According to the report, the Appx format would provide developers with a common platform for crafting and delivering mobile applications for both tablets and handsets.
"AppX is a new type of packaged application model in Windows 8, and it very closely resembles Windows Phone 7 application packages," Thurrot and Rivera wrote.
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Microsoft has largely remained quiet on future plans for Windows 8, which will be the first version of the Windows platform to fully support the tablet market currently dominated by Android and iOS.
While some hardware manufacturers have considered running tablets based on Windows 7, most have instead opted to develop systems based on Apple and Android. HP recently said that it would sell Windows tablets, once a suitable version of the operating system was available.
Nokia, which has recently committed to use Windows Phone 7 on its smartphone handsets, has reportedly been among those considering use of Android on its tablets rather than wait for Windows 8.
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