Microsoft Windows 8 or support WP mobile program

TechCunch published an article today, Microsoft is likely to further link Windows Phone and Windows 8, so that WP mobile software can run on Windows 8, the article is translated as follows: At present, Andorid and Apple have occupied the US smartphone operating system 70% of the market, while Microsoft has less than 6%. For Windows Phone, this game seems to be over.

Originally, Windows Phone was an excellent system, but it was far from grasping the minds of developers and consumers. Is there any way for Microsoft to change this situation, and to make Windows Phone and the next-generation desktop operating system Windows 8 more tight?

There are some clues: This is exactly what Microsoft plans to do. When I first saw Microsoft's Windows 8 preview video, Windows 8 used a touch, fragmented interface, and people immediately thought of Windows Phone, which is quite similar from the interface.

Windows Phone and Windows 8 are two separate operating systems. What if Microsoft makes Windows Phone programs run easily on Windows 8 PCs? Nowadays, most mobile programs only run on Android and Apple iOS devices, but not on desktop systems. Linking the desktop is now done from the network. If the Windows Mobile and its desktop version can become Windows 8 blocks, it will give Windows Phone an advantage that competitors don't have. This is in line with Microsoft's old strategy of "embrace and extend", which used to extend the dominant desktop to other areas. In the post-PC era, this strategy may no longer work, but it is worth trying.

On Windows Phone 8 and Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8 Developer Framework (aka Jupiter), we might see this combination. As TechCrunch author Sarah Perez wrote: “Jupiter may end up forming a framework to rule the whole situation. This means that it is possible to introduce thousands of Windows Phone programs to Windows 8. Programs are written in Silverlight and can be introduced with a little modification and reuse. This is still unclear. If this is the case, it will be a major technical improvement for Windows Phone 8 or Windows 8 developers. ”

However, even if this strategy is successful, creating a large number of excellent cross-platform, mobile-PC programs, and whether the results are enough to differentiate Windows Phone, the situation remains unclear. However, one thing is certain. In the near future, the mobile and desktop world will merge, not only Windows, but also other systems.