Microsoft announces path for iOS Objective-C projects to run on Windows Phone

TechCrunch:

Today as expected, Microsoft announced that developers will be able to more easily bring their Android applications to Windows devices. The company said developers will be able to “reuse nearly all the Java and C++ code from an Android phone app to create apps for phones running Windows 10.” Developers will also be able to recycle their Objective-C apps for iOS using new tools in Visual Studio.

Smart move on Microsoft’s part. Note that Android is included in this strategy. No mention of Swift.

Given how similar the Windows 10 desktop is to Windows’ Phone os, I wonder if there will be a path for Objective-C apps to run on the Windows desktop.

Can’t help being reminded of all those many years of Apple finding ways to run Windows apps on a Mac.

The times have indeed changed, the tables turned.