Microsoft Confirms App Store for Windows 8

Microsoft today confirmed that it is planning an App Store for Windows 8. In a post on the Building Windows 8 blog, Steven Sinofsky lists App Store as one of the teams for the upcoming operating system.

Many of the teams listed below describe features or areas that you are familiar with or that you can probably figure out based on the name. As we post more, team members will identify themselves as part of these teams. We also have organized these teams in seven larger groups that pull related teams together-fundamentals, devices and networking, core OS, developer experience, user experience, web services, and our engineering system. The Windows Live group (Hotmail, Messenger, Skydrive, Photos, LiveID, and more) also has a similar structure. Internet Explorer group is also a couple of teams on its own, but obviously contributes across Windows 8.

● App Compatibility and Device Compatibility
● App Store
● Applications and Media Experience
● App Experience
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While the name of the store is unclear, Microsoft is opposing Apple's attempt to trademark the terms 'App Store'