INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Microsoft has announced that it will cease to support apps for Windows 8 at the end of October.In a blog post, the company clarified that
come October 31, the Microsoft Store will stop accepting apps from developers targeted at Windows 8/8.1 (or indeed Windows Phone
8.x).Furthermore, Microsoft also reminded folks that from July 2023, updates for existing Windows 8 apps will be done away with as well, and
upgraded towards its newest desktop operating system.Universal acclaimSoftware developers are being encouraged to port their apps to the
operating system has been doing of late, Windows 10 is still growing, and indeed stripping away users from Windows 7, according to the two
big stat-crunching firms which keep an eye on desktop OS market share.The computing population using Windows 8.1 is continuing to slide, and
