Monthly Archives: September 2012

What’s the deal with counting Windows Store apps?

Posted on September 28, 2012 by wmiller

I just posted an entry on my “regular” blog that relates to this site. Thought some of you might want to read it. What’s the deal with counting Windows Store apps?

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Windows Store: A second wind

Posted on September 26, 2012 by wmiller

It’s been a few days since I posted an update on the growth of the store. Yesterday Mary Jo Foley posted an article with some of my recent stats, and Alex Wilhelm posted a bit more cynical take. Today, fellow … Continue reading →

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Windows Store: Two-thousand, seventy-nine

Posted on September 21, 2012 by wmiller

Milestones. Every one counts. Sure, the iOS app store has considerably more apps than the Windows Store today – that’s not news. But developers are adding to the Windows Store every day – and though some apps are removed from … Continue reading →

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Windows Store: What’s new? A day in the life of the Windows Store

Posted on September 19, 2012 by wmiller

The most common request I’ve gotten so far is “what is new on the store?” The Windows Store app on Windows 8 shows you in general what’s been added, but doesn’t do much to break it down for you. Though … Continue reading →

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Windows Store: How many apps? How many developers? What’s the ratio?

Posted on September 18, 2012 by wmiller

I swear – there are other people asking for information too – but the other day Jason again gave me a good question for which I had the data in hand. He asked: As of yesterday, Sept. 18, 2012: There … Continue reading →

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Flashlight apps – lighting their way into the Windows Store

Posted on September 17, 2012 by wmiller

As I mentioned yesterday, I asked my Twitter followers what Windows Store statistics they’d like to see. He likely meant it as a joke, but follower @databasejase asked: I figured I’d actually take a look at this one, just to … Continue reading →

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Welcome to WinAppUpdate

Posted on September 16, 2012 by wmiller

One month ago today, I began analyzing the Windows Store. It was a dark time, when we didn’t know the difference between a Metro app, modern app, and a Windows Store app. When I first calculated the number of Windows … Continue reading →

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