I just got an email from the Microsoft developer program announcing "Desktop Bridge apps available in the Windows Store, Yours could be next!"
What's the big deal? The Desktop Bridge (previously known as "Project Centennial") allow native Windows API apps to be bundled as an APPX to get all the advantages of the Universal Windows Platform (UWP). This means you get all the performance of native Win32 & Win64 development, full use of the VCL or FMX, combined with the ability to distribute, update and monetize your app through the Windows Store.
The first wave of Desktop Bridge apps entered the store last month. They were enabled by Windows 10 Anniversary Edition, which added the necessary support. Anniversary Edition was a huge update to Windows 10, and rolled out slowly over a number of weeks. I had two machines that I was letting normal automatic updates run, and they just updated to Anniversary Edition a couple weeks ago, so it should be available everywhere.
Marco Cantu has a blog post about using the Desktop Bridge with your RAD Studio, Delphi and C++Builder Berlin apps, and he also covered it in his Berlin Update 1 Windows 10 webinar. Update 2 (due out soon) will include even more support around the Desktop Bridge. So if you are a Windows developer make sure you are running the latest Berlin Update 1, and have an active Update Subscription so you can take full advantage of the Windows Store app support!
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