Chapter 25. Writing Windows Store Applications Using the Windows Runtime Library
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Windows 8 represents a significant departure from Windows releases of the past. For the first time in many, many years, the core development model, application design approach, and operating system fundamentals have all undergone a major shift. With touch-enabled devices abounding, Microsoft needed an operating system that could cater equally well to mainstream desktop and to tablet and mobile form factors, and everything in between.
Therefore, Windows 8 ships with two distinct personalities: a desktop personality that looks and behaves ...
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