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meanwhile Windows8 wouldn't even load the desktop until it is required. The Windows as we know it is turning into legacy OS just to run old apps.
by teyc 15y ago
meanwhile Windows8 wouldn't even load the desktop until it is required. The Windows as we know it is turning into legacy OS just to run old apps.
- watmough 15y agoAh, interesting, do you have a source on this? I'm very interested to see how much emphasis they are going to place on the new HTML5 / app style of development. I expect Win32 MFC, ATL etc., will live on forever in some form, but Windows 8 sounds like it will be a break hard towards the future, in an even stronger way than the move from Win32 / MFC to .NET was.
- teyc 15y agoWindows 8 desktop to be 'just another app,' says Microsoft exec http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9219680/Windows_8_desktop_to_be_just_another_app_says_Microsoft_exec http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9219680/Windows_8_des...