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I'm curious if Electron will get a boost of some kind now. Considering how famous/notorious it is, MS could get a hell of a lot of goodwill here if they invest
by ljm 8y ago
I'm curious if Electron will get a boost of some kind now. Considering how famous/notorious it is, MS could get a hell of a lot of goodwill here if they invest in the tech.
- chickenfries 8y agoWouldn't that mostly look like an investment in v8?
- ljm 8y agoOr a common API where it uses Chakra on Windows and V8 everywhere else, until someone plugs in Webkit or some other engine for other OS'. Wishful thinking :)
- Rapzid 8y agoI'm sure we can look forward to the next electronconf not being cancelled.
- bitwize 8y agoMore likely, they will make the new, NEW Windows API essentially Electron. Instantly Electron apps run better on Windows because each app doesn't have its own browser runtime taking ip disk/RAM.
- contextfree 8y agoThe Microsoft/Windows implementation of PWA is already basically this
- Piskvorrr 8y agoThey're reinventing HTA, in other words. Oh the horror!
- uiri 8y ago(consumer) Skype is famously Electron based. Microsoft has already been investing heavily in the project and I think we will see them double down on their commitment now that they own GitHub.