This first portion has be rewritten a couple of times, and the *why* of jQuery 2.0 working so well with Windows Store applications does appear to be lost. Here's an optional re-write:

> With the release of Windows 8, Microsoft introduced Windows Store applications which can be authored using traditional web languages that leverage the underlying engines powering Internet Explorer 10. This means that jQuery 2.0, engineered to work best in modern browsers, is right at home in a Windows Store application.