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The Windows Android layer can only install from the amazon store and does not include any google play stuff, right? Is the amazon android app ecosystem that muc

The Windows Android layer can only install from the amazon store and does not include any google play stuff, right? Is the amazon android app ecosystem that much better than the current windows store?

int_19h 5y ago
The current Windows Store doesn't have many good non-desktop apps. Even just getting a properly working Kindle app would be a pretty big deal.
wvenable 5y ago
To answer your second question, very likely. Microsoft would have zero luck populating their own Android store from scratch. It's a win-win for both companies as they're playing second fiddle to the Google Play Store and maybe even the Samsung store. Attracting developers to submit apps requires a large market.
- SahAssar 5y ago
  The question wasn't if it was better than a new, from-scratch store. It was if it was better than the current windows store.
  - wvenable 5y ago
    The Windows Store would always be from scratch for Android apps. This is just adding the apps from the Amazon store into the Windows Store.
    - SahAssar 5y ago
      What would be the reason to use android apps on windows besides them not being available on windows? What feature could an android app running on windows do that a windows application couldn't do?
      - wvenable 5y ago
        The only reason to run Android apps on Windows is because there aren't native Windows versions of these applications.
        SahAssar 5y ago
        Then you see why I compare the current windows store to the amazon android store and not a hypothetical new windows android store.
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DeathArrow 5y ago
Probably yes. People don't like to use app stores unless they are forced.
- blacksmith_tb 5y ago
  Or maybe I'd even say "people don't like to use terrible app stores unless forced". Unfortunately, all of the commercial ones I have used are really terrible (gPlay, the Apple App Store, the MS Store), though at least on everything but iOS you aren't 'forced' to use them per se, just aggressively encouraged. It's kind of mind-boggling to me that none of them have managed to make an acceptable example, how hard can search + suggest be? Even when they implement wishlist/bookmarking, it's clunky and frustrating.
  - babypuncher 5y ago
    I don't think Google Play or the Apple App Store are terrible, at least for end-users. They have the apps people want and function as advertised. The Microsoft Store struggled because initially it was limited to UWP apps. Developers could not easily ship their existing Windows software on it. Microsoft shot themselves in the foot by excluding the store from Windows' biggest selling point: it's extensive library of existing software. To make things worse, the store has always been a bit...buggy, compared to the contemporaries I mentioned earlier. I have, on more than one occasion, spent half an hour troubleshooting why a game wouldn't download and install, with the store throwing obtuse unhelpful errors.
    - greggman3 5y ago
      It's really hard to say if the Apple App store is good for users since user's have no choice there is no way to know. I know for me, searching for apps on the Apple App store is particularly frustrating. So many bad apps trying to scam people for subscriptions for simple apps. I could certainly imagine a successful Steam iOS store that had a better experience for games than the Apple iOS App Store. Better reviews, better community, better suggestions, and sales (something the Apple App Store doesn't do AFAIK), more ways for devs to connect with users, better store pages with more options for devs, better categories/tags, etc... Also cross platform so buying some iOS game gets me the same game on Android, PC, Mac, Linux, were appropriate Also Steam allows adult content if that's your thing.

int_19h 5y ago

The current Windows Store doesn't have many good non-desktop apps. Even just getting a properly working Kindle app would be a pretty big deal.

wvenable 5y ago

To answer your second question, very likely. Microsoft would have zero luck populating their own Android store from scratch. It's a win-win for both companies as they're playing second fiddle to the Google Play Store and maybe even the Samsung store. Attracting developers to submit apps requires a large market.

SahAssar 5y ago
The question wasn't if it was better than a new, from-scratch store. It was if it was better than the current windows store.
- wvenable 5y ago
  The Windows Store would always be from scratch for Android apps. This is just adding the apps from the Amazon store into the Windows Store.
  - SahAssar 5y ago
    What would be the reason to use android apps on windows besides them not being available on windows? What feature could an android app running on windows do that a windows application couldn't do?
    - wvenable 5y ago
      The only reason to run Android apps on Windows is because there aren't native Windows versions of these applications.
      - SahAssar 5y ago
        Then you see why I compare the current windows store to the amazon android store and not a hypothetical new windows android store.

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DeathArrow 5y ago

Probably yes. People don't like to use app stores unless they are forced.

blacksmith_tb 5y ago
Or maybe I'd even say "people don't like to use terrible app stores unless forced". Unfortunately, all of the commercial ones I have used are really terrible (gPlay, the Apple App Store, the MS Store), though at least on everything but iOS you aren't 'forced' to use them per se, just aggressively encouraged. It's kind of mind-boggling to me that none of them have managed to make an acceptable example, how hard can search + suggest be? Even when they implement wishlist/bookmarking, it's clunky and frustrating.
- babypuncher 5y ago
  I don't think Google Play or the Apple App Store are terrible, at least for end-users. They have the apps people want and function as advertised. The Microsoft Store struggled because initially it was limited to UWP apps. Developers could not easily ship their existing Windows software on it. Microsoft shot themselves in the foot by excluding the store from Windows' biggest selling point: it's extensive library of existing software. To make things worse, the store has always been a bit...buggy, compared to the contemporaries I mentioned earlier. I have, on more than one occasion, spent half an hour troubleshooting why a game wouldn't download and install, with the store throwing obtuse unhelpful errors.
  - greggman3 5y ago
    It's really hard to say if the Apple App store is good for users since user's have no choice there is no way to know. I know for me, searching for apps on the Apple App store is particularly frustrating. So many bad apps trying to scam people for subscriptions for simple apps. I could certainly imagine a successful Steam iOS store that had a better experience for games than the Apple iOS App Store. Better reviews, better community, better suggestions, and sales (something the Apple App Store doesn't do AFAIK), more ways for devs to connect with users, better store pages with more options for devs, better categories/tags, etc... Also cross platform so buying some iOS game gets me the same game on Android, PC, Mac, Linux, were appropriate Also Steam allows adult content if that's your thing.