Microsoft Windows Next Plan and Core OS

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Microsoft plans concerning next Windows OS (based on publications and talks with 3 people I know inside Microsoft):

OS as service with monthly payments (will be activated with first update!)
Some of OS basic features will require additional monthly fee (video player that allows to play video not from large paid providers ala Netflix, for example)
Experience similar to Chrome OS and iOS for iPad (closer to new MacOS that will be based on iOS)
Microsoft spells it at meetings - "OS for consumers, not creators!", OS will be extremely simplified.
Integration of largest news services and ads with push messaging and login screen, paid option to disable it.
Execution of Win32/64 software only in isolated containers, focus on gaming apps
Make it maximally hard to use non gaming applications not from Microsoft Store, you will see 10 second delay and big warning window each time
Plan to add most present system and similar utilities into Windows Defender list, so it could remove them automatically (reason will be "bad user experience, dangerous behavior, Win32.Tool"). Same as Microsoft now doing with KMS activators and hacking tools.
Windows Store as one and only source for applications for many Windows editions
Price of Windows that will allow another sources of apps will cost around 10x more to all OEMs
Further price hike for higher end editions/feature packs but introduction of special private price agreements, so big corporations will even save
Microsoft will participate in special coordinated plan with Google, where non store apps will be called "dangerous" and placed very far in search results by Google after OS release
My sources told that we will see unprecedented rollout campaign and attack on 3rd party apps made by medium and small companies, each big corporation making software will take part in it. For example, BM and Adobe will have right to prevent signing of any video editing application for new OS. It will be called "industry self regulation and preventing dangerous and extremist activity" program.
Microsoft will have special tools and web page to report applications (ala Google now) to call off their signing, such app will stop working instantly on all connected computers (won't work in corporate editions).
Microsoft will widen present secret collaboration and piracy prevention plan. Windows 10 for now collect and send information (including all location info and sometimes screenshots) to select Microsoft partners if you install any illegal license or such. New OS will make such plan widely open and corporations will get lot of options if they detect suspicious behavior. Including recording realtime screen and camera video feeds (on all consumer editions). Partners will have tools to remotely wipe out all illegal and extremist software (via Defender to make it look nicer) and also delete and transfer any data that had been accessed or made using it.
Consumer Windows 10 support will end abruptly and you will get big warning page with request to perform free upgrade. At Google page and on all major news corporations sites you will see big warning to perform update if you did not do it still. On each reboot you will be also demanded to make upgrade.
Extreme internal tracking and spy abilities, components will be cross checking themselves to not allow disabling some of this features. OS will record all typing and mouse, all programs run, all sites visited and more. Information will be sold during closed online auctions to other big corporations ala Amazon. It won't contain your name or personal details, but each user will have unique identifier and OS will have special AI cloud based features to detect if you use any other computer and all tracking will change identifier to yours instantly. Microsoft source told that both Microsoft and Google now need around 5-25 minutes to identify new user if you have normal activity.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Windows 11 Home will now require an internet connection at setup — and a Microsoft account. Previous versions would let you opt out of Microsoft accounts by creating a local account instead.

As expected.

MikeLinn

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Windows 10x is fully alive and is called Windows 11

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Microsoft has revealed when it will put Windows 10 out to pasture. It will stop support for the current operating system on October 14th, 2025. That means Microsoft expects the transition to the next version of Windows, which it will show off on June 24th, to take around four years.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-10-home-and-pro

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Microsoft announced that it'll be officially unveiling the new version of its operating system on June 24th at 11AM Eastern. The company has begun sending out invites to media, and it's revealed that CEO Satya Nadella and chief product officer Panos Panay will be headlining the event.

We have a bad months ahead.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

As I told:

“We'll be sharing one of the most significant Windows updates in a decade soon to open up more options for developers and creators. I've been testing myself for the past few months and I'm incredibly excited about the new generation of Windows. We promise you this: We will create more opportunities for every Windows developer, and we welcome every creator who is looking for the most innovative, new, open platform for creating, distributing and monetizing applications. We look forward to sharing the details as soon as possible, ”said Satya Nadella.

rheinpirat

@theusualeditor was this with the free version? I have no issues with the studio version.

theusualeditor

@BradMowrey It took a lot of push and pull to get to this point: And even then, no video preview on H.264 (forget about H.265), no AAC audio, no ProRes. I followed instructions and installed codecs and enabled Nvidia etc. I don't have time to play these games with the system.

In comparison, I took some 2 minutes to install Flowblade (native editor only available for Linux). No problem loading MP4, MKV, AAC, ProRes, etc. Smooth sailing.

To me at least, is not worth the headache trying to get Resolve to work, because it won't behave like its Windows counterpart (which I actually use for work. no problems).

Vitaliy_Kiselev

"Instead of bringing a product called Windows 10X to market in 2021 like we originally intended, we are leveraging learnings from our journey thus far and accelerating the integration of key foundational 10X technology into other parts of Windows and products at the company," Microsoft VP John Cable said in a blog post. "In fact, some of this is already reflected in the core of Windows in Windows Insider preview builds, for example the new app container technology"

Company decided to silently push bad features via updates to everyone who has Windows 10.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

@BradMowrey

Linux is fully controlled by same guys, 95% commits to Linux kernel lately are made by large corporation drones who just do it as their job. Numbers are very close for all large open source projects, around two years ago I checked and minimal number was 80-82%.

Can check story of CentOS if you want to look for any free distributive.

Resolve runs on Linux, btw.

BradMowrey

I do tech support at my job, and for money when it's rich guys, and I can't figure out who is the worst these days. Apphole, Micro$uck, A$$dobe, all on a race to the bottom.

Linux looks better and better for home use, but when do we get proper production tools? Are they out there and I'm just missing them? Does Resolve run on Linux?

Vitaliy_Kiselev

According to Petri.com, “Microsoft will not be shipping Windows 10X this year and the OS as you know it today, will likely never arrive.”

https://petri.com/microsoft-shelves-windows-10x-it-is-not-shipping-in-2021

It is pretty strange information, but Microsoft certainly will push 10X features as 10 updates.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

@hardimpact

In 2020 usage of RDP and similar remote desktops rose around 3-5 times due to remote work.

Lot of companies need this as having files outside their private network makes it very hard from legal and other points.

hardimpact

its 2021. how does anyone have an unpowered system? unless you're 3-D folding gene proteins. and RDP is a bad idea due to poor internet connections and your files will get deleted.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Microsoft is gearing up to flip the switch on the Azure-powered service as soon as this summer, perhaps in June or early July.

With Cloud PC, you may be able to access a Windows desktop remotely and use software such as Microsoft Office. That could come in handy if you frequently switch between devices and want access to the same desktop anywhere, or if you have an underpowered system and a solid enough internet connection. Companies would also be able to set up employees with basic hardware and manage their Windows 10 networks with Cloud PC.

In short - they will own all your files, and it is only remote RDP desktop.

This is big dream of all top management as they want to become second Adobe and live from subscription.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

New information

Compared to previous versions of the OS, the architecture of Windows 10X has many changes. Not all existing software written for earlier versions of Windows can be installed and run on it. Initially, the developers planned to implement native support for classic Win32 applications along with UWP applications. But in the process, the plans changed and the tasks became more complicated.

In the first releases, there will be no native support for Win32 applications. The developers have postponed this task on the back burner.

OS will o everything to prevent you using or even installing applications obtained from any place outside Windows Store.

Microsoft new plans as I hear from developers is to make at least 40-50% installs to be from their app store.

Their big attack in coming 2 years will be against companies like Adobe or Autodesk, as Microsoft want to get at least 15% of all their huge profits from subscription model.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Generation 2 VM image

https://mega.nz/file/vzp2VKiT#4wts9eC1wXushqNBwgZfsYIhXsHwWFY2skHMkeqib7I

endotoxic

In this I totally agree with you @vitaliy_kiselev.

This kind of innovation at this stage in time is like making death machines back in the day for the crusaders and its Christians folks.

Terrible job to pick up on! This creativity is totally wronged.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

And truth slowly is being revealed

After years of waiting, it looks like Microsoft now has a true answer to Chrome OS. A new and near-final version of Windows 10X has leaked, and it offers a first look at the changes Microsoft has made to the upcoming operating system to get it ready for laptops.

The comparisons to Chrome OS are immediately obvious here, with a launcher and the focus on web apps. You can even install Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) from the built-in Chromium Edge browser and pin them to the taskbar.

You can drag and drop apps to run them side by side, but there’s no way to allow apps to freely resize.

Microsoft is still working on this container technology, and it appears as a developer-only mode in this latest version of 10X. That could mean end users won’t be able to install regular desktop apps on Windows 10X when it ships

We need some severe punishment to all creators who made this.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

You can now use Cortana on your PCs to translate their thoughts into direct actions to open and find files and save time spent navigating to apps/folders to locate and open files.

https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/12/03/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-20270/

It seems they found nice way to send info about all your files and their content into their cloud.

stoney

I hate to admit it. But that’s true.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

@radikalfilm

If you want to use tactical defense - use most mass market solutions, but use your head to avoid trouble (while it is possible).

For example - for 99% of people Windows 10 with proper tuning will be much more secure and will do much less hard damage (in case of issue) compared to some Linux or nice sounding MacOS X. It is just much harder to catch fish among billions, especially if it avoids the paths of mass fish migration.

radikalfilm

@Vitaliy_Kiselev I agree on all points. These are my tactical mitigation measures. I'm taking back some measure of control, in an environment which is set up against personal liberty.

All political systems, present or historical, are set up against personal liberty. "Society effort" will never amount to anything much, as long as it is bribed with creature comforts. Corporations, or the CCP, have the bribing part down. We can't win against the Death Star, the most we can do is opt out and live on the fringes, in rebel bases.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

@radikalfilm

Let me find you analogy in real life.

As soon as in exUSSR countries came capitalism - it came with idea that you can somehow survive aside the society, alone or with family. Hence idiotic idea that you can fight with lot of new thieves is by using metal doors, lot of security guards and huge amount of fences and grates. But capitalism cherished such ideas, as it exist on them.

Same is with Linux or spying. Cost (even if it is time only) of turning each computer into fortified stronghold is huge compared to society effort to end all this corporations and capitalism around.

So, in capitalism no solution exist allowing to feel safe and not spending ton of time, while using modern technology and software. As in capitalism almost all the authors, resellers and intermediaries want to cheat you, lie to you and steal your data to resell all of them to another strange guys.

radikalfilm

I'm moving towards a solution to much of this spying. Strategically, it has always been mitigation through segregation. This means using domain-specific apps on specific devices, and shuttling data between them with physical drives.

On the most sensitive front (mobile and cloud), the solution is spelled /e/ from e.foundation, combined with a NextCloud account, or a on-premise instance of NextCloud. /e/ is derived from LineageOS, which is derived from AOSP.

For post-production purposes, I'll behave like big facilities: have computers with just one app (suite) installed, and disconnect them from the net. I'll treat all devices as appliances: laptop with nothing but production apps, with only render caches stored locally; iMac with just Resolve and maybe Photoshop on it.

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