Reply to post: Designed to fail

A good effort, if a bit odd: Windows 10 IoT Core on Raspberry Pi 2

Adrian 4

Designed to fail

As noted earlier, Wnidows 10 doesn't bring anything to the Pi. So what's it for ? Mareting tick box.

And what's the effect :

School has no linux experts. Maybe is already a 'Microsoft school', but has to run IoT or Pi or some other fashionable course to avoid looking outdated. Jumps for win 10 on Pi, thinking it's an easy option.

But Win 10 on Pi doesn't run legacy applications (the main reason to run Windows), doesn't have a desktop, can only run GUI applications written specially for it, and has poor support for I/O.

So the setup is completely useless except for use as a tickbox in the school's own marketing materials and is rapidly consigned to the cupboard. Back to the desktop where MS wanted them to be ..

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