The OS provides platform convergence with
Windows running on a single, unified core, meaning an app targeting the
universal Windows platform can run on every Windows device. However, the
universal Windows plan keeps changing, stressed analyst Rob Sanfilippo, of
Directions on Microsoft, who questioned the plan's usefulness at this point
with Microsoft de-emphasizing Windows phones.
Universal applications provide the most
utility when transitioning between Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile devices;
Windows desktop PCs, laptops, and tablets all provide the same experience
already, SanFilippo said. "The biggest challenge is getting the same app
to run on these devices and phones. But Microsoft's recent de-emphasis on
Windows phones has gutted the promise of Windows 10 Mobile, leaving the primary
usefulness of Universal Applications -- same app on desktop-laptop-tablet and
phone -- in question." Microsoft, in fact,may not see as many upgrades to Windows 10 Mobile as
planned, with many phones lacking the prerequisite software updates.
Initially, the plan featured a developer
strategy for organizing code and minimizing work to target the same application
for Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1. "Today it refers to the capability
to build a single application binary -- usually with the Modern, aka Metro
design style -- that runs on Windows 10, Windows 10 Mobile, and other systems
that are or will be Windows 10-compatible, such as Xbox One, Surface Hub, IoT
devices and HoloLens," said Sanfilippo.
The Visual Studio
2015 software development platform, released July 20 features
project templates for building Universal Windows apps via languages including
C#, Visual Basic, C++, or JavaScript.
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