I know this may be a premature hope, but I sincerely wish Windows would eventually become a Unix-like already, just to make the consumer PC world more streamlined. WSL was a good step, and now I'm getting an Android-like Play-But-Amazon Store vibe.
So, does anyone have any hard facts about this rollover? I have so many questions:
- Are Windows services still going to be the elaborate mechanism they've always been, or is this going to merge into being like Linux as well?
- What about the folder tree structure? Will it still be Windows-like (ProgramFiles+Windows+Users) or the Linux style?
- Are we expecting any Win8 UX abominations where things aren't where the users expect, or is this going to go like WinME-from-98 back in the day where it's functionally similar but the insides are different?
- How backwards-compatible will this be? Can I still run x86 Win98-era stuff, or will this have to become another VM experience? For that matter, is there any baked-in VM-like capability now for Home edition yet (i.e., like Wine)?
- I'm sure I'm missing some questions, so please ask them as well.
EDIT: first post, forgot to parse bullets
So, does anyone have any hard facts about this rollover? I have so many questions:
- Are Windows services still going to be the elaborate mechanism they've always been, or is this going to merge into being like Linux as well?
- What about the folder tree structure? Will it still be Windows-like (ProgramFiles+Windows+Users) or the Linux style?
- Are we expecting any Win8 UX abominations where things aren't where the users expect, or is this going to go like WinME-from-98 back in the day where it's functionally similar but the insides are different?
- How backwards-compatible will this be? Can I still run x86 Win98-era stuff, or will this have to become another VM experience? For that matter, is there any baked-in VM-like capability now for Home edition yet (i.e., like Wine)?
- I'm sure I'm missing some questions, so please ask them as well.
EDIT: first post, forgot to parse bullets