Microsoft Has Killed Widgets Six Times. Here's Why They Keep Coming Back
Microsoft has been trying to solve the same UX problem since 1997: how to surface live information without making you launch an app.
Each one died from a different fundamental flaw - performance, security, screen space, privacy, engagement.
Microsoft releases widgets into the wild.
Users hated losing screen space, so Windows 7 freed gadgets to float anywhere - then a security exploit blew the whole platform apart.
The constraints you'll hit when building widgets today aren't arbitrary.
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