Microsoft today announced an important tool for old-school Windows developers: the Desktop App Converter. Basically, it automatically transforms old-school Win32 and .NET apps into modern Universal Windows Platform apps that can run across different device form factors. While it won’t automatically make a legacy app built for Windows 98 suddenly look like a modern app with flat design, it basically means developers have to do a whole lot less to make their apps compatible with modern Universal Windows Platforms APIs, not to mention list it on the Windows Store. It simplifies getting older Windows apps onto the Windows Store, but developers will…
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