Introduction
If you want to build a software application and reach the largest possible market of customers and make the most money then it makes sense for you to build a Windows 8.1 app.
Microsoft Windows is the most popular operating system in the world. Windows accounts for more than 90 percent of the operating system market. More than 100 million licenses for Windows 8 were sold in its first six months of release. The size of the Windows market dwarfs the size of every other marketplace for software applications (including the iPhone and Android markets).
I want to own a toilet made of solid gold, Nathan Myhrvold’s jet, and a Tesla Roadster (orange). These are modest goals, and I know that many of you reading this book share the same goals. ...
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