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2012-06-21 , 16:17
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Originally Posted by shinogami View Post
But if apps are made with cross platform tools, they're not specifically targeting WP7.8 phones, but both WP7.8 and WP8 phones. Since the vast majority of apps don't need the enhancements, I don't see why the developers would make their apps specifically for WP8, i.e. why would they throw away their current know how just because they can?
No, because the cross platform tools will not work on WP7.8 because cross platform tool developers do not have native code support. App developers cannot use a cross platform tool to target WP7.8 because the cross-platform tool does not and cannot support WP7.8, the developer would have to rewrite apps for WP7.8 specifically. By "throwing away their current know how" they would be trying to save themselves time and money.
Last edited by Cue; 2012-06-21 at 16:19.