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Windows is a "maybe" platform? cmon... One of the most attractive aspects of this to me is that I would not be developing just for a single device tablet OS. T

by balac 15y ago

Windows is a "maybe" platform? cmon... One of the most attractive aspects of this to me is that I would not be developing just for a single device tablet OS. The applications will run across both tablets and desktops, and even a Microsoft "failed" Windows release is sure to see a massive uptake, especially as it will be the default OS on the vast majority of new computers.

Tyrannosaurs 15y ago
As a tablet it's a maybe platform. It's not as if Microsoft haven't tried to do this before and failed and they're taking a pretty different approach to what's working in the market at the moment. It's possible that Win 8 can be a success on the desktop / laptop but fail as a tablet OS.
sunchild 15y ago
On the flipside, you're more likely to be developing for a lot of different versions of that OS, and – over time – you'll be developing for the lowest common denominator among them.