Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Microsoft opens doors to Metro app store for Windows 8

Computerworld - Microsoft today made good on its promise to open the doors to its Windows Store alongside the launch of the public Windows 8 preview.

Windows Store -- Microsoft's name for the app store-style distribution channel it's assigned as the sole source of Metro-style apps for Windows 8 -- requires the Consumer Preview that debuted earlier Wednesday.

Through the stretch between now and the release of Windows 8's final code -- most expect that milestone this fall in time for the holiday season -- all Windows Store apps will be free for the downloading and installing, Microsoft has said.

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