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This looks like the same kind of thing as "Windows Media Player." A skin on top of the OS that hides complexity. First problem, if I'm am app developer why am I
by mmcconnell1618 15y ago
This looks like the same kind of thing as "Windows Media Player." A skin on top of the OS that hides complexity. First problem, if I'm am app developer why am I going to build for the Win 8 UI and then rebuild again for the other 95% of Windows machines that don't support the new touch interface? I can build for the old standard windows interface and it will work everywhere.
- kenjackson 15y agoYou'll do it for the same reason you build an iPad app for 20M users and not a Windows app for 1B users.
- mmcconnell1618 15y agoBut that's the point. There aren't 1B Win8 users and there won't be for a very long time. With iPad you have to build in Apple's eco system but with Win8 you have the option to build a standard Windows app. How many people are still running Win95 or XP? It will be a long time before Win8 reaches anywhere near 1B users.