It absolutely could. The alternative is that Microsoft has complete control over what software can run on any Windows PC. It turns out that people who want this ("Man. I wish I could only run programs chosen by the monopoly supplier") already have an iPad so this basically just creates a backlash.
I know what you're thinking "Oh, well there could be an exception for when you need it, you'd just use admin to authorize it or something" and that's exactly what this is.
> The alternative is that Microsoft has complete control over what software can run on any Windows PC.
That would be the relatively little known (and new) Windows 10 S, where only apps from the Windows Store can be installed or run. Designed for security (?) and to compete with Chromebooks.
But the desirability is proportional to the level of moderation of the store and Microsoft's is complete shit: it's full of not-quite-malware and not-quite-scams.
It turns out that people who want this ("Man. I wish I could only run programs chosen by the monopoly supplier")
Or people don't know/care. Or weighed the comparative downsides of a controlled app platform versus the wild west, and decided the controlled platform is less of a downside for what they want to do. Or lots of options, really.
I know what you're thinking "Oh, well there could be an exception for when you need it, you'd just use admin to authorize it or something" and that's exactly what this is.