Microsoft's new Windows Ink 'puts the pen front and center'

Microsoft is trying to put styluses "front and center" with its next update to Windows 10. To do that, it's introducing something called the Ink Workspace, which appears to be a hub within Windows for launching apps meant for writing and sketching. To help people fill that section out, Microsoft is also highlighting pen-enabled apps in the Windows Store.

Though stylus use is usually associated with graphic artists and design professionals, Microsoft thinks it can appeal to people who still use pen and paper. Its research showed that 72 percent of people still use pen and paper for at least one hour a day, which theoretically means there's a large base of people it can try to win over.


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