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    [โ€“] [email protected] 43 points 1 month ago (1 children)

    I thought this was dumb as fuck, but I think I understand what Microsoft is trying to do here.

    What might not be obvious is that this "Windows" app is for iOS, Android and Linux - yes, it's a replacement for remote desktop but it's specifically a remote desktop app to connect to Windows machines.

    So while I still this this rebranding is entirely unnecessary, I can see that they are trying to clearly distinguish "I'm not on windows and I need to do something on windows so I'll use the windows app for that" .

    It also means less confusion when "remote desktop" doesn't let you connect to your Mac or whatever.

    [โ€“] [email protected] 31 points 1 month ago (1 children)

    One year from now: web search "Windows App broken" and then starting cutting myself.

    [โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

    Something tells me the community forums will still refer to it as remote desktop or RDP anyway

    [โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

    But the users looking for a fix may not