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Breaking the Threshold with Windows OneCore: a modern UI framework that works across all devices

It seems that MS is getting closer to merging all of their platforms together and it may be called OneCore. OneCore will be a kernel used by all MS platforms which include: Windows, Windows Phone, and Xbox.

What this means is that if an app is developed for one platform it can work for all platforms under one price.

XiSasukeUchiha4321d ago

Onecore oh boy the excitement is coming!

ZodTheRipper4321d ago

Excitement? Over the continuation of a software monopoly? If there's anything I'm excited about it's SteamOS´and it's open source approach. I've had enough of Windows, seriously.

Ogygian4321d ago (Edited 4321d ago )

So PC users are now going to be lucky enough to experience the same UI as a mobile phone. Great.

How stupid can they be? The UI for a 22 inch screen used with mouse and keyboard is naturally going to be very different to that used in a 5 inch screen to be used with a touchscreen.

I don't really see any benefit to this beyond seeming cool and trendy and cutting costs through combining development teams, both of which have no benefit to the consumer. PC gamers don't want apps made for phones. We should be reviling Microsoft for this.

I guess people are going to have to shift to Mac or finally give in and follow Valve in migrating to Linux.

JBSleek4321d ago

Having the same kernel doesn't mean the same UI. It just means that they are using the same tools and can be ported very easily.

It's the same thing you are seeing in OSx Yosemite and iOS8 or Andriod and Chrome OS. Companies want continuity but that doesn't mean the UI is the same.

Ogygian4321d ago

"The XAML team is building the UI framework at the core of the 'One Microsoft' OS"

Does this not strongly imply that there's going to be a unified user interface? Same UI framework, similar UI?

STK0264321d ago

I think they are talking about what happens under the hood. As in, creating apps that will work with Windows, Windows RT and Windows Phone. But the UI itself would still be adapted to whichever device you install windows on.

Roccetarius4321d ago

If Microsoft creates another shocker, that is Win 8, then that's just ignoring basic feedback from people not wanting Phone or Tablet UI on their PC.

It wouldn't surprise me, honestly.

turdburgler10804321d ago

Pics of the new desktop clearly show a return to start button and many features folks were upset about losing on Windows 8. It won't be like Windows 8 which wasn't really bad if you had a touch screen. Problem was most folks didn't.

MajorGecko4321d ago

i wonder how long it takes before microsoft drops this and starts working on something "new and innovative".

Dudebro904321d ago

What are you even babbling about?

MajorGecko4321d ago

im babbling about Zune, Xbox Entertainment, Windows Phones, Kinect, Windows Media Player intergration with xbox, MSN Messenger.

If you have actually been using Microsoft products for the past few years you would know that they only support their product 2-3 years down the line and if they aren't better then the competition they GIVE UP.

Dewitt4321d ago

Gecko stop trolling, this is the unified compile software that they have been talking about the last few years. All they are saying is that when you develop for one platform, it seemingly allows to develop simultaneously for your Windows Phone, Surface, Win8, and Xbox One. It will make things alot easy for developers to develop apps across multiple platforms without have to script them separately.

Dudebro904321d ago

Windows phones still going...4 years now.

Kinect is still going...just because its unbundled doesnt mean its dead. And im pretty sure you were one of the people who asked them to kill it. Could be wrong.

Windows Media player integration was "killed" because now its all done through the cloud or DLNA. I can transfer my entire music collection via DLNA the same way Media PLayer did.

MSN Messenger along with 95% of all other messaging services are now dead. So come on...you are knit picking

MajorGecko4321d ago

im not trolling i have just been burned my microsoft one to many times

Yetter4321d ago

really? Burned by ms? examples?

koliosis4321d ago

Yes!!! Finally the rock has come back!!!

shaenoide4321d ago

they said the same thing about Metro and windows 8 :/

JBSleek4321d ago

No they didn't. They have similar UI but not the same framework and thanks to OneCore they will also have universal apps and a unified marketplace.

shaenoide4320d ago

I hope you are right. I still have headaches about windows 8 32 bits RT, windows 8 64 bits RT, windows 8 pro, etc :)

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Microsoft Gaming Revenue Drops 7% Year-on-Year, Content and Services Down 5%, Xbox Hardware Down 33%

Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.

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Jin_Sakai21d ago (Edited 21d ago )

Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.

dveio21d ago

To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.

Jingsing21d ago

The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.

Tanktopmaster9221d ago

Once they re-evaluate exclusive all will be fine….

S2Killinit21d ago

Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.

Jingsing21d ago

15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.

Tanktopmaster9221d ago

These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse

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Report: Injustice 3 in Development at NetherRealm Studios

Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.

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Spiders Studio, Developers of GreedFall: The Dying World, Announce Liquidation of the Company

Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.

What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.

We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.

If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."