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Yesterday, Microsoft officially announced Windows 10 S, a cheaper but locked down version of the operating system intended for students and cheaper laptops or tablets. Since then, a few extra details have come to light about the OS. We already knew that you would be limited to Windows Store apps, but some of the restrictions run even deeper than that.
We already knew that Windows 10 S users would need to use the Edge browser due to the fact that it is currently the only browser available on the Windows Store. However, an extra detail was brought to light in Microsoft's FAQ. Not only will you need to use Edge but you won't be able to change your default search engine, meaning you will also be locked in to using Bing by default.
Obviously, you could still head to the homepage of whatever search engine you prefer by typing in the address. We don't know specifics about home page settings either, so users may end up being able to just set their home page to Google to make things easier.
Eventually, there may be a way to get around using Microsoft's Edge browser too. As long as other browsers launch on the Windows Store, then Windows 10 S users will be able to download them. Unfortunately, Microsoft is going to lock down the default browser to Edge, so when you click a link in an email, or a chat app, you will be opening up Edge, rather than a different browser.
This kind of lockdown isn't totally unprecedented though. As Business Insider points out, Google locks Chrome as the default browser on Chrome OS too. Apple pre-installs Safari on all of its Macs, though you are able to switch over to another browser fairly easily.
KitGuru Says: Windows 10 S is intended to be a closed off version of Windows, so perhaps these restrictions aren't too surprising. That said, going as far as to lock the search engine seems a bit much.
Likely not be able to be sold in the EU then. Otherwise Microsoft will fall foul yet again of restrictive practices and be fined lots of lolly.
It would be up to Google or Mozilla to add browsers to the MS Store.
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Which will never happen, because neither of them are UWP applications.
You mentioned chrome os, but there Google Chrome is the principal user interface; soo i’m not sure how you could be able to use any other browser when the whole thing is running on a modified linux kernel with chrome as its UI. Chrome OS should not even be mentioned here. Correct me if i’m wrong
So am I to understand this Windows 10 S will be sold on more than just windows surface products? I guess I will have to be very careful when picking laptops to sell to my customers will have to avoid them like the plague as another person here stated.
I do not see how these would be allowed for sale in the EU. I do expect MS to come under fire for this there.
You can add win32 apps to the store via Project Centennial.
i would pay 10$ most for it . becaues its still windows , tho you can find free os like chromuim or andriod os to run on almost anything for a youtube/facebook machine, or linux for most toher thing on older hardware
i do think your able to use firefox also
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