Microsoft following in Apple's footsteps? Unheard of.

bsphil · on Aug 19, 2011

Another person thinking Apple invented app stores?

adamzochowski · on Aug 18, 2011

Didn't linux do the same with apt-get / yum install / urpmi management tools? Just a decade ago.

pohl · on Aug 18, 2011

I think you mean apt-get install --credit-card-number 1234-1234-1234-1234 --security-code 123 foo.dpkg

(Unless Microsoft isn't going to monetize their store)

adamzochowski · on Aug 18, 2011

Windows will improve greatly once we stop having each application run random auto update, but have it all centralized.

I don't want to deal with 20 different auto-updaters, plus just in case running both

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