wraggster
August 19th, 2011, 22:00
The new iteration of Microsoft's Windows operating system will have a custom App Store.
A post (http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2011/08/17/introducing-the-team.aspx) on the Microsoft Developer Network blog lists all of the teams currently at work on Windows 8 features. The list includes App Store, App Compatibility and Device Compatibility, and App Experience.
"You can look at all the comments and see the incredible demand for new features across a very wide range of scenarios," the post reads.
"Folks want new things, and changes to existing things; they want features to be available globally, to be accessible, and to be super high quality; they want things to work on existing hardware, and to take advantage of the latest new hardware. Our job is to get as much done in as short a time as possible, at a very significant scale."
There are currently 35 Windows 8 feature teams - some of which are outside the US - with between 25 and 40 developers working in each one.
Apple has experienced great success from its App Store, with more than 15 billion (http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2011-07-07-over-15-billion-apps-downloaded-via-apple-app-store) apps downloaded since its launch three years ago.
In July, rumours (http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2011-07-15-rumour-new-xbox-to-support-windows-8-successor) surfaced suggesting that Windows 8 will be the last Microsoft Windows OS. The company allegedly wants to introduce a new operating system that will be common across PCs, mobile phones, consoles, and even televisions.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2011-08-19-microsoft-building-app-store-for-windows-8
A post (http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2011/08/17/introducing-the-team.aspx) on the Microsoft Developer Network blog lists all of the teams currently at work on Windows 8 features. The list includes App Store, App Compatibility and Device Compatibility, and App Experience.
"You can look at all the comments and see the incredible demand for new features across a very wide range of scenarios," the post reads.
"Folks want new things, and changes to existing things; they want features to be available globally, to be accessible, and to be super high quality; they want things to work on existing hardware, and to take advantage of the latest new hardware. Our job is to get as much done in as short a time as possible, at a very significant scale."
There are currently 35 Windows 8 feature teams - some of which are outside the US - with between 25 and 40 developers working in each one.
Apple has experienced great success from its App Store, with more than 15 billion (http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2011-07-07-over-15-billion-apps-downloaded-via-apple-app-store) apps downloaded since its launch three years ago.
In July, rumours (http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2011-07-15-rumour-new-xbox-to-support-windows-8-successor) surfaced suggesting that Windows 8 will be the last Microsoft Windows OS. The company allegedly wants to introduce a new operating system that will be common across PCs, mobile phones, consoles, and even televisions.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2011-08-19-microsoft-building-app-store-for-windows-8