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I have had a chance to play with the Windows 8 preview and so far I am impressed. The Metro part is really nice for tablets and is well suited to touch. The question arises though, should one write Metro style applications or desktop style applications ? Metro applications have many advantages, such as always full screen, multiplatform (x86 and
Read moreToday all the buzz online is that no one wants a Windows tablet PC anymore (ie. http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/im-not-surprised-that-consumer-interest-in-windows-tablets-has-plummeted/16658 ) . The idea is that Windows 7 has failed on tablets because it is not touch oriented and Windows 8 is too far away. Now I don’t know how things will work out in the long run, since no one can foretell the
Read moreEverybody wants cross platform choices, but few appreciate the problems with this and the disadavantages. As a software developer, I have struggled with the decision of whether to stick with a single platform or to look for better ways to write software which can be run on multiple platforms. For this discussion let’s consider Windows 95 to Windows 7 as
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