wraggster
May 2nd, 2015, 21:07
http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/crop/3924x2445+0+0/resize/960x598!/format/jpg/quality/85/http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/596ab48be9d64e6bd99db4c2e9b34b6d/201939582/nadella+microsoft.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2015/05/02/build-2015-windows-10/)Referencing former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's infamous
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8To-6VIJZRE is practically a cliche nowadays, but it felt like the silent refrain throughout the company's entire Build conference this week. In the run-up to Windows 10, Microsoft wants developers. It needs developers. And it will do whatever it takes to get them -- even going so far as to allow devs to recompile their Android and iOS apps without much fuss. None of this seemed possible from Microsoft years ago, when simply owning the dominant desktop platform was enough. But now with mobile devices and the cloud in play, Microsoft needs to evolve. And by doing so, it's also making Windows 10 a far more exciting upgrade than Windows 8 ever hoped to be.
http://www.engadget.com/2015/05/02/build-2015-windows-10/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8To-6VIJZRE is practically a cliche nowadays, but it felt like the silent refrain throughout the company's entire Build conference this week. In the run-up to Windows 10, Microsoft wants developers. It needs developers. And it will do whatever it takes to get them -- even going so far as to allow devs to recompile their Android and iOS apps without much fuss. None of this seemed possible from Microsoft years ago, when simply owning the dominant desktop platform was enough. But now with mobile devices and the cloud in play, Microsoft needs to evolve. And by doing so, it's also making Windows 10 a far more exciting upgrade than Windows 8 ever hoped to be.
http://www.engadget.com/2015/05/02/build-2015-windows-10/