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Microsofts Universal Windows Platform offers code-once-run-anywhere upside, but development drawbacks abound Microsoftrsquo newly released Windows 10 offers developers what at first blush appears to be a canrsquo;t-miss pitch: Write your app once and run it anywhere Windows exists. With Microsoftrsquo push toward one Windows across mu stanley us ltiple device types, ranging from the plain old desktops to augmented reality headsets, the appeal of that pitch could be massive stanley cup , not to mention lucrative, for developers.But while Windows chief Terry Myerson promises that the latest incarnation of Windows will inspire new scenarios across the broadest range of devices, from big screens to small screens to no screens at all, the reality is that the new Windows gives developers difficult choices, and coding successfully for multidevice Windows is complex and involves compromises. And anyone who remembers Silverlight knows that Micro stanley travel mug softrsquo visions of developer nirvana should be considered carefully before making a full commitment.Here, we take a closer look at Microsoftrsquo latest direction for Windows app developers and whether itrsquo worth ditching the tried-and-true desktop app approach for a more universal option. Microsoftrsquo Universal aspirationsMicrosoftrsquo release of Windows 8 in late 2012 was intended to be a watershed moment for personal computing. Convergence, hybridity, and tablets were all the rage, and Microsoft aimed to reg Xtmn Virgin Money to hire advisers for 2015 stock market flotation

Sunday 17 August 2014 12:22 pm|Updated:Friday 07 June 2019 2:37 amPro-Russian rebels shoot down Ukrainian fighter aircraft as ministers meet for talksBy: Billy EhrenbergShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailA Ukrainian jet fighter was shot down by pro-Russian rebels yesterday, just before key talks between Kiev and Moscow, aimed at de-escalating the fighting in the east of Ukraine.According to Agence France-Presse, Ukrainian officials revealed a MiG ndash; 29 was downed as it flew to eliminate a large group of terrorists. The timing of the news is particularly unfortunate stanley es as Russian and Ukrainian foreign ministers are preparing to meet in Berlin for talks.Ukranian ministerPavlo Klimkin andRussia s Sergey Lavrov will be joined by France s foreign minister Laurent Fabius andFrank-Walter-Steinmeier, their German counterpart, as the g stanley kubek roup attempt to negotiate and end to hostilities.The clash came as tensions were raised by rebel boasts that Russia has trained 1,200 fighters and fears regarding the authenticity of Russia s attempts to send an aid convoy stanley cup to the city of Luhansk.Share this articleFacebookXLinkedInWhatsAppEmailSimilarly tagged content: SectionsNewsCategoriesBusinessTrending ArticlesAnthropic: UK staff get eye-watering sums at AI giantOff the menu: Dominorsquo is UKrsquo most shorted companyHiking VAT would have lsquo erious negative impactrsquo;, economists warn ReevesWhy the iPho