Windows 8 app store all geared up to launch soon
RSS FeedWindows 8 soon will have its own app store suggests reports from Microsoft headquarters. Microsoft has started talking about releasing an app store/marketplace for Windows 8. Windows 8 app store would be better than Apple’s app store in terms of transparency, Microsoft claims, and would be more attractive for application developers. It is also being reported that Windows 8 app store would support both paid and free applications.
The idea of an app store was initiated by Apple who launched an online application market place for apple products. Apple’s online app store has been a hit since its launch and is used by millions of Apple customers across the globe on routine basis.
The same was then followed by Google for android phones, the app store for android phones is known as Market. Much similar to Apple’s app store, Market also has a varied and huge number of apps for android devices. And you must be aware that recently Android Market just crossed the milestone of 10 billion apps download, and to celebrate that Google offered users to download many premium Android apps and games at just $0.1 for a period of ten days.
And Now comes Microsoft, one of the biggest industry rivals of Apple, has also decided to launch its own marketplace for Windows 8. The price of paid applications will range from $1.49 to $999. In Microsoft’s app Windows 8 app store, developers will be able to offer potential clients free trials of their apps with an option to convert them to full version. Microsoft has announced that the app store will be released once Windows 8 beta is released i.e. Feb 2012.
One of the biggest issues with Apple’s app store is transparency. Microsoft vows to do better than Apple and has promised to bring an app store where developers will be asked to go through a standard validation process before their apps are accepted. They will be able to track the app submission process through an online tracker.
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