Windows App Store on the Horizon: New Competition for Apple?
By Rob Scott
December 6, 2011
December 6, 2011
- Apple’s App Store may face some competition now that Microsoft is planning a digital store of its own.
- “Microsoft has been firming up its answer to Apple’s user-friendly and easily navigable platform for digital computer downloads,” reports TG Daily. “When Windows 8 comes out next year, it will have a standardized outlet for consumers who want to buy direct downloads of PC applications.”
- The Windows App Store (not a confirmed name) will be offered some time next year, and developers will be able to post free and premium applications for downloads.
- “As of now, it appears this digital storefront will be focused on new software, so legacy programs and applications will not be available,” indicates the post. “It’s just one of many major overhauls expected out of Windows 8.”
- Microsoft has a media event scheduled in San Francisco, where additional details are expected to be released.
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