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Is a Desktop App Just Not as Important?
It always seems like the desktop versions of all of this stuff are always where it goes to die. Microsoft seems to be, shall we say, taking a step back? No, I see what you're saying in the sense that this is an area where Microsoft's just overall tooling sequel and their ways to quickly put dashboards together. It feels like Microsoft could completely own that if they just close the loop with their overall ecosystem.
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We get spicy about the state of hybrid app development and then dig into the App store gatekeeper busting by the White House.
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