Windows 10. After years and years in which the Microsoft company tried to impose itself in front of the users who have computers, the Americans finally reached the point where they decided to put an end to the efforts. More precisely, those from Microsoft have decided that they will no longer force Windows 10 users to install UWP (Universal Windows Platform) applications, through the Microsoft Store, so they will be able to do it without actually accessing the Redmond store.
Windows 10. Microsoft is changing its strategy regarding applications, and says that those listed in the Microsoft Store should only be considered safer, and checked by the American company, but nothing more. They say that users can trust the apps they install differently for Windows 10, so they should have the freedom to install apps from wherever they want, without being forced to be limited to the Microsoft Store, as happen in the past.
Windows 10. HUGE change for Applications
Windows 10. Microsoft decided at one point that forcing customers to install universal applications only through the Microsoft Store was a very good decision, but as time passed and the world did not comply, opinions changed. Almost 4 years have passed since this change was imposed by the Microsoft company, but those who have Windows 10 will still enjoy an improved experience to install these universal applications on their computers.
The Store is about commerce. It's another channel for distribution... You can trust apps differently. They don't need to be in the Store. People really just want to know if Microsoft considers an app good. By the time we are done, everything will just be called 'Windows apps.
Windows 10. Developers have to make universal applications in a separate format from the Win32 ones, and this has created a lot of headaches, many developers taking the decision not to bother with separate versions. Of course, Microsoft finally came to the conclusion that the decision was a stupid one, and wants to offer even Win32 ones the possibility of being universal, but it is not known in which version of Windows 10 this functionality could be offered by Americans.
Windows 10. It is not known for sure whether the obligation to use the Microsoft Store to install universal applications will be removed with the May 2019 Update, but at the moment almost anything seems possible.
