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Google published a "Chrome browser" app in the Windows Store on Tuesday, but it simply opened up a Google Chrome download page in the default Windows browser. Most users would then have been able to download and install the Chrome browser, except for the minority of Windows 10 S users who are restricted to downloading Windows Store apps which must use the EdgeHTML rendering engine rather than Blink. Microsoft was not amused at the stunt and removed the "app" from its Store later that day:
Google published a Chrome app in the Windows Store earlier today, which just directed users to a download link to install the browser. Microsoft isn't impressed with Google's obvious snub of the Windows Store, and it's taking action. "We have removed the Google Chrome Installer App from Microsoft Store, as it violates our Microsoft Store policies," says a Microsoft spokesperson in a statement to The Verge.
Citing the need to ensure apps "provide unique and distinct value," Microsoft says "we welcome Google to build a Microsoft Store browser app compliant with our Microsoft Store policies." That's an invitation that Google is unlikely to accept. There are many reasons Google won't likely bring Chrome to the Windows Store, but the primary reason is probably related to Microsoft's Windows 10 S restrictions. Windows Store apps that browse the web must use HTML and JavaScript engines provided by Windows 10, and Google's Chrome browser uses its own Blink rendering engine. Google would have to create a special Chrome app that would adhere to Microsoft's Store policies.
Most Windows 10 machines don't run Windows 10 S, so Google probably won't create a special version just to get its browser listed in the Windows Store. Google can't just package its existing desktop app into a Centennial Windows Store app, either. Microsoft is explicit about any store apps having to use the Edge rendering engine.
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(Score: 5, Funny) by takyon on Wednesday December 20 2017, @03:27PM (7 children)
It is mentioned in the summary.
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(Score: 2) by DannyB on Wednesday December 20 2017, @04:21PM (5 children)
Maybe I'm two dents. I had to google to grasp the 10 vs 10 S difference. Or maybe caffeine levels critically low.
The lower I set my standards the more accomplishments I have.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Wednesday December 20 2017, @04:30PM (4 children)
The 'S' in Windows 10 S stands for so many things. Senescence, perhaps?
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(Score: 1, Offtopic) by c0lo on Wednesday December 20 2017, @05:10PM (1 child)
Counting the number of S-es in the above, I'd say that's statistically true.
No matter how dents, you no it makes cents (grin)
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 20 2017, @06:21PM
if it is for students, perhaps its an S for Sophmoric?
It'd be soperific if it was... most students I know that have had to use it express disappointment with it because of the limitations.
You never hear that about books, but I guess when you use the same tool for one thing, and then the powers that be add restrictions to how it can be used when using it for another thing... you miss what you had and resent what you were given
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 21 2017, @05:58AM
"Sucks". It stands for "Sucks".
(Score: 2) by SomeGuy on Thursday December 21 2017, @05:55PM
I've been reading it as "Subset". Similar to the old "Win32s" add on for Windows 3.1, that was neither 95 nor NT, but rather a crappy restrictive subset of the Win32 API.
Windows 10s is useless restricted subset of Windows 10.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 20 2017, @06:02PM
yes it is, but its one of those things people that use their computers to do things besides facebook youtube and fox news would notice. few others would know that windows 10 s prevents you from doing something besides what some curator permitted--for your own safety.
perhaps the poster unwittingly revealed a bias by drawing attention to it