While 20,000 apps in an online store may seem paltry compared to the more than 700,000 apps in Apple’s store and more than 600,000 apps in Google Play, for an upstart in the app trade like Microsoft, ...

There are now 100,000 apps in the Windows store, Microsoft tweeted today. Microsoft should be proud that its Windows 8 app selection is growing at a faster rate than its competitors did. It hit ...

The Windows 8 app store is perhaps the most controversial feature in Microsoft’s new operating system. Windows has thrived for decades because of its openness to developers and willingness to let them ...

Microsoft’s prototype of its Windows Store. Wondering what buying apps in Windows 8 will be like using Microsoft’s new app store, dubbed the Windows Store? Microsoft shared some details Tuesday about ...

It has been over 6 since months since Microsoft held its Windows 8 BUILD event for ecosystem partners. These partners included application developers, OEMs, ODMs, and hardware partners. At BUILD, ...

Missed the GamesBeat Summit excitement? Don't worry! Tune in now to catch all of the live and virtual sessions here. On the app selection front, Windows 8 is quickly coming into its own. The Windows 8 ...

Microsoft's Windows Store is now home to more than 50,000 apps, according to the latest stats from MetroStore Scanner. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and a former IT ...

When Windows 8 ships this fall, it will represent both the next iteration of Windows on the desktop and Microsoft’s answer to Apple’s dominance of the tablet market. As the Metro interface replaces ...

Windows 8.1 dropped out of mainstream support earlier this year, entering the five-year extended support period in which it receives only security fixes. However, Microsoft is still accepting new ...

When Microsoft built Windows 8, it bet that it could create a Windows Store experience that would rival competitors like Apple and Google. The company was confident enough of its abilities in this ...