Readify is already helping customers to write Windows 8 applications for the Windows 8 store. We have also presented on this topic at various community events, including TechEd 2012 and the Yow! Australian Software Developer Conference 2012.
One of our first customers to deliver an app to the Windows 8 Store is Webjet, who have reimagined the travel booking experience by making it easier and more streamlined to find and book flights and hotels.
Microsoft are unifying the user experience/user interface across platforms including Windows Phone, Windows and Xbox. This coupled with Microsoft's cloud services will provide a seamless experience for users transitioning across both devices and platforms, creating a level of user experience convergence previously unseen in our industry.
The concept of the "App Store" popularised by the recent wave of smartphone/tablet innovation also plays a strong part in Microsoft's future platforms, giving users unprecedented access to all their favourite apps across all their devices.
Readify has helped various industries with Windows 8 development, including the government, entertainment, mining, retail and travel industries. We also have a number of consultants building apps for the Windows 8 store and are utilising Windows 8 apps internally to help the Marketing, Sales and HR teams work more efficiently.
Visual Studio 2012 is also complete and shipped. Check out the new features here: http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/eng/whats-new
Visit http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/default to explore the the Windows 8 Dev Center and check out virtual labs where devs can try out Win8 without installing on a machine here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/jj206431.aspx.
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