Microsoft announced updates for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8, yesterday. Windows 8.1 update will include better support for mouse and keyboard and boot users straight to desktop. The Windows Phone 8.1 update will address most of the glitches on Windows Phone 8. Microsoft also announced that both operating systems are now free for devices with displays lower than 9 inches. This means, manufacturers will no longer have to pay licensing fees to bundle Windows operating systems on any of their sub 9-inch display devices. This is combined with the fact that Windows Phone 8.1 will support low-end Qualcomm-based hardware, meaning cheaper Windows-based devices for consumers. Microsoft has also introduced Universal Apps. With Universal Apps, developers can build a single app that will work across all windows devices – phones, tablets, game consoles and desktops. This is Microsoft at last starting on the path of Convergence, a concept that brings separate technologies to work together as one. This means that only one operating system will run across all device form factors – desktop, tablet and mobile. This was what the Ubuntu Phone OS Project wanted to achieve with the Ubuntu Edge but which never started. The introduction of Universal Apps will encourage developers to make better Windows 8 apps.