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It´s getting better and better. Microsoft will provide developers and manufacturers with tools that allow the creation of universal apps and drivers.
Imagine a program that works on all your devices, the PC, the smartphone, the tablet and the gaming console, using their specific ways to be operated. That means, lets take a browser for example, that this program will be operated with mouse and keyboard on the PC, via touch on the smartphone and tablet and with the game pad on the XBOX and of course, the program delivers proper UIs and adapted functionality for all this devices and. For example, a racing game could feature the tilt control method for phones and tablets, though it would not be useful for PC and console. This feature would not be included for PC and console for this very reason and of course, monitors and TV lack the required sensors for the same reason, anyway. The same applies for drivers, raising hopes that peripherals will work on every of these devices if the manufacturer supports that.
"With Windows 10, we have factored the core OS components that are required on every form factor into a common platform that is part of every Windows 10 edition. For each Windows device family (e.g., PCs, phones, Xbox), we augment that common platform with device family-specific components, functionality, and experiences that allow Windows to exploit what is unique about the device’s capabilities. We also augment that common platform with the functionality required to support that device family’s applications and drivers – your PC apps and peripherals still work when you upgrade to your PC to Windows 10.
For the user, this approach to engineering Windows means that their experience of Windows 10 is exploitive of the unique hardware capabilities and characteristics of each device. Your Windows 10 phone can have the unique characteristics that make for a great phone (like making a phone call), while your Windows 10 PC can support the familiar user experience that is optimized for mouse and keyboard. Moreover, your Windows Phone apps continue to work on Windows 10 phones, and the catalog of Windows desktop applications that has been growing for over two decades continues to work great on your Windows 10 PC."
Microsoft Details Unified Windows Device Platform A Single Universal Driver Can Be Deployed Across Windows 10 Devices
Developing for the Windows 10 Device Platform
Imagine a program that works on all your devices, the PC, the smartphone, the tablet and the gaming console, using their specific ways to be operated. That means, lets take a browser for example, that this program will be operated with mouse and keyboard on the PC, via touch on the smartphone and tablet and with the game pad on the XBOX and of course, the program delivers proper UIs and adapted functionality for all this devices and. For example, a racing game could feature the tilt control method for phones and tablets, though it would not be useful for PC and console. This feature would not be included for PC and console for this very reason and of course, monitors and TV lack the required sensors for the same reason, anyway. The same applies for drivers, raising hopes that peripherals will work on every of these devices if the manufacturer supports that.
"With Windows 10, we have factored the core OS components that are required on every form factor into a common platform that is part of every Windows 10 edition. For each Windows device family (e.g., PCs, phones, Xbox), we augment that common platform with device family-specific components, functionality, and experiences that allow Windows to exploit what is unique about the device’s capabilities. We also augment that common platform with the functionality required to support that device family’s applications and drivers – your PC apps and peripherals still work when you upgrade to your PC to Windows 10.
For the user, this approach to engineering Windows means that their experience of Windows 10 is exploitive of the unique hardware capabilities and characteristics of each device. Your Windows 10 phone can have the unique characteristics that make for a great phone (like making a phone call), while your Windows 10 PC can support the familiar user experience that is optimized for mouse and keyboard. Moreover, your Windows Phone apps continue to work on Windows 10 phones, and the catalog of Windows desktop applications that has been growing for over two decades continues to work great on your Windows 10 PC."
Microsoft Details Unified Windows Device Platform A Single Universal Driver Can Be Deployed Across Windows 10 Devices
Developing for the Windows 10 Device Platform