Newsletter Archives

• Win32 versus WinRT – and why you should care

  Posted on February 6, 2017 at 10:39 CST by woody • Comment in the Forums

  The discussion about Windows Cloud, the very-very latest leaked beta version of the (presumably) next version of Windows 10, prompted me to back up a second and explain the difference between Win32 and WinRT. It’s a key sticking point in what we’ve seen of Windows Cloud.

  I posted it as an inaugural “information” item in the Windows forum. Take a look and tell me what I missed.

  Other API, Win32, WinRT

• The Build conference has an elephant in the room: WinRT

  Posted on March 29, 2016 at 08:59 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  Will it go the way of ActiveX and Silverlight?

  InfoWorld Woody on Windows

  There’s good background info in Tim Anderson’s InfoWorld article from last August.

  Other WinRT

• More reasons to think Windows 9 may be a distinct improvement

  Posted on September 30, 2013 at 19:06 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  Now people are going to accuse me of sounding like a Microsoft fanboy — but as best I can tell (and I can only read the tea leaves) Myerson is making some smart moves.

  InfoWorld Tech Watch

  Windows News Windows 9, Windows Phone RT, WinRT

• Converting Windows 8 apps to Windows Phone 8

  Posted on June 27, 2012 at 20:38 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  The sorry state of WinRT apps on Windows Phone 8.

  InfoWorld Tech Watch.

  Windows News Windows Phone 8, WinRT, WP8