Microsoft just released Windows 8 Consumer Preview at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Guess what’s already running on it? Announcing the WordPress.com Metro app.
I was lucky enough to be on the Automattic team who developed the app, and got to interact with the internal Windows 8 team at Microsoft while doing so. Needless to say, it was both challenging and motivating, to say the least. Win 8 is pretty darn spiffy, which is saying a lot coming from a hardcore Mac and Linux user. :)
Oh, and yes, good habits die hard: the app is indeed open sourced, and released under the GPLv2. I wonder how many more OSS apps got featured not once, but twice by MS in their live worldwide demo? :)
Congrats! Must have been surreal. :D
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Reblogged this on Paolo Belcastro and commented:
A message from my friend & colleague Stéphane!
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When will the source be released?
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It’s at https://win8.svn.automattic.com/ :)
See also: http://mattnt.com/2012/02/29/wordpress-com-for-windows-8/
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