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Microsoft Releases Windows 10 SDK

Posted by Soulskill on from the tools-to-build dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Microsoft today launched developer tools for the Windows 10 Technical Preview, including a software development kit (SDK). Developers can use the new tools, currently in preview, to start building universal Windows apps for Microsoft's upcoming operating system. A universal Windows app is Microsoft's verbiage for an app that can run across different form factors, including PCs, tablets, and phones. Developers can publish these apps in the Windows Store, which will be available across all types of Windows 10 devices.

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  1. So does this mean.... by SeaFox · · Score: 5, Funny

    Even "desktop" applications are going to have over-sized text and clunky controls now?

    1. Re:So does this mean.... by hcs_$reboot · · Score: 5, Funny

      "desktop" applications are going to have over-sized text now?

      MS devs get older, you insensitive clod.

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  2. Re:Windows is obsolete. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

    That's some funny stuff! Recent stats like these show that Windows isn't just popular, it's still the dominant OS, even when considering the millions upon millions of non-Windows mobile devices out there.

    Of those 1.37 billion web requests, over 58% came from a Windows system. Even Windows 8.1 alone has more users than OS X does in total, and that's one of the most despised versions of Windows!

    The desktop is still king. Windows is still king. Everything else is a joke compared to them.

  3. Slightly off topic, but... by westlake · · Score: 3, Insightful

    .... don't you think it's about time to retire the stained glass window in favor of the real Windows logo?

    The gag was never particularly original, clever or funny --- and what passes for geek humor isn't known for aging well.

  4. Re:Last week I tried to write a Win8.1 universal a by Billly+Gates · · Score: 4, Informative

    Windows 10 has an adaptive UX framework to get around using css hacks

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  5. Re:Why? by Billly+Gates · · Score: 3, Informative

    Because if this doesn't flop it means you write one app that also runs on tablets and mobile devices in addition to desktops.

    MS screwed up 8 big time with this as you needed to make a different app targeting mobile. Since on the desktop your app marketshare was small it made little sense.

    10 will be like macosx with annual .1 updates with no windows,11. In time it will be Microsofts universal platform with the marketshare

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  6. Re:Why? by Billly+Gates · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I tried 3 times Windows 8.1 on a new build I did last summer. I am typing this on Windows 7. I agree Windows 8.1 is crap.

    Windows 10 is still a work in progress. I can tell you from the 1st preview on VMware Workstation it is improved. Cortana search was annoying but the start men is back. The notification center is actually more desktop friendly and an improvement over 7. Windows Explorer now has cmd prompt here and powershell here which is nice. command prompt is translucent and supports cut and paste and looks like a Linux terminal :-)

    Time will tell. Many die hards such as myself will need a reason to upgrade. I think a bigger crises than XP awaits MS by 2020.

    But in time yes Windows 10 will have this marketshare for developers to target.

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