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Windows App Store

Discussions center on the Microsoft Store (Windows Store), its features, limitations for non-UWP/Metro apps, history since Windows 8, comparisons to Steam and other platforms, and app distribution experiences.

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solardev • Nov 15, 2022 • View on HN

Wait, Microsoft has an app store?

fatnoah • Apr 12, 2021 • View on HN

The Windows App Store has entered the game...

cturhan • Jan 13, 2015 • View on HN

Windows store is not a real store which you can download regular windows apps. I think they only want to use it for metro apps and I think their functionality are far from native apps.

mey • Nov 3, 2014 • View on HN

Still no support for Windows app store it looks like.

chme • Aug 22, 2018 • View on HN

I suppose its because Microsoft is now (since Windows 8) in the `app/game store` business on Windows.

toadi • Jan 20, 2011 • View on HN

Don't understand why windows haven't invented an app store years ago...

zanny • Mar 4, 2016 • View on HN

You can't install iOS apps without the store, and Microsoft definitely favors being more Apple than Google.

daveoc64 • Dec 29, 2019 • View on HN

The Microsoft store has allowed non-UWP apps for years.

bastardoperator • Aug 18, 2023 • View on HN

"it allows only apps from Microsoft Store" That's a showstopper... but cool, ty for sharing

pjmlp • Apr 10, 2021 • View on HN

Depends, Windows Store and the respective sandbox is a thing.