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.

But not all Windows apps can be run via Wine, at least some apps related to some tools I’ve had to use were not available

It's really more like Remote Desktop+. It has some additional "features" (slight retch) on top of traditional Remote Desktop features.

Let's wait and see if it's actually more secure than traditional Remote Desktop.

(and I'd still rather use Wine)

What the fuck is that title

I was like, this has to be fake. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/09/microsoft-releases-a-new-windows-app-called-windows-app-for-running-windows-apps/

As I understood this is some remote running layer, while WINE is an emulator.

Let me guess. It won't support directx calls?

HyperV4every1 version whateverthefuckitis

Sounds awful lot like Citrix...