Why Windows 10X is a big deal

Microsoft has recently announced Windows 10x, it's new operating system for dual-screen devices. Underneath all that shiny UX though, there are much bigger changes that aim to fundamentally change how Windows works for everyone.

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[TechAltar]

I need to rant, because people are turning "this is OS is not for me" into "this OS is trash" again. I expected some pushback from advanced users who are comfortable managing their own OS and understandably don't want a more locked-down system. I didn't expect them to be quite this boneheaded though.

1. Nobody is saying that this OS is for everyone. Regular Windows 10 will probably stick around for at least another decade, exactly because some users need or want full control.
2. Even so, how can so many people not seem to at least understand the value of apps not being able to randomly access any part of your OS whenever they feel like it? Or the value of a permission management system. Even desktop Linux has it, it's not some "stupid mobile feature". Why would anyone think being able to manage camera, microphone and location access on an app-by-app basis is a bad thing? Or why would you want any of your programs to edit the system registry and mess things up?
3. How can so many people not see that the majority of users DO NOT want to manage their own OS and security? They want to scroll through websites, video-call their family members, edit photos, send emails and watch Netflix, preferably with as much battery life and performance as possible. Managed systems like 10X are for them, the actual majority of users, not the 10% who have complex, custom workflows.
4. 10X might still easily turn out to be unsuccessful for of all the reasons I listed in the video. But the "nobody wants a managed OS" crowd needs to stop. This argument is simply wrong and it is keeping Microsoft from trying to push through important security, privacy and performance improvements to people who would actually need it the most.

[malikfaisal]

Windows looks actually like windows now

[_Aarim]

7:18 "everything is more complicated than it seems on the surface"


I see what you did there

[gouravsingh]

I am an admirer of this guy just because of sheer quality of content in his videos. One of the most original videos on youtube in current times.

[junpeiiori]

I'm actually more interested in these double screen devices than the foldable ones. Hopefully the software will follow.

[citrocar]

Dual screen seems more practical than foldables.

[xerzy]

Congratulations, you're the first person I've seen outside of Microsoft or Windows Central who understands what 10X is and means! Naturally I prefer to just not use Windows and stick to having my Androids and Linux Just Work™️ (there's a lot going on under the hood here too!), but Microsoft is being more clever than it's ever been and than its competition, and it shows. Glad to share the love for operating systems!

[lohphat]

One of the greatest strengths of Windows is its backwards compatibility. In the extreme case, you can run a .com and some .exe files from the 1980s. Yes things evolve and should but some things get orphaned and shouldn’t die simply because of progress. Having a emulator as Windows evolves will keep the legacy one off apps alive.

If we can have Amiga or TRS-80 emulators, we can have legacy Windows emulators. The challenge is that legacy Windows has a lot of esoteric baggage. Things like .NET and DCOM objects need API layers which have huge libraries. This is why Windows emulators on Linux are buggy in my experience as they can’t quite maintain true compatibility.

[prism]

I kind of want them to eventually create a smartphone with full pc version of Windows 10. It cudent have been possible in 2011 but now it can be done

[quinnthompson]

I like this strategy. Great explanation, I really enjoyed it.

I hope this works and I'm impressed they continue trying to move this way, with little refinements each time it fails. 3rd time's the charm?

[TechStudios]

Just found your channel and I’m really digging it. Keep up the good work my friend!!

[theharbingerofconflation]

wow maybe they‘ll even clean out the old win95 code at some point...

[eddiestilll]

I always get so excited when I see a new TechAltar vid on my feed :)

[Luxalpa]

7:17 "Everything is more complicated than it seems on the Surface" - not sure if this pun was intended but I had to chuckle. :D

[marvelousball]

This is what foldables should be, not trying to fold a display and having to use a weak and garbage plastic screen

[your_average_cultured_dude]

i really hope they dont bring this "management" to regular windows. i want my computer to be as unmanaged as possible because i own the computer and i know what im doing.

[codycast]

5:40 “none of this crap”. What’s wrong with a traditional app installer? Honest question.

[djross]

What a great presentation of a complicated topic! Very well done, and very informative as well...

[jrewgo]

This channel gets better and better each video, its awesome and seeing it grow is amazing.

[jassykat]

I don't understand why we don't have fluent Design in Windows 10 yet. Everything looks so messy and inconsistent.