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The Big Problem With Windows 8 - Windows 9

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    Kaiser2000 wrote: »
    Just on that point.

    That was fine for Steam as when it launched it was pretty much the first of its kind, but there can be no excuse for the MS market given the fact that the Apple Store, Android Market/Play Store etc have been around years now and MSFT has never been shy to "imitate" others when necessary.

    MS need to be doing it better than the rest (or at least just as well) if they plan to make any real inroads with this new OS.
    Frankly the Playstore isnt that much better, there are still bajillions of apps but you'll find about 1% of them or less through browsing. The Apple Appstore is the only one I've seen that seems to be organized especially well, but it is the oldest running store.

    Theres also the added problem of Patent Trolling. These big companies get into a hissy when you mimic how your scrollbar bounces around, they aren't going to be any more agreeable on copying major appstore UI features.

    The Store is still navigable, which is really what you expect from a version 1.0 layout. It will change over time. Apps aren't a real major pull on PC yet, its more of a tablet/touch concern.


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