{"id":5891,"date":"2017-05-11T00:02:48","date_gmt":"2017-05-11T00:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/igotoffer.com\/blog\/?p=5891"},"modified":"2018-01-29T20:56:44","modified_gmt":"2018-01-29T20:56:44","slug":"no-chrome-windows-10-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/igotoffer.com\/blog\/no-chrome-windows-10-s","title":{"rendered":"No Google Chrome for Windows 10 S!"},"content":{"rendered":"

No Google Chrome for Windows 10 S!<\/strong><\/h2>\n

I\u00a0have some very sad news for you, chaps: Windows 10 S allows no Google Chrome aboard. Bye-bye bookmarks, see you later history backup, after a \u2019while Google search!<\/p>\n

Okay, if you do want to come back, please, Google, develop a Universal Windows Platform version of Chrome and bring it to the Store. The same goes for any third-party apps, as well. You either strike a deal with the Windows Store, or you won\u2019t be allowed to run on Windows 10 S.<\/p>\n

That rings a bell, doesn\u2019t it? I can see Mac users nodding their heads vigorously. They know that feeling. Within Windows 10 S which is, in a nutshell, the cut down version of Windows 10 pro for educational purposes, you\u2019re locked to the Edge browser, Bing search engine and other strictly Microsoft products. If you feel rebellious and try to install Chrome all the same, the installer just won\u2019t run. And what miffs me most of all, is that we never saw it coming!<\/p>\n

Okay, nobody expected great opportunities from an educational edition, though the Surface laptop is a bit too costly for a student\u2019s portable. But, blocking the installation of the third-party apps is not in the Microsoft line of business. Or, it hasn\u2019t been until now, apparently. Microsoft claims the isolation policy reduces the risks of installing malware. An end-user\u2019s safety is a reasonable argument, I agree; but, not in a kindergarten manner.<\/p>\n

Now, let\u2019s look at the future Microsoft wants us to live. Any company that would like its software to be compatible with Windows 10 S, should convert it into a package with a\u00a0Desktop Bridge\u00a0toolset (former\u00a0Project Centennial). The already converted desktop apps include\u00a0Evernote\u00a0and\u00a0Slack, while Office 2016 and\u00a0Spotify,\u00a0will be converted by the time new PCs will arrive in the stores this summer.<\/p>\n

So, the new rules are simple: play up to Microsoft\u2019s rules, or walk away. It\u2019s not a big deal to convert browsers or other apps for the new OS needs. Google, Mozilla can do that as well as smaller companies, indie makers included. But, don\u2019t get enthusiastic about that. The devil is in the details; specifically in clauses 10.2 and 10.2.1 of the Windows Store Policie\u2019s latest revision 7.3. These go:<\/p>\n