Hi, I am just curious since Microsoft announced that there will only be one operating system, Windows 10, across all devises, whether Windows viruses will now work on Windows phones when Windows 10 is released?
But I thought the point of Windows 10 is to make it easier to port software across all devices, so wouldn't it be easy to port viruses just like normal software?
And with regard to sandboxing, why isn't this done for desktop Windows if it can actually stop all viruses from affecting any system?
And with regard to sandboxing, why isn't this done for desktop Windows if it can actually stop all viruses from affecting any system?
If the op referred to the executable (.exe) programs with the " old fashion" installers then the answer is no, that's not possible or going to happen on windows phone devices.
Other besides app?Will we even have executable files going forward?
Will we even have executable files going forward?
Other besides app?
No
Programs as we use to know on the x86/64 machines are going to be obsolete.
Not directly in one day....but in little steps.
Its a win win for MS and the multiple developers and compagnies who ever used to build programs.
I try to explane.
When you buy ( for example ) cool edit pro, you buy it from the compagnie who build that darn thin.
The compagnie makes money, Microsoft is not.
But when you feel like not buying you can stil download it on multiple "pirate" sites, so you steel it.
The compagnie receives no money, as Microsoft.
New situation, where only apps can be installed through the windowsstore and executable files dont work anymore.
Compagnie builds the program, puts it in the Microsoft store.
User has no choise then to download it through the same store, so piracy is limited.
The compagnies earns his money, but also Microsoft gets a cut of the deal.
Win Win
In the near future you wont be able to install anything outside the store.
Ofcourse there shall alway be some methodes,
but not for the ordinairy people who doesnt care or dont have the knowledge to do so.
Will we even have executable files going forward?