Hey guys,
I’ve been thinking of this for quite a while and wanted to share with you all to get some feedback.
The thoughts triggered after MS announced about the Centennial MS Office suite coming to Win Store.
My problem is this, why would MS port a Win32 version of Office suite or Office365 suite of apps to Windows Store through Desktop Bridge, and not develop a true/hero full fledge desktop grade UWP Office suite/Office365 apps?
If, MS themselves will not fully realize UWP potential and show it to the developers community (like myself) that what UWP can trully do, its advantages etc, they had the chance to make one true/hero UWP app (Office suite in this case) but instead of they do is simply port via Desktop Bridge.
What is a developer supposed to do? Simply port their legacy apps to Store, develop a new UWP app..
I’ve also said in other blogs and sites that, of course currently there are no good apps in the Store, apart from a few of course, there are no full fledge business/LOB apps. Eg, a midsize to large enterprises run on ERP systems such as Sage, SAP etc. If UWP is not ready, how are these massive apps supposed to run or get developed for UWP?
Let feedbacks come through.. I did love to listen what you all have to say.
skane2600
<blockquote><a href="#120617"><em>In reply to hrlngrv:</em></a></blockquote><p>I agree and I think it might not be possible for UWP to ever reach parity with Win32 without breaking some of its own rules. </p>
skane2600
<blockquote><a href="#120689"><em>In reply to hrlngrv:</em></a></blockquote><p>I don't know if your theory is correct, but I assume that during boot time the core of the OS is loaded into RAM where drivers with sufficient privileges can mess with it. But I'm just speculating. </p>
skane2600
<p>Why make a Bridged version of Office instead of a UWP version? I suspect for the same reason they didn't re-architect Office to use MFC or .NET back in the day. It's very difficult to convert a big legacy program with a long history to a new platform. I suspect that putting a Desktop Bridged version of Office in the store is more about trying to legitimize the Store than providing any additional value.</p>
skane2600
<blockquote><a href="#121564"><em>In reply to thespecificocean:</em></a></blockquote><p>Legacy Win32 applications like Office that people have been using for years aren't installed from some "random overseas server" and have proven themselves to be safe, so there's really no benefit to legacy users in "Bridging" them. If you've looked into the "bridging" process it's quite a Rube Goldberg-esque process.</p>