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This is clickbait. They will remove the Remote Desktop app from the Microsoft Store. They are not removing Remote Desktop Connection (mstsc.exe), which is what most people think of when they hear "Remote Desktop".


That partially the fault of MS.

They have a terrible naming history.

Remote Desktop App is deprecated and gets replaced by Windows App but Remote Desktop Connections aren’t affected.


> They have a terrible naming history.

I just read the entire article being a bit confused and it wasn't until I read here that I realized that the name of the replacement application is "Windows App".

Why?!


Despite best efforts, they couldn't find a worse name.


Windows App? Does that let you install Windows inside of Windows via the App store that most companies block?


Honestly, I didn't even know there was a Remote Desktop app in the Microsoft store until they announced they were removing it. As long as the desktop app remains, I'm fine.


If you look carefully at the link on HN, you will see (theregister.com)

theregister.com has similar relation to facts as The Onion but not as funny




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