Microsoft has promised several new features in Build 2015, the developer conference. The novelty that most caught the attention of those present was a method to make Android and iOS applications quickly ported to Windows 10.
What does Microsoft gain from this?
A guaranteed fact is that users do not buy gadgets just for their beautiful “housing”, it is necessary to have content. In this case the content for Android and iOS is much better and arrives faster than the content for the current Microsoft mobile platform, Windows Phone. With this new feature, the main applications will be available for Windows 10 in the same amount of time as for Android and iOS.
How will this process be done?
As revealed by Terry Myerson, vice president of Microsoft's operating systems division, the migration of Android and iOS apps will be based on two new development kits. For Android developers, it will be possible to use code in Java and C ++. For Apple developers, the platform will support Objetive-C.
What changes in users' lives?
Several existing applications for iOS and Android can be quickly migrated to Windows 10. Imagine being able to use an application on the phone and know that they will be guaranteed a version on the PC or tablet, without compatibility problems.
Another point that Microsoft made very clear is that applications that depend on specific Android or iOS APIs will not stop working. Microsoft has created alternative APIs, which work similarly to the original ones.
Microsoft expects to have 1 billion devices, including smartphones, PCs and tablets, running Windows 10 over the next 3 years. Windows 10 will be available for free in the coming months, however whoever wants to test can do it…
