Windows 8 Beta isn’t even out yet and Microsoft is already unveiling plans, and licking its chops, for an app store for the OS. But who’s gonna buy it?
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We can’t be certain given the fact that over 300 million people are using tablets and mobile devices with Androids and OS X as operating systems, in essence ditching their lap and desktops for ease and comfort.
Microsoft seems to think that it will give app developers a better deal than Apple does with its apps program. Apps users, they reckon, will eschew typing a url in the long run.
Here’s a statement Microsoft released, which reads like a big ole diss to Apple:
We want to increase predictability and eliminate any capriciousness in app certification. We do this by providing every developer with the technical certification assessments—the App Certification Kit —as part of the SDK. We also provide app acceptance guidance, in plain language, in our app certification policies. […] We’ll give feedback to developers whose apps are rejected, so they can address the issues quickly and resubmit the app for publication.
Our app certification policies are now published, and are organized around just a few, clear precepts. We designed the policies to help ensure quality and predictability in core app behaviors while enabling innovation and differentiation in app experiences.
Yaaaay, Microsoft has a set of guidelines! You go, girl!
That sounds great on paper and all, but folks are sick of Windows 7 in all its forms, especially mobile, why bother upgrading to Windows 8?
