Why Windows 10 Cannot Solve the ‘App Gap’

Microsoft this week is going to unveil some crucial new details on Windows 10, reportedly including a single code base that will make it much easier for programmers who write desktop Windows apps to write apps for Windows Phone

Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella speaks to students in New Delhi on Sept. 30, 2014. Manish Swarup/AP Photo/

Microsoft this week is going to unveil some crucial new details on Windows 10, reportedly including a single code base that will make it much easier for programmers who write desktop Windows apps to write apps for Windows Phone.

Among the top 50 free iOS and Android apps, there is not one which is not on Windows Phone but exists as a desktop app on Windows.

— Jan Dawson