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Google Nixes Apps For Windows 8, Windows Phone


Google says development dollars are wasted on Microsoft's mobile and tablet platforms.

Comments By Paul McDougall | BYTE | December 13, 2012 05:25 PM

Google has no plans to port its productivity apps to Windows 8 or Windows Phone 8 because Microsoft's new platforms don't have enough users to justify the investment, an official at the search giant said.

"We have no plans to build out Windows apps," said Clay Bavor, product management director for Google Apps, in an interview with U.K. tech news... Read full story on BYTE


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