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One serious problem with the Windows 8 Store. It will only be for Metro Style apps, which require the complete stack to be on the the "Metro" .net stack. I ha
by jmcqk6 14y ago
One serious problem with the Windows 8 Store. It will only be for Metro Style apps, which require the complete stack to be on the the "Metro" .net stack.
I have an app that I was looking to port to Windows 8. It's written in .NET, and uses good architecture so that (I thought) all I would need to do is hook-up the UI. Nope. I can't just reference the core dll and be off. That dll has to be a "Metro class library." Now, I apparently have to maintain two versions of my core library in addition to the UI layers. This is a problem.
- nigelsampson 14y agoThat's untrue, desktop apps can (and already have) been listed in the Windows Store. They're essentially links out to your website where you'd need to handle your own payment and downloads, but you'd have a presence and show up in search results etc. Search for Age of Empires Online in the store for an example of a Desktop app listing.
- jmcqk6 14y agoI've searched for a way that I can make this happen, but I'm not seeing it anywhere. Is it only Microsoft software that takes advantage of this? I suppose that getting into the search results is very useful. EDIT: found a link http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsstore/archive/2012/06/08/listing-your-desktop-app-in-the-store.aspx http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsstore/archive/2012/06/08/list...