Microsoft's Windows Store -- the built-in app store for Windows 8 and Windows RT -- is open to all developers in 120 markets, as of today Of these 120 markets, 82 are newly supported, according to ...

But Windows 8.1 looks like it will be a more appealing platform for users, which should boost Windows Store application development, said Wes Miller, analyst at Directions on Microsoft.

Microsoft today unveiled the Desktop App Converter, which lets developers bring existing Windows applications to the Windows Universal Platform (UWP). The company is hoping to bring the 16 million ...

Can you make a living selling apps in the Windows Store? At least one prominent developer says no, but that doesn't mean he thinks the platform's useless.

For Windows 8 to be successful, it needs a robust selection of apps. The very nature of Windows 8 demands it. As Microsoft is quick to point out time and again, its new operating system is Windows ...

Microsoft's Windows Store -- the built-in app store for Windows 8 and Windows RT -- is open to all developers in 120 markets, as of September 11.

Developers can now distribute their Windows desktop apps to people shopping through Windows 10's app store, with an update from Microsoft on Wednesday morning.

The number of Windows 8 apps increased at about the same time that the first Windows 8.1 details leaked. Coincidence? Who cares? Not Microsoft, certainly.

In a bid to lure developers to its upcoming application store for Windows, Microsoft revealed a new pricing scheme designed to undercut rivals' marketplaces.

Developer interest in Windows 8 apps waned from August through October, slowing the growth of Microsoft's Windows Store total app tally.