In one strong move, Windows 10 is looking at bringing everything that's good and addictive from iOS to Android under its own roof. Finally, after months of speculations, Microsoft has unveiled its plans to lure developers of various mobile apps from two of the most prominent mobile OS today, ditching its original plan of just emulating Android apps to allowing existing apps to be ported directly into the ever-powerful Windows 10.
In this big development, Microsoft is providing developers with the necessary tools to make the porting happen.
With this development, it seems Microsoft is adapting the slogan, "If you can't beat them, join them."
Not only will the new set-up allow Android and iOS apps, this will also extend well into Android and iOS games.
Microsoft is deploying two new software development kits allowing these apps and games to be ported directly into Windows universal apps.
For Android developers, Microsoft is enabling developers the use of Java and C++ codes on Windows 10; for the iOS side, they can utilize the existing Objective C code.
In a recent interview with the Verge, Microsoft's Terry Myerson spring details on this big Microsoft leap saying:
"We want to enable developers to leverage their current code and current skills to start building those Windows applications in the Store, and to be able to extend those applications."
Though the idea sounds simple, making the technical side of it happen is a daunting task. In the initial stages of the planning process the team doubted getting ready for both architecture.
"At times we've thought, let's just do iOS," Myerson expounds. "But when we think of Windows we really think of everyone on the planet. There's countries where iOS devices aren't available."
To note, iOS and Android have both rolled out various updates to their software architecture and both have encountered technical glitches in the process.
This new Windows 10 development should change the mobile landscape as we speak as Microsoft is pitching an easy-transfer to various developers, porting their apps and games without incurring the back-breaking work of changing their codes.
A classic example of this kind of easy porting is the case of Candy Crush Saga. The game that exists today on Windows Phone is originally from iOS code but converted without much modifications.
With such development, pretty soon Windows 10 could be on top.
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