It's somewhat shocking that it's taken this long,
as traditional desktop apps have offered the ability for years, but Microsoft's adding a cool perk to make up for the tardiness.
Not exact matches
As desktop use,
traditional ads and virtual payments on
apps and games like those published by Zynga slow down, many analysts say the company's mobile business, commerce features and new external ad network will more than make up for it.
Like any Windows machine, you'll have easy access to
traditional desktop programs,
as well
as the almost 200,000
apps in the Windows Store.
Although indie Flash games can be sold
as standalone
desktop or mobile
apps, or launched with in - game purchases, the
traditional way of making money from them is via sponsorship.
His takeaways include: the importance of internet networking for lawyers, including via smartphones and tablets; the expectation that website visitors to law firm websites via
desktop computers will decrease in favor of mobile device users; the recommendation that lawyers explore Facebook and its mobile
app as part of networking efforts; and the observation that applications designed for networking are best used on mobile devices / tablets, not
traditional computers.
As on Windows 8, you can get
traditional desktop apps from anywhere without enabling sideloading.
Windows - based pro tablets such
as Microsoft's Surface Pro allow you to run almost any
traditional desktop app, but the
desktop - class operating system isn't yet optimized for tablet use — it carries a higher risk of malware and sometimes stumbles at touchscreen or stylus input.
This trick works for
traditional desktop type
apps such
as Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, etc..
The term is used to distinguish between
apps built on the Windows universal
app platform and
traditional x86 / x64 software, which is referred to
as Windows
desktop applications.