Is the Microsoft Store still terrible?
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- The Microsoft Store was quite terrible when it launched. But is it still terrible in 2018?
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I`m from a time when "apps" were called programs.
This.
Open program
(Sorry) Boomer!!
Application software.
@@danthebit8509 it still is, don't r/woosh me pls
This video looks and sounds different from my usual stuff, so I would reeeeally like to know what you guys think about it. What do you like? What don't you like? Give me all your feedback!
Pretty good, would like to learn more about what Win23 apps are tho! lol
Fresh!
it's awesome in every aspect. keep up the good work.
I think the new intro and the logo are great. Only the music is a little bit annoying in my opinion.
Its good but the old one was the best.... The one you used on so many quality discussion like story behind series.
That transition to the ad was smooth and seamless. Damn.
Matteo Kropej Even better than Linus!
CERNdreamer Linus is just "speaking of what I was talking about *insert something completely different here. Linus' transitions are lazy compared to this one.
Agreed. It felt like the ad is relevant to this video, though it wasn't a product endorsement either.
Ikr
So smooth and relevant it took me a few seconds to realize it was happening.
"You can pay a monthly fee and play some games for free..." That's not how free works mate.
Haha, 😂😂😂
it's a flatrate lol
4:47 "free"
Look in the corner
He said "free" in a sarcastic way
Smoothest Sponsor transition ever.
Aero Scope you haven't watched polymatter yet
Aero Scope it's greatly subtle!!!! 😍😍😍😍😉
Almost had me fooled there, my attention level was over 9999
Yeah, it was fairly obvious that the entire video was paid for by Microsoft.
The problem with Windows 10 is that it's trying to be a phone
thats windows 8 ur thinking of lol
@@s0n4r89 You're gonna trigger my PTSD
taking the best things from phones are good, a centralized store that apps are verified to not have virus or anything is a good thing.
@@gabrielandy9272 But they're not making a place to find safe software, like Linux does. Instead they're trying to force people to use their store, and they're using proprietary libraries, forcing developers to change their programs
@@sarukun1228 im not sure what you mean exactly becayse uwp are generally safer apps they pass on the permission system and many other things... i would say its just as safe as google store (even on android we had some bad apps but) so im confuse now.
I love 2.0 I really like the way you're taking the channel. TechAltar is definitely one of my favorite channels.
*TechAltar
Oh damn **edits quickly**
The new intro is awesome!
Agreed. This guy's stuff is a lot more insightful and thought provoking than really any of the big tech RUclipsrs. No disrespect to them, but this is something fresh that I'm glad to see
*Win 23* is a thing?
Win32 is the correct term for older apps
It's perfectly logical.
- Windows 7
- Windows 8
- Windows 10
- Windows 23
Yeah! They keep innovating!!!! :-)
Steven O'Brien becuase 10 - 8 = 2 and 10 - 7 = 3. Hence 2 3 = 23
win32
Reasons why Microsoft Store is not great:
- Some apps won't even install (at least for me), and their "app pages" are frequently broken plus UI is really bad
- Microsoft store "running and updating in the background" is far worse than having notification about updates because they might update in middle of playing some game, causing lag issues
- UWP apps have locked folders, which can be tricky if you need for instance additional files (x360ce.ini) to make some gamepads work on certain games.
- Tiles in start menu seem to be running even when they aren't visible, and some of them even require internet so they additionally impact network. (this may have changed but last time I checked some app was causing lag issues for me)
- Themes are garbage compared to win 7 in terms of ability to customize things. Plus, they still haven't figured out how to merge "legacy UI/explorer/old control panel" with win 10 UI (square/rectangular UI/metro or whatever it's called).
Honestly, the only reasons why I haven't switched to Linux is because most games aren't available there and driver issues (I had some last time I tried ubuntu).
Yeah how silly of MS they should use Apple ID
You can use the store with a local account, it's even the only store you can use without an e-mail account, try to do it with the play store and apple store...
Rahul Dhakne It makes sense that you would have to sign in to access any paid apps, but you can't even use free apps without an account...
While I agree with your points, you have to take into account that you clearly aren't the average user. The store doesn't seem to be the right fit for you, but for the average user, background updating is good, there is no need to access hidden folders and the problems with apps not installing, is probably not a universal thing, or it would be fixed already.
I advise you to get a Dell laptop or desktop when using Ubuntu because they have official driver support for this distro.
...But every updates drop mini nuclear bombs on my machine. It's like getting a rework in a perfectly working software, now it's useless. 😥
Kevin Andal yeah tbh you should reset or 'fresh start' after every major update 😓
and it keeps messing with nvidia optimus, it seems. my laptop is genuinely messed up at least 2 times when a new update is installed.
Use Win 7.
Yeah, recently I got screwed over by a forced Windows update which made older games (I'm guessing directx9 and below) not run at all. And resetting my pc only led to more trouble as when I logged in, I only got a black screen. Had to boot into safe mode to solve the problem...
I know many Windows updates are for security purposes, but after that hellish experience, I'm really tempted to manually turn off the auto-update feature.
Actually i have a game called battle painters. Its kind of an older game(DirectX9 & released in 2000) when i tried to run after the windows 10 2018 update, it made the game display cut off i dont know why, i tried reinstalling, it still have the same problem.
Dig that neon sign!
Those power cords tho.....
@@brazghost A e s t h e t i c s
At least it's not Games for Windows Live
BloodRider 14 YUK!! Don't even say it!!!!
LonttuGamer We must educate people of our dark past to prevent others from trying it again. History must not repeat itself
Yes i agree this thing was the darkest thing in microsoft history and everyone should know
LonttuGamer then there's Windows ME and RT
It is. Microsoft only sell their games and mainstream games. It sucks. They need to step up their game.
They should not try and compete with Steam or GOG. They should simply make a deal with them, bring improved Steam/GOG apps into the store (preferably in UWP to make them fast and responsive) and in exchange let them handle games.
Is that a pun?
Davi Ernest that was unintended.
Yeah, though they are trying, it's just that they are quite slow to push it which is a problem. I think they will eventually have more games when the studios they acquire for Xbox finally releasing games which are going to be available to Microsoft Store.
The problem is there some chicken-and-egg problem here. Publishers don't seem to put their games on Microsoft Store when Steam exist on PCs. And many gamers (at least on the internet) seems to actively want Microsoft Store to burn, which affects reputation. I get it that Microsoft Store still has a lot of shortcomings, but many are just plain trolling it which affects the perception in general. This is part Microsoft fault too by not doing more marketing about Microsoft Store and trying to convince more publishers to put their games on Microsoft Store.
For now, Microsoft Store is mainly for Play Anywhere titles and not much else. There are some indie games also popping up in Microsoft Store, but this will remain few not until Microsoft markets it.
Huh? Have you even checked? They now have a nice library of old Xbox games for free! Many even with slight updates in graphics. I think they should continue that and put previously Xbox-only titles there and let them have a second chance.
UWP absolutely ruins the games.
UWP doesn't allow for proper fullscreen mode, instead it's using a hybrid borderless mode that, according to Microsoft, is far better than exclusive fullscreen, but in reality it's even worse than normal borderless.
UWP also doesn't have support for ASync monitor (G/FreeSync) so the stutter you get from borderless mode can NOT be countered without VSync (which is also terribly implemented in UWP).
In addition to UWP, Microsoft also made its shitty hybrid borderless mode default on ALL fullscreen games, meaning you have to go to the games' .exe file, go to properties and tick the box that says "disable fullscreen optimization".
I'm in the pro-Win10 team, but the closer Microsoft is moving towards a console/mobile "experience", the closer I'm moving to Linux.
Pvt. Duckling, so Windows 23 is a thing after all?
That explains why i got screen tearing for no reason, glad i abused one of their service.
Windows 10 store is still shit...Apps are horribly designed and slow...I'm a Microsoft fanboy but its a bittertruth...
Jamie Karl But its way slow than app opening time of Android or IOS...
That's because Skype still has its own team, it needs to merge more in the Microsoft ecosystem.
I use window store and I actually like it, I found myself using it more, and it's actually more convenient to get things and download, so yeah I'm glad it's there
Using a terminal in Linux is the best way to download and install stuff. For debian you just type "sudo apt install (insert name of the program)" and it installs it for you without a problem.
@@DacLMK yeah but a store idea isn't terrible Android and iOS got it right I wish Microsoft would put some effort at least to it store coz it kinda suck atm , and a store is the best thing you got in windows no terminal like Linux OS )
i wish the store was like the app store on macOS. Its actually good
@@DacLMK dude i just wanna play minesweeper, i don't wanna type the entire bible just to download a stupid little 15 MB app.
@B-17 Laxman Dhotre I'm not that kind of person (used to be at some point, but not anymore). I'm even using Windows as my main os again after I switched completely to Linux for 7 months.
If an app is available on Store, yes, download from the store. It is more sandboxed and better in background tasking in my opinion.
Windows is basically a mess right now with questionable consistency and always WIP state.
Definitely not. Viber is much better as standalone program than the app version. The app for OS is an stupid idea IMHO. Want examples? Viber and Skype as an app doesn't stay in system tray. Must always be in taskbar, neither have popup notifications. WTF is that? A brand new program with less features that before? What a great exchange.
duhhhhhhr
Hey Martin, I know that you said that there are no Adobe apps in the Microsoft Store, but at 1:23 I can see Photoshop next to the Windows DVD Player and Movie Maker 10. For the rest, I love your videos, and keep up the good work!
I'd also add that for instance, if you have a slow tablet PC or laptop, using a store-based Foxit PDF Reader is gonna work much better than the standard downloadable Foxit. I found most store-based apps to work better and tax my system less.
John Scigulinsky but it gives less features
@@eng3d you can always install the full feature program, in this case the foxit original program
Watching this like I have no idea of Store because the first thing I remove is the Windows Store after i install Windows 10 :)
I use CCleaner to keep the startup clean and I have no problem with auto updates. Everything will notify me and when i need i will update them. NO Auto Updates!
3:52 Ever tried to uninstall onedrive .... ...
Jamie Karl and that sucks, if you don't need gmail. I can't wait for eelo, an Android-without-Google OS: www.eelo.io
Stypox That double sucks when you're talking about a low-end older phone with only 4-8GB of space (1-5GB free) yet you can't remove any of the pre-installed crap.
Jamie Karl But why should it be a core app in the first place? It contains no vital OS functions and in previous versions of windows it was just a simple windows install like anything else, if they want to include their own software that's fine, but let users remove it...
Or Skype...
you can root/install third-party tools...
Jamie Karl which should also be possible, who cares if it is a core app. If I don't want it I should be free to delete it
3:52 *Just right click, uninstall, and they're gone*
Yes, until Windows decides to reinstall it.
Then you uninstall it
Then Microsoft reinstalls it
Then you uninstall it
Then Microsoft reinstalls it
Then you uninstall it
Then Microsoft reinstalls it
Then you uninstall it
Then Microsoft reinstalls it
Then you uninstall it
Then Microsoft reinstalls it
Then you uninstall it
Then Microsoft reinstalls it
Then you start looking for a ChromeOS laptop.
Oh I didn't knew that Win23 apps were a thing... 🤔 On a more serious note, the typo is on 2:20, in case you want to put a note or something
*didn't know
2:48 oh really putting firefox instead of chrome
Edit: Oh yeah the smoothest transition
2:15 Win23? Great video nonetheless
I laughed for a good minute when I saw that
Did he mean Win32?
It should be win32...😂😂
Ignacy G means x86 apps
i read it as Win32
I'll never buy from Microsoft Store. I only use Windows 10 because Linux is not as good for PC gaming
But you still dual-boot, right? _Right?_
And if yes, what distro (and desktop environment)? I'm curious.
And Proton.
With XAML islands, the store should improve it's app Gap at a faster rate by the end of the year.
And yeah your video was good. Improvements are still needed but you're getting there.
XAML Island is showing everyone how MS has fucked everything up the last 8 years. We will see if and when they publish the shit promised at Build 2018. Haven't tried it but i fear fluent is just another featureless stripped down mobile feature set pushed up to the desktop.
Well Lothar Scholz I too now am skeptical about Microsoft's move. The themselves have even migrated their Skype engine to Facebook's react apis and the only way their app Gap will fill up is through the PWAs. I believe the UWP is a very powerful platform. But their usefulness in the older versions of windows just keeps declining. Win32 is a complete platform and even works fine with the older versions.
No wonder Microsoft keeps forcing the feature updates to it's customers. I do hope that UWP finds its place among other platforms as it has grown to be a very powerful platform in the last 3 feature updates. The rest is upto Microsoft
I literally just visited the windows store for the first time since I got windows 10 years ago, when I tried to download an app it turned my login into an online account thing and broke lots of things within my system, then I tried to return it to normal using a prompt in the control panel then it broke even more stuff.
Hi Martin! Could you maybe touch on microsoft forcing apps on its users making them un-uninstallable? For example edge, and many more. I've recently had to wipe my system and install windows 10 which offered me apps i didnt want or need also preventing their standard removal. Is it and idiot proof solution or is there an agenda behind it?
Thanks, and keep up the good work
Totally dig the intro with the music. Cool revamp of the channel!
I like this glowing icon =D
In microsoft store, apps take forever to install for some reason, I install it in microsoft store, it takes 5 minutes, while if I install it on the web it takes 5 seconds, also the apps on microsoft store are nowhere near the quality of apps on the web and there aren't many apps anyways
I heard that Microsoft secretly prepares the next windows version. Could you do a TSB video on it?
Thanks. Nice video btw
anyways it would be nice to see a video about windows versions from techaltar
hope it will be better
I can't download from Microsoft Store, when i click install there only black and white install button
I will take the project management course if it is recorded by you or available in your voice version. 😀
I'm ready to leave Windows behind the minute gaming on Linux becomes just as capable.
Windows 10 has only been one big headache after another, mainly all because of the updates. At first they where only annoying, restarting the machine when it wanted, corrupting the windows store (which also disables the start menu i might add) and installing bad drivers, but a month ago one them actually broke the installation making me spend a lot of time getting the computer to start again. In the end i disabled windows update completely but i fear this isn't a good long term solution.
The odd thing is that the HTPC in the living room, also with Win10, haven't had a single failure, of course i disabled driver updates, but still..
This is the only tech channel that I have the bell turned on for
Fun Fact: Microsoft Movies and TV was apart of the original iteration of Movies Anywhere (back when it was just Disney movies), but mysteriously dropped support about a month before the relaunch.
Great vid, and it is very interesting to see, that we needed smartphones to bring the concept of stores to be mainstream. When You asked the rhetorical question, why it is better to use the store, I remembered all my discussions about linux repositories with non-linux users :-D (For the record, I'm not stating, that a store and a repo is the same, just highlighting the similarities.)
What about the fact they allow games and apps with malicious viruses and bugs that make them unusable!
no, no and no! Microsoft is known as the world biggest discontinuing company so NO THANK YOU! first i want them to come clean on rendering computers as obsolete after they gave the green light on upgrading em to Windows 10, then i want the truth about stealing peoples data, u know, all those switches that accidentally enables themselves back after a windows update, basically pissing on us and our settings and choices, then i want an actual plan on how long they are going to support the product and or service, then lower the prices on their crap and then, maybe, maybeeeeeee... i will consider again spending money on Microsoft. i know some ppl will agree
Did anyone else find the wires on the neon sign infuriating?
The store might not be bad, but super unnecessary if you know just a little bit about pc's. Sure you say the apps don't have to update manually, but that is a disadvantage too. I don't want apps running in the background when I'm not using them.. What I also really dislike about the store is, EVEN if a app is better there I don't see a point to switch between 2 times off applications all the time. I want all my software to be the same type. Also in an attempt to make everything seemless, clean and compatible with many devices apps remove functionality because it would be "too complex for a normal user".. The store feels like an attempt to control everything .. When windows 8 people showed (with slow adaption rate) that even though Microsoft has the market right now it might change super fast if Microsoft tries to "rule the world"
I don't use windows store because I'm not a fucking idiot who gets 30 viruses when they try to download something from the Internet. They should just keep it for their phones and their glasses which no one will ever buy aside from tech geeks.
I really don't like the way microsoft slowly takes control out of the users' hand since windows xp, and microsoft store is another step in that direction. Just give us an OS, clean, no spyware, no restrictions, we'll pay for it...
The store is terrible cause the majority of users in the developing countries aren’t at all used to purchase original software from the store. They run cracked versions. Contrasts with iOS store and its customer base.
I don't see that much correlation as to why Microsoft Store is bad or not. Also, most apps on Microsoft Store are free and many have trial versions that its either free with some ads or limited time trial, all depends on the developer.
1:31 You know what. RIP Groove music. I was one of the seventeen people that actually choose to use the service.
But it is Minecraft running with bedrock engine. It is terrible. IT IS NOT MINECRAFT (NOW MINECRAFT JAVA EDITON)
I don't know if it is too bad, every download is stuck at "Downloading 0%". I'm not formating for use this thing
Windows mobile and microsoft store should be open source.
its becoming more and more. give it 5 years. ;)
Seena Abraham You're funny as hell.
Ummm. Yeah.
What do open-sourcing Windows help the platform? Open-source is great but it cannot solve anything.
KornKernel at least it would be better for the user. Also we could use this on linux.
I have been using their themes they provide in the store. Some of them are actually pretty to look at. Comes with transitions already set so the desktop doesn't get boring
The Microsoft Store is still very bad. I Installed Skype from it, and it was unusable and would crash during calls. But Skype that does not come from the Microsoft Store does not have the same issues. And this is a Microsoft product, I cannot see that other apps could be any better. The other thing that I really do not like about the Store is the fact that it installs stuff on my system before asking. I wish I could just turn the whole thing off.
Johan van der Merwe Skype has notoriously bad management that seems to actively work against Microsoft itself so I'm not surprised.
The Microsoft store regularly downloads applications we don't want like Candy Crush onto our PC. We never use the store and aren't signed into Windows with a Microsoft account. My guess is that if you're not using a Microsoft Account, the default action for the store is to install garbage free-to-play games.
But hey, I guess that's the price of the free 'upgrade' to Windows 10 everyone got the year it launched.
Finally windows is catching up with Linux, in terms of package management, however I hate the fact that I cannot choose when to update and when not, moreover Windows 10 has a lot of spyware features, so I'll stick with Linux for now, where I feel safer. For me Windows is only for games that are not available on Linux. Thanks to Steam things are getting better for Linux gamers fortunately
Yeah, and still mandatory updates in the background are a pain. Why can't I choose what to do with my computer? Sometimes I need to use it and I don't have time to wait for updates to install... is it too difficult to make the user choose to install them automatically or manually?
Microsoft doesn't want you to choose because, let's make it clear: even if windows isn't spying on you right now they can push an update whenever they want and you CAN NOT opt out.
It's really terrible. Broken for like 2 weeks now. Keeps giving error 0x00000194.
nice 10:00 aha
lmmlStudios he needs that RUclips mome💲💲💲💲💰💰
Was waiting for someone to comment on 10:00
3:40 it is more anoying when they update randomly! When i play pubg and my whole internet cuts out because of its randomness
In India there is just Apps and Games section 😅 btw very nice intro bro just add constant gain btw your voice and intro music right now i dont see constant gain in music!
Jason The Gamer am I suppose to laugh on that?
Jason The Gamer Ask your mom for that...
This comment is really hard to understand
Do your parents work at the tech support?
3:00 a trial of the Windows Store Adobe Photoshop Elements 2018 is literally a "Suggested App" pre-install on 1803
Most if not all of my apps are from the Microsoft Store nowadays.
Love it because it just works!
convenience. my thoughts exactly.
candy crush?
I'm Jack's Nipples They have video photo editors, text editors for coding. Software for music creation. I even seen autocad on the store. What else do people do with computers besides game development?
I'm Jack's Nipples I use power director and that's on there. But I'm no where near a pro video editor. So I couldn't tell witch is better. I did see some Adobe stuff on there but I didn't get a good look.
MAGA MAN I went through the same thing with zune and windows phone. But I highly doubt that they will discontinued the store. It's the whole reason why they give windows for free. Now it's with integrated with Xbox I can't see it going away anytime soon.
I am using Long Term Servicing Branch of windows 10 to not have to deal with cortana, windows store, start menu tiles.
I really like your videos and voice. Please do not introduce too many variations or include too many sponsors into your video. This is what makes your channel special. Cheers
brackpersian if he doesn't get sponsors are you going to pay him?
Microsoft doesn't respect user's privacy, and Windows 10 is intrusive. Imagine a world where software stays this way as we move towards EVEN MORE TECH in our lives. This is why I prefer free and open-source software. Is this off-topic? Not as much as you think. The Windows Store, if it gains traction, will just be like the Play Store on Android, which requires you to have Google Play Services (milking you for data 27/7). This creates monopolies, and I refuse to make it easier for them.
“Don’t be evil” lol no wonder they ditched the phrase.
I do not use the Microsoft Store that much but when I have there has not been anything that has led me to question if it is terrible. I was not aware that iTunes was available in the Microsoft Store.
Stores do restrict the freedom of programms, therefore i don't use it
I guess that you must not use Apple Store and Google Store apps too.
unfortunately i am forced to do so, but at least i can load unofficial apps easier with android without the Google Store
christophisover9000 but you can do that with the Windows store too. You can enable sideloading apps. 🙂
Why would anyone with a right mind download a website like Facebook to their pc? It just takes space to your computer while you could easily type it in Google or if your lazy make a shortcut to their desktop?
The problem with having steam on the store apart for M$ missing out on revenue is it gives malware a way into a machine set to store only settings, unless steam keeps games in a walled garden.
Urgh... these kinda hints of monopoly tricks makes me wanna move over to Linux :-/
Willem van de Beek I also plan to switch to Linux because of the same reason as well as privacy concerns.
Linux is not user friendly. And why use linux when you are just gonna use windows emulators like wine etc. Then u arent really ising linux but an excuse for it
Im using Linux on my laptop without emulators and Im really happy with it; doing my work there. But yeah, you have to put some effort in to become a linux-user, but then again; it is a for-free operating system without ads unlike my desktop PC with Windows, which I _paid_ for and *DOES* have bloody ads! o_O ...why?
Inb4 no Windows hate
The user-friendliness of Linux really depends on the distribution and desktop you choose. I think when people hear Linux, many of them think of some nerd using arch+i3, working on the terminal and using keyboard shortcuts only.
Take Linux Mint: As easy to install as Windows, most likely works out of the box without problems. I suspect most people without a special interest in computers would do quite well with Mint and have everything they need: Office suite, email client, browser, music and video player, Spotify, photo and basic video editing etc. Also Minecraft!
Linux desktops run fluently on very old hardware: 2GB of RAM and 20GB of HDD are recommended for comfortable use of the latest Mint. I installed it yesterday on a flash drive and the clean system used just under 6GB of memory, including most of the above mentioned software. I checked with a Windows 7 installation, and the OS _itself_, without additional software, used up 54GB of memory.
Linux desktops can be beautiful af, you can make it look like a Mac, or like a Win10, or everything else.
But in my opinion, the lack of a package manager is the biggest flaw in Windows. I don't know how people, including myself, put up with that. Windows is updating itself when it wants to and whether the user wants or not and a lot of software and its updates must be downloaded on the corresponding website and installed manually. Java, Steam and other software packages either install an auto-updater which slows down system startup, or update themselves when you want to use them. The Microsoft store is a step in the right direction, but it doesn't go far enough. This is something where Linux distibutions are far ahead of Windows in terms of user friendliness. Image you would have to manually install updates for every app on your phone.
Problems with Linux arise when you need Photoshop instead of GIMP or Microsoft Office instead of Libre Office, for example. I myself dual boot into Windows for CAD and games.
Willem van de Beek Have you considered an antivirus? Don't think you need Linux, just some security. Seems like you have a virus if windows is giving you ads / popups.
YES IT IS I CAN"T PLAY FORZA FOR 4MONTHS, CUZ THERE IS NO FIX AND SUPPORT DON"T CARE
The store works well for my needs.
Same. It gets the job done that's for sure. But of course there is always room for more improvements.
It works well for the apps I want, but as a replacement for traditional .exe programs, it hasn't held up.
idk but windows 10 becomes worse everyday...
rage That is completely stupid things like windows defender has become more powerful than commercial antivirus. You say this because you don't realize the potential in Windows 10. Just because bugs are present doesn't mean mean windows 10 is getting bad.
Quasar the windows update is kinda bad. I don't like it
I say it cause they fuck shit up everytime they update it (which is every fucking day it seems), for example there was this one update that ruined EVERYONE's graphic tablet so pretty much every designer, 3d modeller, and illustrator couldn't do their job...
I agree and disagree. There are a lot of stuff thats good and some stuff thats bad (rage worthy :)) but atleast its final settlement for a very long time now
LINUX
having apps from the microsoft store update when launching windows is a huge plus for me becuase i hate it when opening an app and having to wait for it to update.
Apple: good OS, bad hardware
Microsoft (+ partners): bad OS, good hardware
Hackintosh aside, it's a little bit hard to find a balance between the two or even make a choice.
altrogeruvah the external hardware for apple is good but I can't agree the same for internal until you aren't spending like $3000
altrogeruvah dude MacOS is only useful for genral purpose. For people who do more than just using computer, Mac is shit. But i like how fluent the OS is. People still prefer windows because of apps. Its just like iPhone vs Windows Phone but opposite in PC
apple has good hardwarem its just very expensive
Apple: Average hardware, ovepriced, good design, limited OS
Microsoft: All kinds of hardware, all price ranges, all kinds of design, one OS to work on all of them.
Essentially it's a choice between a golden cage and messy freedom.
You just said the opposite thing...
"Harder for malware to get into your system." Yeah...no. I was stupid and found a collection of streaming apps on the microsoft store (shifty ones). While they streamed fine, eventually, my hard drive failed and I found that all of my windows-related files had corrupted - a corruption stemming from those apps in particular. So, now I'm on Linux (but really I've wanted an excuse to switch for a long time, and this was kinda the last straw, plus it was opportune because I had to reinstall my OS anyway).
Notification gang
The Microsoft Store has been on my bad side for a while but not because of any of the reasons you mentioned. Mostly because the Windows search isn't smart enough to recognize that I already have an app installed. So when I search for something like Slack, which is also in the store . . . the first result in the start menu search is Slack in the Microsoft Store. It's followed by "Search Bing for Slack", and then by the actual Slack installer that I downloaded. Finally, the fourth result is the Slack application that I installed. I thought I had disabled all this Cortana search crap!
Windows 10 is waaay complicated than Windows 7
i Just recently swicted from 7 to 10 and it's really not as simply as 7
Most people aren't tech savvy they need simplicity than complicity
Pranav Ghandade I don't think Windows 10 is more complicated than 7. Maybe you should give it a go for a little longer because you are used to Windows 7. I think it's just a matter of getting used to it.
Its complicated becauce its different from anything they've put out. Windows 10 is the easiest platform they've ever released. I had no idea what i was doing when I first got it
I'd actually say its simpler, however, the reason for that is bad - they hidden away a lot of the settings you want to tweak the system i.e. the old, comprehensive Control Panel is gone in favor of the new, shallow Settings app that you have to maneuver through to somehow find what you wish to change. This seems to have been a deliberate effort by Microsoft to stop users from messing with their system.
Mendicant Bias Yeah, the only thing I miss the most is the olschool, iconic Control Panel. It still exists, but is more and more discountinued after every update. After 2 years of using Windows 10 I can't get used to that one particural thing. And what's worst, with every update Microsoft changes arrangement of settings in Settings app. You can't get used to it because it's constantly slightly different. I think they have no idea what it should look like and are experimenting until they find the best arrangement.
Mendicant Bias true but that's a trend people have literally been complaining about since XP
For movies, I'd actually suggest buying it and then try to rip it yourself, then try to seed it (better if you can do it on a PT site that people won't run away) so that in case you lose your copy somehow, you can try grabbing the "backup" back from whoever torrented your seed before. Or just torrent your copy when you lose your genuine copy. Yeah it's kinda a grey move but there's nothing wrong with trying to preserve your own right to watch a movie.
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2 things which killed microsoft store about the games: issues with downloading files (when games took 60-100GB). You had to start from beginning when something happend like: your internet stopped working for 5 seconds etc. I was downloading Forza Horizon 3 twice or even more because of that.
Second - any possibility to backup your game folder and bring it for your friend or just when you are doing disk format. When your games are so big why you can't make a backup as in Steam or at least verify files like battle.net or Uplay.
We could talk about optimalization or prices for game which they launched year ago (same as premiere :P) but that's enough...
I use the store for music apps and have downloaded other apps previously. I really like the Xbox play anywhere, but I wish it applied to more games. For example Minecraft doesn't have it.
Still to this day it has bugs, lags it still sucks.
They recently announced (after this video was uploaded) that they will have movie apps on iOS and Android and be joining movies anywhere, so buying movies will soon be more viable. Pretty fair assessment in this video imo
I'm using my laptop to play games but when it comes to making in app purchases they keep putting the phone down when you try to get a verification code and it's getting beyond ridiculous
meanwhile they removed everyone's access to music they purchased here. Basically sending out a notification saying "You cant redownload any of the stuff you've brought after this date because we decided we dont want to support you"
One of the best features of the MS Store that most don't know is Microsoft Rewards program. You get points that can be used to buy MS gift cards to buy stuff. You just have to sign up and used Bing as your search engine.
Yeahhhh that's too much to ask from me personally
For me - There is still no Apps for Chrome, Kindle, Goodreads, Final Draft, Steam, Adobe Premiere-Photoshop-After Effects.
It still boggles my mind why MS still aren't pushing custom ui themes for those who don't like the default look
Here in the Czech republic Microsoft Store is still pretty terrible. No ebooks, movies or fonts. Most apps are useless and bulky (like Facebook, Instagram, etc.) and Edge extensions are not in use because Edge browser is not in use...
I don't think the store is terrible, but I do think that there is not really a point to use it in most cases.
Umm... I'm trying to download an app from this store since january of 2017 and it still can't be downloaded -_-
For some reason, on my Windows PC, I cannot access the Store or any Microsoft apps, like Skype. I am also unable to update my computer. I am not complaining.
I tried to install multiple apps from Microsoft Store.
and then my PC crashed multiple times
My biggest problem is that you cannot uninstall programs directly from the Windows Store page, very sloppy.
I only use the Microsoft Store for Netflix because the Netflix app allows us to download episodes and movies for offline viewing.
issue i have with windows store:
- if you don't make an accout it will be over verbose asking you even to install free apps;
- it will automatically update.. wich is a pain in the ass in windows as often does not respect its own schedule (somehome after soe update it "forgot", less than one month ago, i thing te gdpr update, it also reverted my UEFI settings for fastboot);
- it is filled with trash app, the play store feels higher quality.. probably they dont have many apps and so they end up "pushing" lower quality ones?
having to deal with win at work and linux at home, i feel microsoft is really slowly loosing this fight.
From developer perspective changing program to MS Store compatibility requires latest Visual Studio as IDE, signing and lot of stuff to learn and change. As benefit program will work slower than before.
One of the best segueways for a sponsored video than other channels. Please do this again in your future videos!
Honestly I sometimes use the Windows Store for games and programs the only problem is that I have a quite slow internet and the Store always updates at the worst moment.
things that I hate about windows store
1. no option to uninstall apps directly from the store, its very annoying .. just add an option in the downloads category
2. no quick view for the changelog, have to open the app everytime where most of the time no changelog is mentioned
3. why am I updating calculator app again n again ? did the way of multiplication changed ? its not like you are a third party company that needs access to bug the system, win10 is already a spyware
4. ratings are horseshiit, 2-3 reviews even for some popular apps
5. big downloads of games fails quite often
also while they are at it, why not add an option to keep movies and tv app always on top
and change audio stream for dual audio files(usually both starts overlapping if you choose another)