Microsoft is pushing users toward their ecosystem harder than ever with the release of Windows 10 and assured developers that a Microsoft tool to go along with the SDK would help bring apps from the Google Play Store and Apple’s App Store to Windows. As Microsoft rolls out the beta of the open source Windows Bridge for iOS, we’re getting a first glimpse of it.
Like with the Insider program, Microsoft is interested in building a solid foundation of developer feedback and bug reports well before the official release of the software. It’s also open source, released under an MIT license, so users will be able to not just provide feedback, but also potential solutions.
The iOS portion of the Windows Bridge, which previously carried the codename “Project Islandwood,” is only a part of a larger set of tools designed to bring developers and software over to the revamped marketplace. The tool for converting web apps is already included with Visual Studio 2015, and the Android version is currently in an invite-only technical preview state.
Microsoft is still a long way off from the lofty goal of 1 million devices running Windows 10, and a thriving, cultivated app store could go a long way toward bringing new users into the fold……
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