Microsoft Creating App Store for Windows 8?
Microsoft wants Windows 8 to 'have an app for that' too.
These days the talk of App Stores is all about Apple for its iPhone and iPad, as well as the Android Marketplace for those running the Google Mobile OS. RIM, Palm and Nokia are also players in the apps market, so it's definitely the new way to distribute software.
Microsoft could be planning the same sort of thing, but for the full-blown desktop OS Windows 8. According to the leaked slides, Microsoft wants to make it easy for users "getting applications they want, that they can feel confident in, that they can use on any Windows 8 device."
Windows 8 won't be confined just to the desktop and laptop space; Microsoft is aiming to make the operating system suitable for slates, laptops and all-in-ones. While Windows 7 already accomplishes this, the addition of the App Store makes it more crucial for Microsoft to ably handle software offerings consistently across the various form factors.
(source: MSFTKitchen)



















Already exists, next story
Apple copied download.com, but charge you for the privilige, so what's the innovation, to take money off people?
Already exists, next story
Awesome.
Apple copied download.com, but charge you for the privilige, so what's the innovation, to take money off people?
As I said in another thread a few days ago, it's only a matter of time before "workstation O/S's" don't allow "just anyone" to create/install software.
could be great if they are integrated ala ubuntu software manager. else, it's only getting a thumbs down for me.
no it does not. it's good to see that Microsoft is doing this, it will make it a lot easier to buy games and apps, everything will be in one place. The easier it is for people to access the software the more they will download. Very smart decision.
ram is very cheap these days. o purchased 12gb ddr2 1333MHz a year ago for about $200. stop bitching
You haven't looked at RAM prices lately, have you?
For a start it isn't all in one place as existing software and application sites such as www.download.com DO already exist, all this does is add yet another place to get stuff.
This adds to, not consolidates, choice.
And since when does www.download.com not exist? It's been around for years, it has (checked today) over 200,000 entries Windows, nearly 31,000 entries for Mac and over 250,000 mobile entries.
So with nearly half a million programs across all platforms, (including iPhone, Linux, Android, Blackberry, Palm, Windows, Mac, Symbian) from freeware to shareware to pay-for software, tell me again how you think this website doesn't factor as the biggest hitter in the App Store world?
i meant to say ddr3,lol. yes i have and still think that ram is cheap compared to what it was a few years back. for example take a look at the ssd, the prices used to be outrageous, not just about anyone can afford it, that is if you manage your money well and not spend it on drugs or cancer sticks