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Microsoft launched the new Windows Phone 8 developer platform today at the Build 2012 conference.
Windows 8 aims to streamline multi-platform development by moving all Windows devices to a common core.
This common core means developers can use native languages like C++ for Windows 8 phone apps, and distribute them to users on tablets and PCs as well.
In a post on the Windows blog, Kevin Gallo said moving to a common core meant foundational changes like shifting the .NET framework from .NET CF to Core CLR.
Aside from native C++, developers also get access to well-used tools and common APIs.
Gallo claims that a developer so armed can reach an audience of as many as 500 million units next year.
