Microsoft’s attempt to build a safe, centralized app ecosystem for Windows began as an inspired idea and then spent more than a decade bouncing between half-measures, bad product bets, and shifting incentives — but over the last two years Microsoft has quietly rebuilt the plumbing and the...
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At the recent Build 2025 developers' conference, Microsoft unveiled a significant overhaul to its Windows Update platform, aiming to centralize and streamline the application update process—a move that addresses longstanding challenges faced by both users and developers.
The Evolution of Windows...
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