Support ends for The Guardian’s Windows 10 app

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The Guardian is the latest company to end support for its Windows 10 app. Yesterday, the publication announced that the app would no longer be available to download from the Microsoft Store, though it will continue to work on your PC or phone if you’ve already downloaded it. The company explained its decision with the following statement:

We don’t take discontinuing services lightly and Windows continues to be an important platform for our readers. However, after taking a number of key factors into consideration – such as current usage, costs to support and effort to maintain parity with Android and iOS – we believe we can provide a better experience through our website for our readers using Windows.

The Guardian launched its Windows 10 app two years ago, and one of its main features was offline reading. Unfortunately, it seems that this wasn’t enough to drive more usage. Did you use The Guardian’s universal app, and will you be sad to see it go away? Let us know in the comments below.

Radu Tyrsina

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Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time). For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web. Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they're looking for.