wraggster
August 28th, 2014, 15:08
http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/23a80c0c88232d29da080fe58e1dd706/200111252/windows-store-may-2014.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2014/08/27/microsoft-explains-windows-store-crackdown/)
You may have heard that the Windows Store has a serious problem with counterfeit apps (http://www.howtogeek.com/194993/the-windows-store-is-a-cesspool-of-scams-why-doesnt-microsoft-care/); for every legitimate title, there's seemingly a horde of fakes meant solely to take your money and run. At last, though, Microsoft has detailed what it's doing (http://blogs.windows.com/buildingapps/2014/08/27/how-were-addressing-misleading-apps-in-windows-store/) to cull these scams from its shop. To begin with, it recently toughened up the requirements (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh694083.aspx) so that app categories, icons and names reflect what you're really getting; hopefully, you'll see less junk going forward. The folks in Redmond are also scouring the existing catalog, and have pulled 1,500 apps so far. There's still a long way to go (search for "iTunes" and you'll see plenty of copyright abuse), but this represents a good start.
http://www.engadget.com/2014/08/28/microsoft-explains-windows-store-crackdown/
You may have heard that the Windows Store has a serious problem with counterfeit apps (http://www.howtogeek.com/194993/the-windows-store-is-a-cesspool-of-scams-why-doesnt-microsoft-care/); for every legitimate title, there's seemingly a horde of fakes meant solely to take your money and run. At last, though, Microsoft has detailed what it's doing (http://blogs.windows.com/buildingapps/2014/08/27/how-were-addressing-misleading-apps-in-windows-store/) to cull these scams from its shop. To begin with, it recently toughened up the requirements (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh694083.aspx) so that app categories, icons and names reflect what you're really getting; hopefully, you'll see less junk going forward. The folks in Redmond are also scouring the existing catalog, and have pulled 1,500 apps so far. There's still a long way to go (search for "iTunes" and you'll see plenty of copyright abuse), but this represents a good start.
http://www.engadget.com/2014/08/28/microsoft-explains-windows-store-crackdown/