Microsoft’s big plan is already working

No sooner has a preliminary version of Windows 11 been published than Microsoft is allowed to rub its hands. The plans for the new Microsoft Store are already working. Many new and improved apps are already available here. This is mainly due to a new pricing policy.

Windows 11: New Microsoft Store is flourishing

With Windows 11, not only is a new operating system approaching us, but also the Microsoft Store should finally be really useful – at least that’s Microsoft’s plans. That this is more than just a wish can be confirmed shortly after the release of the first version of Windows 11. Suddenly, developers are scrambling for the Microsoft Store.

Alone in the last few days some apps have been addedthat actually offer added value for users. New features include Zoom, WinZip and Acrobat Reader from Adobe. There are also various new extensions for the Microsoft Edge browser (source: The Verge). However, the end of the flagpole is still a long way off. Many more programs are likely to be added by the time Windows 11 is finally released.

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Microsoft Store: Better conditions for developers

The reason for the new flood of apps can not only be found in Windows 11. For developers, the more gratifying pricing policy from Microsoft be much more important. As recently announced, developers may be able to keep 100 percent of their sales. As long as apps are maintained and marketed themselves, Microsoft does not take its own share.

There is an exception for games for which developers continue to use 12 percent of sales have to pull the trigger at Microsoft. But that is significantly less than is the case with Steam, for example. For Steam and the Epic Games Store itself, the doors of the Microsoft store are also open, as the group confirmed.