Trouble For Microsoft Developers With the Windows Store

An anonymous reader writes "This blog post from an un-happy Microsoft developer highlights many of the problems that developers are having with submitting to the new Windows store. His app, that won 2 App X challenges from Microsoft, has been rejected 6 times over 2 months with no clear indications as to the cause. This is even after going through a rigorous early-certification process. With Windows RT relying solely on apps from the store, and there being just over 7,000 apps total, Microsoft could have a big problem here."

Re:only 7000 apps?

[Anonymous Coward]

If by 80% you mean 90%, and by "never been downloaded", you mean "downloaded every month", you're spot on!

http://techcrunch.com/2012/09/12/ios-app-store-boasts-700k-apps-90-downloaded-every-month/

Re:"could have a big problem"

[Anonymous Coward]

I've been working in the same building as the group developing the Windows Store, and this is a bit surprising. They've been putting a *LOT* of work into it for quite some time, and it seems well-organized, but I'm not a developer myself so that's just my impression.

Re:MS succeded

[cbhacking]

Mind you, unlike on iOS, Microsoft permits app sideloading (even on ARM devices), with no extra costs or limits that I've seen yet.

Open Powershell as Admin
Enter the command: Show-WindowsDeveloperLicenseRegistration
Enter your Windows Live credentials
Download and sideload apps to your heart's content.