Category Archives: Apps

The recent statistics Microsoft handed out about regarding the Windows Store made me think a bit. Microsoft noted that some apps on the store have had significant numbers of downloads. The fact that several “parts of Windows 8 and Windows … Continue reading →

Posted on December 2, 2012 by wmiller | 7 Comments

Windows Store – Developers, don’t stuff the store with clones!

Posted on November 27, 2012 by wmiller

Today while navigating the new Windows Store apps that arrived today, I ran across something that sort of broke my heart. I found dozens of copies of the same app from the same developer. Not identical, mind you. Subtle differences … Continue reading →

Posted in Apps, Windows, Windows 8, Windows RT, Windows Store | 12 Comments

Windows Store: I’m holding out for a hero app

Posted on November 1, 2012 by wmiller

Last Thursday, my app counter went rather off the charts. Since the day before launch, the Windows Store has been adding 500 or so apps per day (with one exception). There aren’t a ton of stellar apps. I’m doing my … Continue reading →

Posted in Apps, Windows, Windows 8, Windows RT, Windows Store | 16 Comments

Windows Store: Taking Inventory at Launch

Posted on October 26, 2012 by wmiller

The last 48 hours have been very significant for the Windows Store. More than the count – which is up significantly just in the last 2 days – apps from many mainstream news and entertainment sources have begun to arrive, … Continue reading →

Posted in Apps, Statistics, Windows, Windows 8, Windows RT, Windows Store | 4 Comments

Windows Store: The (almost) Final Countdown

Posted on October 24, 2012 by wmiller

Quick post today, working to have a comprehensive rundown of Windows Store stats about mid-day Friday (pending any sort of explosion in either the number of apps or my system that counts them). But today, wanted to run through the … Continue reading →

Posted in Apps, Statistics, Windows, Windows 8, Windows RT, Windows Store | 9 Comments

Windows Store: Top Markets

Posted on October 18, 2012 by wmiller

A reader earlier today asked if the overall growth of the global count of apps while US English stayed at a lower count generally meant that non-English markets were growing well. The answer is yes – in fact I pointed … Continue reading →

Posted in Apps, Statistics, Windows, Windows 8, Windows RT, Windows Store | 17 Comments

Windows Store – Wednesday Number Time

Posted on October 10, 2012 by wmiller

Apologies for the brevity of today’s post – didn’t time my travel to Chicago well. This week has been a rather slow week, as I think next week may be as well. I’m anticipating things really picking up as we … Continue reading →

Posted in Apps, Statistics, Windows, Windows 8, Windows RT, Windows Store | 3 Comments

Windows Store – What’s interesting today?

Posted on October 7, 2012 by wmiller

I thought for something different, I’d take a look through one day’s apps to see what showed up that actually looked interesting to me. Easier said than done, since I decided to do this with yesterday’s apps (356 new apps … Continue reading →

Posted in Apps, Windows, Windows Store | 3 Comments

Windows Store: Show me the numbers.

Posted on October 3, 2012 by wmiller

If you haven’t yet read my post from yesterday, please do. It’s very relevant to this conversation. As I stated – The Windows Store doesn’t need a large number of apps to be successful. It needs a number of great apps … Continue reading →

Posted in Apps, Statistics, Uncategorized, Windows RT, Windows Store | 9 Comments

Windows Store: Charmed, I’m sure.

Posted on October 2, 2012 by wmiller

I noted yesterday on Twitter that many of the apps that are appearing on the store look alike. This is really unfortunate. It’s unfortunate for consumers as they’ll need to sort through lots of chaff to find really unique apps. … Continue reading →

Posted in Apps, Uncategorized, Windows, Windows 8, Windows RT, Windows Store | 8 Comments