Universal Windows Platform apps

Khan Academy, an example of a Universal Windows App
Left: A traditional desktop app without contents; it is showing 60 graphical widgets, and a thick border.
Right: Metro-style app; entirely composed of contents

Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps[1] (formerly Windows Store apps, Metro-style apps and Modern apps)[2] are applications that can be used across all compatible Microsoft Windows devices. They are primarily purchased and downloaded via the Microsoft Store, Microsoft's digital application storefront.[3]

  1. ^ Weinberger, Matt (March 17, 2016), Microsoft is trying to change Windows software forever — here's why it'll be a tough fight, retrieved June 27, 2016
  2. ^ Harrel, William (April 10, 2015), "Metro, Modern, Now Universal? Microsoft Can't Make Up Its Mind!", Digital Trends, retrieved June 27, 2016
  3. ^ Weinberger, Matt (March 4, 2016), "Microsoft's Windows app strategy comes under fire: 'The most aggressive move Microsoft has ever made'", Business Insider, retrieved June 27, 2016

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