I think you missed something... He slammed it as a catastrophe exactly because off the Windows store. Maybe you read a different article than I did, or missed the thrust of it?
What Newell is blatantly raging against is the idea that Windows, in running its own store, will make it more difficult for users to install their own software. No doubt he's chiefly worried about users' ability to install Steam, his store. I felt that was obvious from the onset.
And really? Lost respect for him? For his being an honest business man? And you're on YCombinator?
(Edited for overly mean tone. I don't mean to chastise, I just don't understand what you're saying.)
http://venturebeat.com/2012/08/08/microsoft-defends-windows-...
What Newell is blatantly raging against is the idea that Windows, in running its own store, will make it more difficult for users to install their own software. No doubt he's chiefly worried about users' ability to install Steam, his store. I felt that was obvious from the onset.
And really? Lost respect for him? For his being an honest business man? And you're on YCombinator?
(Edited for overly mean tone. I don't mean to chastise, I just don't understand what you're saying.)