MS moving away from core WP values?

[Tiemen_S]

Long Answer: Extensibility - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Short Answer: API access just as Markham was talking about that would allow apps to tie into the hubs directly.

That would be great news for what my "wish" is and was. The ball would then lie in the developer's court. And since the code-savvy developers usually like to code and make things work and not build UI's, my hopes are getting a little higher. Oh boy that would be great! It would require an updated UI that allows for a clearer way to navigate through different types (person/group) and services (FB, Skype, WhatsApp, etc.) though. Where have you read/heard this news/information? I've never read it on WPC and it seems pretty great and big news to me! (if a OneNote API can make it, why not this )

Still, converting core elements to apps is a concern to me. I just hope they have a way to let these apps work like as if they really are native (with respect to file/system rights) and just use the Store as a way to update them (thus no need to push OS update for that).

For example, I reinstalled the Xbox Music app after you told me it works better than the initial builds, but it needed a couple of minutes to load all my music into it's library when I ran it for the first time. These things shouldn't be necessary for MS (core, but converted) apps in my opinion. Or at least not at first run, but immediately start doing so after installation in the background.

 

[Morpheus Phreak]

Well Xbox Music takes a couple minutes on the initial load because it's also comparing to the cloud to make sure that everything you have you will have access to. So let's say that you didn't copy or forgot to copy some of your music over, or you've lost it.

Then it checks the cloud and will offer you the ability to stream or download it to your phone (provided you use the Xbox Music service). It's the same reason why Xbox Video takes a moment on initial load if you have a large number of movies or videos as it also checks the cloud for purchased items.

As far as the APIs go, there's been some mention of it here and there. I know at Build they are discussing the APIs and trust me there's a lot more extensibility in WP 8.1 than most folks realize. I would recommend watching all of the Build videos you can find, lots of good information will be revealed over the next couple days.

I can tell you that your thoughts as to proper integration and the store updates are spot on.