One of the more confusing issues we've been trying to figure out lately has been how Microsoft was naming apps installed from the Windows Store and running from the home environment. screen.
At times so many names were thrown around that it seemed even Microsoft wasn't sure about it name των εφαρμογών αυτών. Στην αρχή τις ονόμασε “Μέτρο” εφαρμογές, αλλά μάλλον δεν της άρεσε και έτσι η εταιρεία χρησιμοποίησε κατά καιρούς διαφορετικές ονομασίες, όπως Windows Store Apps ή Modern UI Apps, which made things even more confusing.
And keep in mind that desktop applications, ie regular programs that do not come from the store and are only compatible with pc, are sometimes referred to simply as applications.
The good news is that Microsoft seems to have learned from the past. Mr Don Box, mechanical of Microsoft, announced at WinHEC 2015 last week during its Developing for the Windows 10 Device Platform how to name the applications and programs in Windows 10.
According to him, there are two terms (and in fact three) that Microsoft will use as a name to differentiate between the two different types of applications: Windows Apps (Windows applications), which refers to applications running on all platforms, and Windows desktop Applications (Windows desktop applications), which will refer to programs running only on a PC / Laptop.
The third term that the Microsoft will sometimes use Windows Apps to be Universal Apps.
Probably the easiest way to distinguish between the two types is that Windows Apps are currently installed by the Windows Store while desktop applications are not.
The basic differences between Windows Apps and Windows Desktop Applications are listed in the figure below.
Windows Apps runs on all Windows 10 devices, including laptops, desktops, Xbox, phones etc, while Windows desktop Applications are limited to computers.
It is clear that Microsoft is pushing the market to Windows Apps and is moving away from traditional PC programs, even if they are fully supported by Windows 10 computers. There is a clear focus on Windows Apps as Windows extends to other types of devices other than computers such as phones,
