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Windows 11 | Windows 10 Modifying => Windows 11 | 10 | 8.1 apps | Applications | Windows Store => Topic started by: javajolt on June 01, 2013, 09:45:37 PM
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Windows Store the primary and probably the only source of app for Windows 8 and Windows RT has been on a marathon of getting hundreds and thousands of apps on daily basis since the launch of Windows 8 in October last year. Although, the app inventory have been taking bumps and sometimes the inventory went to zero. Now, it seems that Microsoft has finally achieved the 80,000 apps milestone for Windows Store.
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MetroStore Scanner (http://metrostorescanner.com/), a third party website dedicated to count total apps in Windows Store reports that there are 80,844 apps available globally which is good news for the software giant and Windows 8.
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On the other hand, Windows Store for US users have just 45,151 apps available which includes both Modern-UI apps as well as the desktop ones which have been listed there. Also, US Store isn’t that much popular in getting new apps as compared to China which also the most popular country to get most of Windows 8/RT apps, exclusively.
Although, this app count is far more less than aimed by Microsoft that there would be 100,000 apps in very first 90 days of Windows 8 launch but, seeing the low Windows 8 global PC market share and lack of developer interest in Windows 8, it seems legit.
Microsoft would also be releasing a new update for Windows 8 named Windows 8.1 with dozens of new and improved features where Windows 8.1 would also be getting a newly designed Store which hopefully would be better than current one. Also, Windows 8.1 would support lower screen resolutions therefore, more devices would be supported and hence, developers may be interested in it which would be helpful for Microsoft to increase app inventory.
source:windows8core via:neowin