Microsoft's new native app team will ditch web wrappers for faster, more responsive Windows 11 software. The shift tackles memory issues plaguing tools like Clipchamp and Copilot, promising better ...

Web apps made Windows slower, clunkier, and less compelling. Microsoft is finally scrambling to fix it—it's about time.

Microsoft is trying to make Windows app development feel a lot less painful. This week, the company unveiled winapp, a new open-source command-line tool designed to cut through the setup, packaging, ...

Why it matters: Installing Windows Store apps from the web can be a hassle for some folks. Microsoft acknowledges that and is rolling out a slightly more user-friendly way to install Windows Store ...

Microsoft announced that, starting today, individual Windows developers will no longer have to pay for publishing their applications on the Microsoft Store. The company said that developers can now ...

Here's what went wrong with the Windows App Store and how Microsoft is trying to get things right for the future. But is it too late? I've been writing about technology for more than 15 years and ...