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Windows 10X Details Leak, Confirm Laptop Support
A new leak confirms that Windows 10X will be coming to laptops and other traditional PC form factors. The leak also shows a more refined version of the system's Chrome OS-like user interface that Brad and I, and others, had seen in the past.
The leak comes courtesy of The Walking Cat on Twitter, who discovered a public-facing Azure website for the coming system. It was quickly taken down by Microsoft, but not before a few enthusiast websites took a peek.
See also: Windows 10X Leaks Show A Mobile OS World I Want No Part Of
Previously: Microsoft Demonstrates Dual-Screen Device Running Android Apps, Announces Windows 10X
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Windows 10X Internal Design Document Leaks, Detailing User Interface Changes
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innovate, v.:
To annoy people.
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 28 2019, @05:16AM (2 children)
The first time I opened Windows 10 I was like OMFG what are all these adverts?! That was definitely not in the "leaked" previews I'd read about.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 28 2019, @06:00AM (1 child)
Proprietary software is necessarily abusive because it denies users their freedoms. It's not surprising that the developers and/or corporations, who hold absolute power over the software, would begin to abuse users; power corrupts, after all. It has become the "Write another program!" of "You are pregnant..." idioms.
(Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 28 2019, @06:13AM
What is with all this Micro$erf shill articles, following on the expose of the complete censorship of Aristarchus submissions? Are we supposed to draw some inference from this chain of events, leading us to the ultimate conclusion, that now SoylentNews is diced?
(Score: 1, Flamebait) by aristarchus on Monday October 28 2019, @05:22AM (1 child)
Not if I have anything to say about it. I am nearly 2400 years old, and the last time I had a computer with Windows on it was Win95, which was a steaming pile, truth be told. When Micro$oft stole yet another operating system, in this case a reverse engineering of the VMS operating system [ycombinator.com], I could no longer be part of the criminality. Kind of like being a Republican, until Bush,or Trump, or Trump/Bush (Bolton). But now, now we see the violence inherent in the system. No windows. I run a linux server that serves nothing but Windows viruses and malware, as a public service. You should consider doing the same.
(Score: 2) by turgid on Wednesday October 30 2019, @11:05PM
Slackware -current FTW.
I refuse to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent [wikipedia.org].
(Score: 5, Interesting) by Runaway1956 on Monday October 28 2019, @06:58AM (6 children)
I was kind of active on some "hacker" boards, when XP was approaching end of life. Got a "leaked" copy of Longhorn, which was the supposed successor to XP. Longhorn actually became my daily driver for awhile. It was just XP, improved in a lot of ways. A bit more stable, a bit faster maybe. Basically, it was just XP with a lot of cruft flushed down the shitter. No real "features", no hint of the sissy-ass Aero desktop, nothing really new or extra.
Then, Vista came on the scene. THAT was an utter abortion, in many ways.
No one should believe that any "leaked" version of anything from Microsoft is representative of the next official release.
Abortion is the number one killed of children in the United States.
(Score: 5, Interesting) by driverless on Monday October 28 2019, @07:36AM (3 children)
It's also just further proof that all Windows users are nothing more than guinea pigs in the multi-year wankfest that a bunch of hipsters at MS have turned the UI into. Let's see, it's October, we'll go pastel... lots of empty space... incomprehensible non-discoverable UI. Oh wait, nearly November, need to do a "UI refresh". What can we do this time? Jim, any ideas? Everything in subtle shades of sepia, with squared-off... no wait, we did that last month, rounded corners? Anyone got anything against two-handed gestures to do most things, haven't tried that one yet. Or should we save that for the December UI rehash?
No, you didn't. You ignored your past and let a bunch of hipster wankers take over, and they've been running the asylum for the past seven years.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by Chocolate on Monday October 28 2019, @08:41AM (2 children)
Let's add a panel that slides in from the side, and screw users we won't name it so trying to reference it for help will suck.
No! No more charms or slidy things! Throw out that new dock you created for how we are doing it next.
Start button? On Windows? No one needs that anymore.
A search must blow up to cover the whole screen like on a tablet with no visible way to close it.
Searching for files on your own computer? Pssssh. Google can search computer and the internet! Users won't mind if we scrape all of their local search terms because you never know your tax files might just be in the internet.
Start SCREEN! Why have just a menu? This will be fun!!!!!
Users keep delaying or skipping updates. Oh no, how will we shove our advertising laden updates down their RAM? Force updates!!!!! What could possibly go wrong?!?!?!?!? Gamers don't care if we screw with their video card drivers right?!?!?!?!
Bit-choco-coin anyone?
(Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Monday October 28 2019, @10:43PM (1 child)
I hope that happens lots. Gamers are the most loyal Windows users, because they have to be.
If Microsoft mess up the one advantage they have over other operating systems, people might become motivated to change.
For me Civilization VI runs just fine on Ubuntu. I understand other people play different games, some of which don't work on Linux. Those people should just play Civ.
Problem solved.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Chocolate on Friday November 01 2019, @04:41AM
Since I switched to Linux I have never loaded a game in Windows. I'd like to. I could go another run through Dungeon Siege 1 and 2. While some games just Won't Work on Linux I still have a stack to play. I am missing a slew of games that are Windows only but do I need them?
'Scuse me, trying to get through all the FF ATM :)
Bit-choco-coin anyone?
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Monday October 28 2019, @07:47AM (1 child)
Troll mod? LMAO - a statement of fact is a troll post? I suspect I've offended someone in another thread, so she used up her downmods on me again.
Let me repeat - Longhorn was a pretty good OS, and Vista sucked basketballs through garden hoses. Never trust a "leak" from Microsoft.
Abortion is the number one killed of children in the United States.
(Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 28 2019, @08:06AM
or Bill Gates browses soylentnews?
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Gaaark on Monday October 28 2019, @10:12AM (5 children)
Every time I have to use Windows, I end up thinking "The worlds richest man uses this piece of shit?"
Seriously: when you can afford the very best, are you SERIOUSLY going to use Windows every day, all day?
I'd fecking kill myself first.
--- Please remind me if I haven't been civil to you: I'm channeling MDC. ---Gaaark 2.0 ---
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Monday October 28 2019, @11:18AM
Not me. I'd go about learning how to circumvent all of Windows bullshit "features" first. Then, I'd look around, and figure out how to "pirate" something better. ;^) Join the underground, LOL!!!
Abortion is the number one killed of children in the United States.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 28 2019, @12:28PM (1 child)
Big G's kids used iPhones.
(Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Monday October 28 2019, @10:50PM
No they didn't
(Score: 3, Funny) by r_a_trip on Monday October 28 2019, @03:16PM
My suspicion is that a select group, high up in Microsoft, have access to a no-bullshit version. A version of Windows compiled without the --screw-over build flag.
(Score: 2) by dry on Wednesday October 30 2019, @06:49AM
Pushers don't usually use their product.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 28 2019, @03:38PM (2 children)
What I've been able to find about Windows 10X is that it's a way of bringing Windows 10 technology to devices that aren't suited to the full Windows 10 interface. Unlike Windows CE, Windows Phone, or Windows 10 S, all of which were focused on Windows branding but featured gimped, useless technology, Microsoft *might* have finally learned their lesson and realized that Windows is all about software compatibility, not branding, and that what is actually needed is a way to bring that software to other formats.
So if it looks like a tablet interface, that's because it *is* a tablet interface. But Microsoft isn't going to make you use it on your desktop, or your full size laptop. Hopefully on Surface they'll allow some flexibility, because the best thing about the Surface is that it runs a real operating system.
I think a phone that ran real Windows, with real Windows applications, but with a phone oriented UI, could be a big success.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 28 2019, @09:23PM
What "real Windows applications" would you enjoy running on your phone? Visual Studio? Office? The Adobe suit? GTA? Ski free? None of those seem to work right.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by PartTimeZombie on Monday October 28 2019, @10:48PM
They have just tried that with Windows 8 and everyone hated it. I don't think they're going to do that again.
(Score: 4, Interesting) by Freeman on Monday October 28 2019, @05:20PM
Windows 7 seems like they'd taken everything they'd learned up to that point and just made as good of an operating system as they could.
Windows 10 seems like where the MBAs took over and decided to monetize everything. Seriously, what kind of Operating System should be auto-downloading bloatware like Candy Crush Saga while you're first setting up the computer? So long as they don't go subscription based and my game "just work", I'll be stuck with them for the foreseeable future. It's awesome that Steam works on Linux, but the main issue isn't whether the Platform work on Linux. It's what system the games are designed for. Sure cross-platform is a thing, but it takes extra time and effort to support all those platforms. Each one will have their own unique issues and that costs money to fix. So, in the meantime, I'm stuck with Win10. I could jump ship anytime, but for now I'm not put out enough to go through the extra effort to make Linux work for me.
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