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Link to Windows logo

Software >

(on Wikipedia)
(on Microsoft Store)
(Link to Windows on the Galaxy Store)
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/sync-across-your-devices

A remote controlling program which also brings your phone's functionality to your desktop, including launching it's applications.

Mysteriously portrait-only, so it's really not that useful; just use Samsung DeX.



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Entertainment > Games >

(on Wikipedia)
https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/

Yet another MMO, but Japanese and built on a huge franchise and the smouldering remains of an abysmal failure.

I don't understand how this is popular. It has boring repetitive abilities, a confusing layout and a terrible map system.

  • Properly named Final Fantasy XIV
  • Technically I'm looking at Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn
  • aka ファイナルファンタジーXIV: 新生エオルゼア
  • aka Fainaru Fantajī Fōtīn: Shinsei Eoruzea

    • Apparently that's not a joke.
  • aka FF14, FFXIV



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Entertainment > Games >
Tower Defense Games > Bloons >

(on Wikipedia)
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/bloons-td-6-bf95a0
https://ninjakiwi.com/Games/Mobile/Bloons-TD-6.html

A fair tower defence game that really does come across as a mobile game ported to desktop. I got it free from Epic, which is the only thing making me not completely trash this thing.

Fair, with flaws.



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Entertainment > Games >

(XCOM > on Wikipedia)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/7760/XCOM_UFO_Defense/
was on microprose.com
was on mythosgames.com

Aliens drop by Earth and evil Humans shoot them down and mug them.

Nothing about the interface makes enough sense, and there are no hints as to how things work. It could have been made much better, even back in the day. I'm not going to forgive how bad it is, especially since there was zero effort by Steam to actually fix basic things like aspect ratio.

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Google > Chrome >
Software > Web browsers >

(on Wikipedia)
(on Google Play)
https://github.com/brave/brave-browser
https://brave.com/

Brave is a web browser that uses components from Chrome to build a more security-conscious browser which also has an alternate advertising mechanism with revenue sharing.

Like Chrome, it's missing fundamental things.



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