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Summary
On March 5th, 2025, the Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) will be depreciated. The feature allowed for installation and running of Android apps from the Amazon app store, which itself was downloadable from the Microsoft store. Some users did figure out how to install the Google Play Store into the WSA system, it's unknown if this will still function, but it was already a clunky workaround to begin with. Supposedly it's being removed because not enough people use it. Those who have apps downloaded will be able to continue to use them past March 5th, but without developer or Microsoft support.
 
Quotes
From the Microsoft support page:
 
My thoughts
I'm almost positive this feature was only added as a response to Apple silicon being able to run iOS apps natively on macOS, but apparently nobody really cares. Makes me wonder how many people use that feature on Mac.
Ars Technica notes that most of the Android apps 'worth downloading' are just mobile versions of web UIs, ala Netflix etc, and I'm inclined to agree. The only thing I can see anyone use this for is mobile only games.
 
Sources
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/android/wsa/
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/03/rip-to-the-windows-subsystem-for-android-which-goes-away-in-2025/
 

Summary
On March 5th, 2025, the Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) will be depreciated. The feature allowed for installation and running of Android apps from the Amazon app store, which itself was downloadable from the Microsoft store. Some users did figure out how to install the Google Play Store into the WSA system, it's unknown if this will still function, but it was already a clunky workaround to begin with. Supposedly it's being removed because not enough people use it. Those who have apps downloaded will be able to continue to use them past March 5th, but without developer or Microsoft support.
 
Quotes
From the Microsoft support page:
 
My thoughts
I'm almost positive this feature was only added as a response to Apple silicon being able to run iOS apps natively on macOS, but apparently nobody really cares. Makes me wonder how many people use that feature on Mac.
Ars Technica notes that most of the Android apps 'worth downloading' are just mobile versions of web UIs, ala Netflix etc, and I'm inclined to agree. The only thing I can see anyone use this for is mobile only games.
 
Sources
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/android/wsa/
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/03/rip-to-the-windows-subsystem-for-android-which-goes-away-in-2025/
 

Summary
On March 5th, 2025, the Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) will be depreciated. The feature allowed for installation and running of Android apps from the Amazon app store, which itself was downloadable from the Microsoft store. Some users did figure out how to install the Google Play Store into the WSA system, it's unknown if this will still function, but it was already a clunky workaround to begin with. Supposedly it's being removed because not enough people use it. Those who have apps downloaded will be able to continue to use them past March 5th, but without developer or Microsoft support.
 
Quotes
From the Microsoft support page:
 
My thoughts
I'm almost positive this feature was only added as a response to Apple silicon being able to run iOS apps natively on macOS, but apparently nobody really cares. Makes me wonder how many people use that feature on Mac.
Ars Technica notes that most of the Android apps 'worth downloading' are just mobile versions of web UIs, ala Netflix etc, and I'm inclined to agree. The only thing I can see anyone use this for is mobile only games.
 
Sources
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/android/wsa/
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/03/rip-to-the-windows-subsystem-for-android-which-goes-away-in-2025/
 

Summary
On March 5th, 2025, the Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) will be depreciated. The feature allowed for installation and running of Android apps from the Amazon app store, which itself was downloadable from the Microsoft store. Some users did figure out how to install the Google Play Store into the WSA system, it's unknown if this will still function, but it was already a clunky workaround to begin with. Supposedly it's being removed because not enough people use it. Those who have apps downloaded will be able to continue to use them past March 5th, but without developer or Microsoft support.
 
Quotes
From the Microsoft support page:
 
My thoughts
I'm almost positive this feature was only added as a response to Apple silicon being able to run iOS apps natively on macOS, but apparently nobody really cares. Makes me wonder how many people use that feature on Mac.
Ars Technica notes that most of the Android apps 'worth downloading' are just mobile versions of web UIs, ala Netflix etc, and I'm inclined to agree. The only thing I can see anyone use this for is mobile only games.
 
Sources
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/android/wsa/
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/03/rip-to-the-windows-subsystem-for-android-which-goes-away-in-2025/
 

Summary
On March 5th, 2025, the Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) will be depreciated. The feature allowed for installation and running of Android apps from the Amazon app store, which itself was downloadable from the Microsoft store. Some users did figure out how to install the Google Play Store into the WSA system, it's unknown if this will still function, but it was already a clunky workaround to begin with. Supposedly it's being removed because not enough people use it. Those who have apps downloaded will be able to continue to use them past March 5th, but without developer or Microsoft support.
 
Quotes
From the Microsoft support page:
 
My thoughts
I'm almost positive this feature was only added as a response to Apple silicon being able to run iOS apps natively on macOS, but apparently nobody really cares. Makes me wonder how many people use that feature on Mac.
Ars Technica notes that most of the Android apps 'worth downloading' are just mobile versions of web UIs, ala Netflix etc, and I'm inclined to agree. The only thing I can see anyone use this for is mobile only games.
 
Sources
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/android/wsa/
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/03/rip-to-the-windows-subsystem-for-android-which-goes-away-in-2025/
 

Summary
On March 5th, 2025, the Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) will be depreciated. The feature allowed for installation and running of Android apps from the Amazon app store, which itself was downloadable from the Microsoft store. Some users did figure out how to install the Google Play Store into the WSA system, it's unknown if this will still function, but it was already a clunky workaround to begin with. Supposedly it's being removed because not enough people use it. Those who have apps downloaded will be able to continue to use them past March 5th, but without developer or Microsoft support.
 
Quotes
From the Microsoft support page:
 
My thoughts
I'm almost positive this feature was only added as a response to Apple silicon being able to run iOS apps natively on macOS, but apparently nobody really cares. Makes me wonder how many people use that feature on Mac.
Ars Technica notes that most of the Android apps 'worth downloading' are just mobile versions of web UIs, ala Netflix etc, and I'm inclined to agree. The only thing I can see anyone use this for is mobile only games.
 
Sources
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/android/wsa/
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/03/rip-to-the-windows-subsystem-for-android-which-goes-away-in-2025/
 

Summary
On March 5th, 2025, the Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) will be depreciated. The feature allowed for installation and running of Android apps from the Amazon app store, which itself was downloadable from the Microsoft store. Some users did figure out how to install the Google Play Store into the WSA system, it's unknown if this will still function, but it was already a clunky workaround to begin with. Supposedly it's being removed because not enough people use it. Those who have apps downloaded will be able to continue to use them past March 5th, but without developer or Microsoft support.
 
Quotes
From the Microsoft support page:
 
My thoughts
I'm almost positive this feature was only added as a response to Apple silicon being able to run iOS apps natively on macOS, but apparently nobody really cares. Makes me wonder how many people use that feature on Mac.
Ars Technica notes that most of the Android apps 'worth downloading' are just mobile versions of web UIs, ala Netflix etc, and I'm inclined to agree. The only thing I can see anyone use this for is mobile only games.
 
Sources
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/android/wsa/
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/03/rip-to-the-windows-subsystem-for-android-which-goes-away-in-2025/
 

Summary
On March 5th, 2025, the Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) will be depreciated. The feature allowed for installation and running of Android apps from the Amazon app store, which itself was downloadable from the Microsoft store. Some users did figure out how to install the Google Play Store into the WSA system, it's unknown if this will still function, but it was already a clunky workaround to begin with. Supposedly it's being removed because not enough people use it. Those who have apps downloaded will be able to continue to use them past March 5th, but without developer or Microsoft support.
 
Quotes
From the Microsoft support page:
 
My thoughts
I'm almost positive this feature was only added as a response to Apple silicon being able to run iOS apps natively on macOS, but apparently nobody really cares. Makes me wonder how many people use that feature on Mac.
Ars Technica notes that most of the Android apps 'worth downloading' are just mobile versions of web UIs, ala Netflix etc, and I'm inclined to agree. The only thing I can see anyone use this for is mobile only games.
 
Sources
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/android/wsa/
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/03/rip-to-the-windows-subsystem-for-android-which-goes-away-in-2025/
 

Summary
 
Twitch is shutting down in Korea on February 27, 2024 due to the network fees being 10x as much as in most other countries.
 
Quotes
Posted today:
My thoughts
I know most Korean streamers don't use Twitch or only multistream to Twitch, but still, rip income. Also are League and Starcraft just dead on Twitch now? Probably.
 
Sources
https://blog.twitch.tv/en/2023/12/05/an-update-on-twitch-in-korea/

Summary
 
Twitch is shutting down in Korea on February 27, 2024 due to the network fees being 10x as much as in most other countries.
 
Quotes
Posted today:
My thoughts
I know most Korean streamers don't use Twitch or only multistream to Twitch, but still, rip income. Also are League and Starcraft just dead on Twitch now? Probably.
 
Sources
https://blog.twitch.tv/en/2023/12/05/an-update-on-twitch-in-korea/

Summary
 
Twitch is shutting down in Korea on February 27, 2024 due to the network fees being 10x as much as in most other countries.
 
Quotes
Posted today:
My thoughts
I know most Korean streamers don't use Twitch or only multistream to Twitch, but still, rip income. Also are League and Starcraft just dead on Twitch now? Probably.
 
Sources
https://blog.twitch.tv/en/2023/12/05/an-update-on-twitch-in-korea/

Summary
 
Twitch is shutting down in Korea on February 27, 2024 due to the network fees being 10x as much as in most other countries.
 
Quotes
Posted today:
My thoughts
I know most Korean streamers don't use Twitch or only multistream to Twitch, but still, rip income. Also are League and Starcraft just dead on Twitch now? Probably.
 
Sources
https://blog.twitch.tv/en/2023/12/05/an-update-on-twitch-in-korea/

That Logitech streaming only handheld is looking worse by the minute, huh?

PSU for sure, if you're lucky it's just one of the cables that's bad and is causing a short and can swap it if you have a spare and it's modular.

True, but what Rockstar get out of it doesn't matter from the consumer's point of view when considering the value of something. All they see are the two price tags, one in hours and one in dollars. It's on the manufacturer to make money with the prices they set. The product in question is just a bunch of ones and zeros on a server somewhere, anyways, of course the price of it is arbitrary.
 
I guess it really comes down to that I put way more stock in personal responsibility than you do. My minimum requirement for producers is to clearly state the value of their products, which GTA online has done. Beyond that it's the consumer's responsibility. I'm honestly just being realistic here, I thought everyone knew by now that a business' only job is to make money? That's the world we live in whether we like it or not, and being a responsible consumer is basically a requirement in that world. The ship has sailed for making laws that mandate otherwise (at least in a remotely timely fashion) or for asking them to please stop being manipulative because people might spend too much money :(. Making the consumer side more responsible is much more feasible and will almost certainly lead to a world that is better for more individuals. It's not a great choice but it's the best one.

In the case of GTA online, yes, absolutely. It's no more morally rephrehensible than if Apple came out tomorrow and said 'we're going to start giving iPhones away to people who turn this meaningless crank for 500 hours'. It's not selling a solution to the problem they make, it's setting an alternate price in time instead of in dollars. The consumer is free to choose which one they value less and pay with that.
 
In the case of games like raid and genshin, absolutely not. That's like if Apple were to stop selling iPhones and instead sell $10 raffle tickets that each gave you a .5% chance of winning a phone, a 1% chance of winning airpods, and a 1% chance of winning an apple watch. They're not making the value of their product clear, the best you can do is say 'well, on average an iPhone will cost someone $2000 if that's all they want.' A system like this literally only exists to prey on gambling addicts.
 
Games should absolutely be sold on their own merit, as should any product. Products are just value propositions. If someone thinks GTA V is worth $15 then they should buy it. If not, then they shouldn't. If someone thinks that a car in GTA online is worth $15 or 10 hours, they should buy it or grind for it. If not, they shouldn't.

From the vibe I got from the OCCT dev in his reddit post, he seems like he's in way over his head with really limited experience in making software other than the coding. Cut the guy some slack.

From the vibe I got from the OCCT dev in his reddit post, he seems like he's in way over his head with really limited experience in making software other than the coding. Cut the guy some slack.

From the vibe I got from the OCCT dev in his reddit post, he seems like he's in way over his head with really limited experience in making software other than the coding. Cut the guy some slack.

So the AI thnks up psychoactive drugs for the sole purpose of pre-emptively making them illegal?
 
 

So the AI thnks up psychoactive drugs for the sole purpose of pre-emptively making them illegal?
 
 

So the AI thnks up psychoactive drugs for the sole purpose of pre-emptively making them illegal?
 
 

Is this what Twitch is doing with their money? The last new feature on their website that I remember is the hype train thing and that was at least 2 years ago by now.

Summary
 
Canon's Beijing offices have installed AI-enabled cameras that only allow smiling workers to enter certain areas. These cameras were announced last year by Canon in conjunction with other 'workplace management' systems, but only implemented recently. Workplace surveillance is so common that the announcement of this technology flew completely under the radar until right now when it was put to use in offices, with systems ranging from keystroke trackers to 'relationship algorithms' already having been put to use with nobody noticing or caring, or at least not enough people to matter.
 
 
Quotes
From The Verge
 
My thoughts
It was only a matter of time, but I'm surprised they went with something as stupid as smile detection. If they wanted to use AI for this sort of thing then I feel like there's way better (or at least more subtle) implementations. People are going to complain and petition for it to be removed anyways, so.
 
Sources
https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/17/22538160/ai-camera-smile-recognition-office-workers-china-canon
https://www.ft.com/content/b74b6ad6-3b8d-4cd8-9dd6-3b49754aa1c7 (Hard paywall)
https://www.businessinsider.com/workers-at-chinese-office-have-to-smile-at-ai-camera-2021-6?amp

Summary
 
Canon's Beijing offices have installed AI-enabled cameras that only allow smiling workers to enter certain areas. These cameras were announced last year by Canon in conjunction with other 'workplace management' systems, but only implemented recently. Workplace surveillance is so common that the announcement of this technology flew completely under the radar until right now when it was put to use in offices, with systems ranging from keystroke trackers to 'relationship algorithms' already having been put to use with nobody noticing or caring, or at least not enough people to matter.
 
 
Quotes
From The Verge
 
My thoughts
It was only a matter of time, but I'm surprised they went with something as stupid as smile detection. If they wanted to use AI for this sort of thing then I feel like there's way better (or at least more subtle) implementations. People are going to complain and petition for it to be removed anyways, so.
 
Sources
https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/17/22538160/ai-camera-smile-recognition-office-workers-china-canon
https://www.ft.com/content/b74b6ad6-3b8d-4cd8-9dd6-3b49754aa1c7 (Hard paywall)
https://www.businessinsider.com/workers-at-chinese-office-have-to-smile-at-ai-camera-2021-6?amp