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recoiledsnake on June 21, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Announcing Windows Phone 8

I think the bigger news is that it is going to share the core with Windows 8/RT which will allow developers to target phone, tablet and PC at the same time.

barista on June 21, 2012 [–]

Yes I think this is a big news. Developers were afraid to commit to windows phone as a platform citing low installed base. Now with ability to target PC and tablet's suddenly the reach of your app explodes.

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