Microsoft Has Killed Widgets Six Times. Here's Why They Keep Coming Back.

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Microsoft Has Killed Widgets Six Times. Here's Why They Keep Coming Back.

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30 years of Windows widgets - from Active Desktop to the Widget Board. Six implementations, six deaths, and the scar tissue that shapes the platform you'd build on today.

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