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When we launched Tower for Mac a few years back, we didn’t have any plans for a Windows version. However as we received more and more requests from our users, w
by pointnova 10y ago
When we launched Tower for Mac a few years back, we didn’t have any plans for a Windows version. However as we received more and more requests from our users, we finally decided to commit to it. As we’re bootstrapped and a small team, it took us longer than expected. But now we have a 100% native app and even so it’s still in beta, we are really happy with the result. It’s also great to see that other Mac apps are making the move to Windows as well. This might also have to do with the new leadership at Microsoft and their efforts in supporting developers. So far it's been really great working with them and they've been very supportive.
- asendra 10y agoI'm curious, Is it a UWP app?
- pointnova 10y agono, it's a WPF desktop app
- kyriakos 10y agoDoes it make a difference as a developer oriented piece of software?
- WayneBro 10y agoYes. As a developer who really likes Windows - I don't touch UWP apps or anything that comes from the Windows Store unless I am forced to. I do not support Apple-style lock-down on Windows. As a matter of fact, I am fully prepared to leave Windows if Microsoft continues to push this effort. I used to enjoy building Windows desktop apps with WinForms and then WPF, but once Windows 8 came out I saw where Microsoft was headed and I decided to focus on Web development. Now I pay my bills with Angular, Node and Ionic/Cordova/PhoneGap.