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"Guides" aren't even the worst of it. The Microsoft Store has some apps which are outright squatting on the names and logos of real applications, like "Reader f
by duskwuff 5y ago
"Guides" aren't even the worst of it. The Microsoft Store has some apps which are outright squatting on the names and logos of real applications, like "Reader for Reading Kindle Ebooks" [1] or "Meeting using Google Meet" [2]. While I haven't investigated, I'm pretty sure they're literally just frames for web apps.
[1]: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/reader-for-reading-kindle-ebooks/9p1fsjlwq6dr https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/reader-for-reading-kindle-...
[2]: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/meeting-using-google-meet/9plccjfqqw3d https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/meeting-using-google-meet/...
- beardog 5y agoThere is also cases of people uploading unofficial distributions of open source software (not even forked) and charging money for it https://www.qbittorrent.org/news.php https://www.qbittorrent.org/news.php (ctrl-f: windows store)