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The .NET platform (pronounced as "dot net") is a free and open-source, managed computer software framework for Windows, Linux, and macOS operating systems. [4] The project is mainly developed by Microsoft employees by way of the .NET Foundation and is released under an MIT License.
Visual Basic .NET is Microsoft's successor to Visual Basic 6.0, and part of Microsoft's .NET ecosystem (which over time has sometimes been called framework and core). It is not backwards compatible with Visual Basic 6.0. An automated conversion tool exists, but fully automated conversion for most projects is not possible.
Framework components introduced after the split started at version 1.0 while existing components continued from 2.5. New components were not added to the meta-package and meta-package itself was discontinued after 3.0.0 release. Zend Framework 3 was the last release before framework wide versioning was discontinued. [12]
Android 4.4 introduced the Storage Access Framework (SAF), a set of APIs for accessing files on the device's filesystem. [129] As of Android 11, Android has required apps to conform to a data privacy policy known as scoped storage , under which apps may only automatically have access to certain directories (such as those for pictures, music ...
Google introduced download scanning protection in Chrome 17. [156] In February 2018, Google introduced an ad blocking feature based on recommendations from the Interactive Advertising Bureau . Sites that employ invasive ads are given a 30-day warning, after which their ads will be blocked. [ 157 ]
Downloads have continued at an increasing rate since Firefox 1.0 was released, and as of 31 July 2009 Firefox had already been downloaded over one billion times. [328] This number does not include downloads using software updates or those from third-party websites. [329]
Windows 10 was made available for download via MSDN and TechNet, as a free upgrade for retail copies of Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 users via the Microsoft Store, and to Windows 7 users via Windows Update.