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Does the snapped view required for Windows 8 apps provide insights into the future of Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 development?
Windows 8 app developers are required to create a snapped view for their applications. This is the one option for on screen multi-tasking in the Windows 8 world. The usefulness of this view on either a tablet or a laptop form factor depends on how well it is implemented. For example, the Windows Store doesn’t offer any useful functionality when it is snapped – it simply resides on the side of the display with a static logo [...]