Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Microsoft on Tuesday began wooing developers for a February opening of its first "app store" for computers powered by the US technology giant's Windows software.
The Windows Store will open in late February when Microsoft releases a test version of its next-generation Windows 8 operating system.
It will take on Apple and Google in the booming market of fun, hip or functional programs built for smartphones, tablets, or computers.
"I think we are going to do great," Windows Web Services vice president Antoine Leblond said as he gave developers and press a preview of the store in a San Francisco art gallery.
"The reach of Windows is absolutely huge and can't be matched," he continued, noting that the Microsoft operating system powers a half billion computers around the world.
Independent developers understandably devote their limited resources to making programs for platforms that promise the most potential customers, and Windows would outshine Apple gadgets and Google Android devices in that regard.
However, Windows has a meager presence when it comes to smartphones and tablets, where third-party applications such as games are typically bought.
By: DocMemory
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