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> 1. The Windows app store is Metro only. They allow Desktop Apps as well.

by nhebb 14y ago

bunderbunder 14y ago
But they have to be written using WinRT. Microsoft muddied the waters a bit with this word that they aren't even allowed to use anymore. It's variously been used to describe a set of design principles, a UI development toolkit, and a particular subset of Windows software that is designed to run well on tablets and is put together using the aforementioned design principles and framework. Windows App store apps are Metro-only under one of those three definitions: The framework that we're now supposed to call WinRT. Which is, of course, not at all the same thing as Windows RT.
- cooldeal 14y ago
  >But they have to be written using WinRT. No, they don't have to be. The Windows 8 app store on non-Windows RT devices will have links to desktop apps. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9227907/Microsoft_tips_how_Windows_8_store_will_promote_desktop_apps http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9227907/Microsoft_tip... HN comments on Microsoft related stories(only negative ones i.e, the positive ones are usually flagged to death even if they rarely get on the front page) sometimes remind me of the blind leading the blind. Some people who don't even use or follow Microsoft technologies are the first to vote up such stories and then comment snarkingly in the comments about things that they seem to have no clue about .
  - bunderbunder 14y ago
    Like you said, they're just links. You can't distribute or sell your apps through the store.
    - cooldeal 14y ago
      Which also means you don't have to pay the 30% tax common with the other app stores.
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seanalltogether 14y ago
They allow linking to external apps using external payment systems and external installation processes. That's not a great solution for small teams that just want to build apps.
- nhebb 14y ago
  Making a website, creating a setup file, and setting up payment processing and license delivery really isn't much effort - especially when you don't have to pay a 30% commission to the app store.
  - seanalltogether 14y ago
    The benefit of developing for app stores is the extremely smooth process for users to purchase, install, and update apps. Imagine how popular Steam would be if all they had were a bunch of simple games available to purchase, along with links to AAA titles on publisher websites to go buy and download separately.

> 1. The Windows app store is Metro only. They allow Desktop Apps as well.

by nhebb 14y ago

> 1. The Windows app store is Metro only. They allow Desktop Apps as well.

But they have to be written using WinRT. Microsoft muddied the waters a bit with this word that they aren't even allowed to use anymore. It's variously been used to describe a set of design principles, a UI development toolkit, and a particular subset of Windows software that is designed to run well on tablets and is put together using the aforementioned design principles and framework. Windows App store apps are Metro-only under one of those three definitions: The framework that we're now supposed to call WinRT. Which is, of course, not at all the same thing as Windows RT.

cooldeal 14y ago
>But they have to be written using WinRT. No, they don't have to be. The Windows 8 app store on non-Windows RT devices will have links to desktop apps. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9227907/Microsoft_tips_how_Windows_8_store_will_promote_desktop_apps http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9227907/Microsoft_tip... HN comments on Microsoft related stories(only negative ones i.e, the positive ones are usually flagged to death even if they rarely get on the front page) sometimes remind me of the blind leading the blind. Some people who don't even use or follow Microsoft technologies are the first to vote up such stories and then comment snarkingly in the comments about things that they seem to have no clue about .
- bunderbunder 14y ago
  Like you said, they're just links. You can't distribute or sell your apps through the store.
  - cooldeal 14y ago
    Which also means you don't have to pay the 30% tax common with the other app stores.

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seanalltogether 14y ago

They allow linking to external apps using external payment systems and external installation processes. That's not a great solution for small teams that just want to build apps.

nhebb 14y ago
Making a website, creating a setup file, and setting up payment processing and license delivery really isn't much effort - especially when you don't have to pay a 30% commission to the app store.
- seanalltogether 14y ago
  The benefit of developing for app stores is the extremely smooth process for users to purchase, install, and update apps. Imagine how popular Steam would be if all they had were a bunch of simple games available to purchase, along with links to AAA titles on publisher websites to go buy and download separately.