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Edge + XCloud and possibly a Universal Windows Store on the cloud for linux!
Hello TiberiusJerome
They might actually put it on flatpak and similar platforms, if there is no conflict of interest. targeting Ubuntu which is one of the most popular distros and other ones for start is pretty good.
installing a website as app should be made available to Linux version on launch, I don't remember them mentioning omitting that feature. the thing I remember is that sync won't be available at launch.
but even so, making the browser tab full screen should be enough for a xCloud game stream to be played seamlessly.
turning websites into apps are mostly useful for websites that actually resemble an app. (Spotify web player, Facebook, Messenger, WhatsApp. Outlook, YouTube, Twitter etc.
before I start with section C), In case you don't already know, Microsoft has been doing this for quite some time now in an even better way!
Azure virtual desktops
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/free/services/virtual-desktop/
works on any device, here is an introduction video.
Windows Virtual Desktop Essentials | Intro and full tour
C), I don't think we are there yet. as of right now, a huge portion of the world population don't even have access to the Internet, much less a reliable and fast one to be able to seamlessly run applications from the cloud. even in 1st world countries such high quality and fast connections are not common. hopefully SpaceX internet will change it.
I think Microsoft has enough computational power to host such thing on their own. look at their Azure super network, you can host the whole SETI project on Azure if you're willing to pay for the subscription, which many people do already. Azure is really big.
and we are talking about Azure right now, by the time people's internet around the world is good enough for reliable cloud apps, their capacity will increase substantially.