, though.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

https://lemmy.world/post/19963993

[–] seaQueue 5 points 4 months ago

[–] tabular 2 points 4 months ago

Hope they release it for the Xbox 1

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

This is a huge hit to desktop ownership of the OS. Microsoft has officially made zero-trust a reality by doing this.

I expect there will be even more news at Ignite. Bear in mind 11 has been requiring a MS account for years and 10 is in it's final months. Pushing users to cloud only Windows allows them (and their corporate customers) complete control of the ecosystem.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

How does this have an effect in anything? It's just a remote desktop application

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Is this meant to be something like snap?