The US technology blog venturebeat said on Sunday that how to attract third-party application developers to its platform has been a big problem for Microsoft. The industry believes that Microsoft should start with development tools to help developers cross-platform application development. Win10 System Technology Preview: http://www.xp85.com/html/Win10P.html The following is the full text of the article: As we all know, Microsoft's platform, including Windows and Windows Phone, has problems in the development of third-party applications. In the past, the problem is gradually being solved, but compared to iOS and Android platforms, developers still don't care much about Microsoft's platform. Microsoft has explored a variety of different ways within the company to provide Android applications to Windows and Windows Phone systems, including the use of emulators. (Blackberry also works in this way, allowing Android apps to run on their platforms.) There has been rumor in the industry that Android apps will run on Windows devices in the future. Such a strategy is very attractive for a variety of reasons. First of all, this will quickly solve the problem of a small number of applications on the Windows platform. However, the industry believes that this is not appropriate. Microsoft should also attract Android and iOS developers to use the company's development tools, and publish the developed applications to the Windows Store, as well as app stores such as Google Play and Apple App Store. If you do this, Microsoft will be able to resolve application performance issues and avoid possible legal disputes. These applications will be native applications based on the Windows 10 platform, rather than being simply and rudely ported from other platforms. Microsoft's publicity can be straightforward: "Use the world's best development tools to develop applications, and tens of millions of new Windows devices in addition to tens of millions of Android and iOS devices. & rdquo; This is not a new strategy. In the process of Visual Studio supporting Apache Cordova, Microsoft is already doing this. Apache Cordova is an open source platform that helps developers develop cross-device mobile applications using HTML, CSS and JavaScript. However, such applications are fundamental applications. Microsoft's next step is to provide tools to compete directly with Apple and Google products. The iOS tool is very mature, and Google is constantly strengthening the Android Studio product. However, this does not mean that Microsoft's products have no room for development. Every few months, there will be rumors in the industry that Microsoft may acquire Xamarin. The latter product helps developers use the C# language to develop native Android, iOS, Mac, and Windows applications. Despite the poor development of the mobile business, Microsoft still knows how to support developers. The company offers a unique product: if you use Microsoft tools, you will be able to reach more users. It's better to develop apps for Android or iOS, and to develop apps for Android, iOS, and Windows10. Apple will never do this, and given the previous attitude toward Windows Phone, Google is likely not to do so. Despite many mistakes in the mobile business, Microsoft still has an advantage. Microsoft has the capital, resources, and expertise to attract developers. In addition, although Windows Phone lags far behind Android and iOS, the Windows 10 Windows Store will be pushed to more users because the system will support PCs, tablets and smartphones. For developers, this will be an important attraction. In short, in the face of developers, Microsoft needs to continue to expand its cross-platform strategy. The time has come to come: Microsoft will hold a Build Developer Conference in a month. This article comes from [System Home] www.xp85.com