NgoNovemba odlule, iMicrosoft yashicilela ukubuka kuqala Windows 10 okubandakanya ifayela le- Ukuxhaswa kwe-ePub kusiphequluli sewebhu se-Edge. Lokhu kubonakale njengokuhlolwa nje kobuchwepheshe ukuvivinya amakhono ohlola amazwe, kepha kukhona okunye ngaphandle kwalokho.
Okubukeka njengokuhlolwa nje kwesiphequluli sakho se-Edge esisha, yi isendlalelo sokuqalisa okuvela esitolo se-eBook. Kubikwe namhlanje ukuthi iMicrosoft izobe isilungele ukugcwalisa enye yezimbobo zayo esitolo esiku-inthanethi engumnikazi waso.
Njenge-Google, i-Amazon ne-Apple, iMicrosoft ithengisa izinhlelo zokusebenza, umculo nevidiyo kusayithi layo, kepha lokho engenakho embhalweni wayo kuyizincwadi, uhlobo lomkhiqizo abancintisana nabo abanabo. Ngokuya ngokwakhiwa kwangaphakathi kweWindows 10, lokhu kungashintsha maduzane:
Namuhla sikwazile ukuthola ukubuka konke okusheshayo kwesitolo esisha se-eBooks ekwakhiweni kwangaphakathi Windows 10 Iselula, kodwa isici izotholakala ngama-PC namaphilisi ne-Windows 10. Isitolo esisha sizohlanganiswa ne-Windows Store njengengxenye ezinikele lapho abasebenzisi bazokwazi ukuthenga khona izincwadi kubashicileli nababhali abahlukahlukene. Ukuthenga incwadi kwa-Windows Store kusebenza ngokufana nokuthi uthenge umdlalo, i-app noma i-albhamu yomculo, vele uthole okufunayo bese uyithenga kunkinobho.
Lowo mthombo unemininingwane yokuthi lapho uthenga incwadi, uzokwazi funda kusuka ku-Microsoft Edge nengxenye enikezelwe ezincwadini ku-Windows 10. Yilapho lapho zingatholakala khona zonke izincwadi ozithenge ku-Windows Store.
Ngenxa yokwesekwa yi-EPUB, uzokwazi engeza amabhukumaka kunoma iyiphi incwadi efundwayo, ngaphandle kokuthi ukwazi ukwenza ngezifiso ingqikithi yesixhumi esibonakalayo, shintsha usayizi wefonti kanye nohlobo.
Into ehlekisayo ngokubuya kweMicrosoft ukuthi babenjalo omunye wamaphayona kuma-eBooks ngo-2000 lapho babambisana noBarnes & Noble.