24 Sep
2011
24 Sep
'11
11:05 p.m.
On 09/24/2011 10:22 PM, Liam Proven wrote:
It's based on and looks much like the interface of
Windows Phone 7. It
doesn't have icons and scrollbars and widgets like the others - it's
based on sliding "tiles" which can both launch apps and display
information.
Hmm, innnnnteresting.
In Win8 there is a whole new programming model for
creating apps with
the new interface, which will coexist with the existing "desktop"
interface. Win32 and .NET are effectively deprecated from Win8 on.
It's a very big deal in the PC world. A preview release has been
available since the MICROS~1 "BUILD" conference, about a week ago.
.NET is being deprecated?? They're still trying to get more people
to move to it! WTF? (not that I'll miss it, but I'll miss the "clean
up" revenue)
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL