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Way to go Microsoft; this is the way to keep hackers onside. It’s looked at the Surface jailbreak for Windows RT that lets you run unsigned, homebrew apps, and has declared it safe. Windows RT homebrew is go.
In fact, Microsoft went as far to say that:
“We continue to appreciate the work of researchers”
“This issue is not a security vulnerability”
I think that’s about as much of a ‘have at it’ as you’re going to get from a big corporation, but hell, it’s better than the approach Apple takes at trying to stamp out the jailbreak community. With a bit of luck Microsoft will take the Windows Phone 7 jailbreak route, and unofficially support it. All it really needs to do is not deliberately close the loophole. Mac OS on the Surface is great and all, but I can’t wait till some decent games get ported. Quake 3 on your Surface anyone? [TNW]
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I don’t think it’ll be much easier to port Quake 3 to jailbroken Windows devices than it would be to port it to a kosher Windows 8 app, permission to distribute it from id / Bethesda / Microsoft app submission notwithstanding.
I think it’s more the permissions that wouldn’t be possible. If someone can get it running on the Raspberry Pi, and Android, then surely RT should be possible?
The sticking point would likely be OpenGL, Windows RT doesn’t support OpenGL ES, and all those other platforms do.
People are waiting on Google’s ANGLE project being updated to support DirectX 11, rather than 9 before that can be easily done with accelerated graphics.
Well it certainly worked for kinect
MacOS X on Surface and I’m sold.
Well played Microsoft, well played.
You have finally learned what people want.
Bacon?
More Bacon?
Caffineated bacon? Baconated grapefruit? ADMIRAL Crunch?
BACON!
that’s why I love Microsoft!