While announcing its plans to get mobile apps on Windows 10, Microsoft has also declared that developers will be able to bring their existing code to the operating software.
The tech giant's two new software development kits will allow iOS and Android developers to port their apps and games directly to Windows universal apps. While on the Android side, Microsoft has enabled developers to use Java and C++ code on Windows 10, iOS developers will be able to take advantage of their existing Objective C code, reported The Verge.
Microsoft's Terry Myerson said the move was aimed at enabling developers to leverage their current code and current skills to start building those Windows applications in the Store, and to be able to extend those applications.
He also admitted that the company did consider, "let's just do iOS" but realized that there were countries where iOS devices were not available. Myerson added that when they think of Windows, they think of everyone on the planet.
Supporting both Android and iOS developers will also allow Microsoft to capture everyone who was developing for mobile platforms, the report said.
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