Bad comparison. Windows 10 universal apps support responsive design, like many web apps (but with native speed and access to device/platform capabilities).

Java apps, as it appears, didn't support any kind of design.

...just because I happened to look this up last week.

To the naked eye, Pluto at our current distance is approximately the same size as a herpes simplex virus on a smart phone (assuming average viewing distance).

Just how long has your company paid you to maintain that Windows 3.1 app?

Actually they are called Universal Windows Platform apps. Everybody abbreviates it to universal apps, but at no time has Microsoft pretended to support any non-Windows OS.

The "universal" part is describing device categories. UWP apps will run on any Windows 10 device, including Raspberry Pi and other IoT devices, phones, tablets, business desktops, gaming PCs, Xbox One, Surface Hub, and HoloLens.

(They actually are supporting Linux and Mac with the newest ASP.NET, and even open sourced .NET Core which also runs cross-platform.)

Windows 10 Mobile edition will be released later this year. Universal apps will run on any device that is running any flavor of Windows 10.

A business that knowingly makes false claims should be punished severely. Misleading the buyer into purchasing something other than what they think they are purchasing is lying and should not be tolerated.

But if the advertiser is being completely truthful, then there is no harm.

If the buyer believes it is better to have the product than it is to keep the money in his wallet, then by definition it is a good value.

And if the buyer doesn't want to do his homework before paying twice as much for the same product at another store, then that's also within his rights. It's within the rights of the store selling the product for less money to advertise that fact.

If you want to part with your money in exchange for a good, service, or combination... then that's your right.

Also you can't compare kids going to the ice cream truck. Often they aren't spending their own money, but someone else's. They might consider differently if they have to spend their own money while saving up for the expensive toy they've really wanted for a long time.

Still, you only buy something if you believe it is worth the money. No ad holds a gun to your head and forces you to make a purchase. They only suggest that something is worth purchasing or that their brand is better than the competition... you ultimately make the decision what to buy, and most importantly, whether to buy it in the first place.

If you have a problem purchasing something that you don't really find valuable, then that's only saying something about you. An alcoholic can't blame bars for existing; a shopaholic can't blame companies for promoting their products.

I don't see how Apple's model is relevant to what I wrote. Apple policies do not allow sideloading apps onto iOS (other than a company distributing apps to its employees).

Microsoft allows sideloading in Windows 10. That's the difference. You keep all the money, but you have to provide distribution (such as a website to download the app).

Regardless of all of that... 30% is well worth it to put your app in the store and make it more visible.

It could be useful in any context where voice control is preferred over touch, like to set a reminder or get information while driving.

I am aware of that. I wasn't talking about discussion of illegal activity but rather inciting it. Violence would of course fit under that, but so would things like posting your ex's credit card info and SSN and other personal data for others to abuse.

I'd say it's more generally about whether the content is illegal or incites illegal activity.

Because of the Paypal link in the video description.

The best code is self-documenting code. You start there, and then add comments.

Let's not compare them as if they are even a hint of the same thing. AOL was a dial-up ISP and died because of broadband. The only way Facebook will die is if something significantly more desirable comes along to replace it.