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According to foreign media reports, Microsoft has announced that it will launch Windows app store, the app store will be built into the upcoming for smart phones, Tablet PCs and desktops of Windows 8 operating system. However, in my view, Microsoft takes a cut from the developer is meaningless, could make Windows app store becomes a disaster from the start.

Microsoft wants to extract 30% into not only, it also set the payment applications for the lowest price at 99 pence ($ 1.49), both of these practices are having a lot of problems. Apple app store taking 30% into, so is Android Market application store, they can do so because of mobile users and they have enough market share number. But Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 8 and Windows Mobile 7 do not. In the mobile market, Microsoft’s Windows Mobile was insignificant, market share is less than 1%. In the tablet computer market share is zero. Can be predicted is that over a long period of time, this will not have any change, even after Windows 8 launching as well. Even though it has started to grow market share, but why so eager to drive away developers do?

From a developer’s perspective, they require a large user base. They want to be able to sell their applications to the largest market, and maximize profits. Android and Apple are in the market. Want to let any developers choose third except for Android and Apple platforms, you must give adequate incentives. BlackBerry has paid a high price to understand this–it’s the app store is a joke, had to launch Android emulator, to allow its users access to a competitor’s store.

As the interference in the market, BlackBerry and Microsoft must face up to the developer’s needs. This is like a Nintendo Wii game killed that year in the Microsoft Xbox and Sony Playstation firmly occupy the video game market. Nintendo stopped competition in hardware, instead launched a new gesture controls, so as to capture the hearts of many gamers in one fell swoop. Sony not does not, in turn, to catch up with Nintendo and Microsoft.

In the history of technology development, such cases are common. A big company invading other people’s sites, thinks he can act as a leader. However, I am sorry that market not recognized you immediately. You’ve got to do better, and may go through several years of losses to gain some market share and brand loyalty. Made at a loss is the only way out.

Microsoft claims that more than 20,000 applications for sales, Commission rate will be reduced to $ 20%. However, doing so is still not enough. If Microsoft is serious about its application store, it extract scale only up to capacity. According to the author of the idea, should only be taken in the first year of 0-5% into and improve year by year a few more percentage points until Microsoft won a higher share of the market.

In addition, Microsoft should not set any minimum rate for your application, because this came a false signal: Microsoft is not of interest to developers, but its own. Recently, the Android is celebrating its app store downloads exceeded 10 billion mark, and preparing to launch promotions for selected applications of 10 pence. Apple has also done several times 69 pence or less price promotions. Microsoft’s minimum price of the reasons is to ensure that the Commission with pay proportionate to the time of–99 of 30% 30% of the 30%, of course, than the 69 pence pence worth. It is a strange logic.

Microsoft shouldn’t developers to set any limit. It should humbly to cater to developers, rather than to their own needs. I dare to assert, if Microsoft does not do so, Windows 8 will be marginalized on the first day of the launch and built into the operating system in the Windows app store will become a disaster from the start. Consumer needs are eco-system of the integrity of the operating system and applications, not just the operating system or hardware.

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On December 6, Microsoft officially announced Windows Store. Windows 8 users will be able to purchase or download through the Windows Store Metro Windows style application Store will be open face to 231 countries, regions (Windows Phone Marketplace I secretly cry went, and now Windows Phone Marketplace also supports no more than 35 countries and regions), supports more than 100 different languages.

In Microsoft’s press conference, has also made a point of showing Windows 8 client for network development. In the Developer Preview version of Windows 8 such a short period of time, network developed for all appropriate clients. To see the importance of networks for the next generation of Windows for all on the one hand, on the other hand see rapid application development based on the XAML/HTML of Windows 8 high efficiency.

Windows 8 GA for a long time, but now developers have been able to prepare Windows 8 application development. Microsoft Developer registration will soon be introduced. For developers:

Average independent developer registration fee of $ 49; business development for $ 99 is divided into general ratio of 30:70 (Microsoft take 30%). When your software to make 25,000, divided into 20:80.
Well, sounds good. If you are interested in, you can start Microsoft’s “Windows 8 First Apps Contest” contest begins. For you under Windows Phone developers of Windows Store the launch would be a very good opportunity to seamlessly on Windows Phone development experience can be inherited to the application in the development of Windows 8. Windows, Windows Phone is not less, you say?

Reference: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsstore/archive/2011/12/06/announcing-the-new-Windows-store.aspx

United States software vendor Novell accused Microsoft of violating antitrust law case on Tuesday was the final submission. Novell to Microsoft claims US $ 1 billion in a lawsuit . Novell in 2004 filed suit against Microsoft, said Microsoft’s launch of Windows 95 o’clock, no other software manufacturers to appropriate treatment, so as to promote the development of their products. This lead Novell WordPerfect software is forced to sell at loss of us $ 1.2 billion, WordPerfect used to be the main competitor of Microsoft Word .

Novell lawyer Jeff Johnson (Jeff Johnson) says: “this was completely looted. “In a deal completed earlier this year, Novell has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Attachmate Group.

Microsoft lawyer Dawei·Tuer music (David Tulchin) were of the view that Novell’s decline was due to the company’s own market share of reasons, because prior to Windows 95 available, developed by Novell is not compatible with Windows 95 WordPerfect version. He said: “Novell is slow, always lagging behind, always in the Chase. Rapid development of high-tech industries, the market will try to kill you. ”

The jury will meet on Wednesday to consider the case. The case in Federal Court in Salt Lake City in October of this year. (SINA technology)

Microsoft Windows shidiwen·sinuofusiji, President (Steven Sinofsky) said in a media interview, by applying a store selling software is an inevitable trend. Sinuofusiji, online sales software program, is a major change over the past several years. Application users are used to go to the retail store to buy software before, but now the habit has changed, users prefer to download software programs they want over the Internet. Microsoft Windows 8 system set up in the app store, is an inevitable trend.

The operating system is set up in the app store, is a major move for Microsoft Windows 8 System. In addition, Microsoft adjusted the application programmatically, this type of chips so that the application can support more.

Sinuofusiji commitment, Microsoft will launch at the end of February next year beta of Windows 8 System. But he declined to give specific time to market Windows 8 release.

Sinuofusiji said Microsoft did not change in sales strategy, Windows 8 app store remains the only channel to publish an application software developers, enterprises and developers will have an independent application delivery. In addition, sinuofusiji also said that the Windows Store can only be used in Windows 8 systems, programs running on other Windows systems can only be sold in the traditional way.

Market watchers noted that the Windows Store is designed for a new type of application, does not support operating systems other than Windows 8 is understandable, but it also means that Microsoft in terms of building a user base and attracting developers and had to start from scratch.

For ARM processor Windows 8 computers for traditional desktop application support issues, sinuofusiji has not answered. Microsoft before this demonstration, traditional desktop applications can be used on ARM chip platforms, but Microsoft said at that time, it’s just technology demonstrations. Sinuofusiji for the company’s plans in this regard, also did not give any news.

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According to the San Francisco Chronicle reports that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer (Steve Ballmer) said he did not accept any Windows computer systems that are out of date. He also said that Microsoft plans to make phones carrying Windows 8 operating system.

At Microsoft’s annual shareholder meeting, Paulson was asked, we are now in the “post-PC era”. Paulson replied, “we are in the era of Windows, and Windows will be at the heart of the time. “

Paulson has talked about Microsoft Windows systems in various areas of promotion, also revealed that Microsoft plans to make mobile devices also carry Windows 8 operating system. He said powerful Windows operating system, will turn a PC into a tablet, a reader, a logger. Ballmer said, over the years, PC of applicability has been confirmed now, PC is like a “programming machine”.

On the past, Ballmer is correct, but for now, Ballmer’s remarks will be faced with some questions, especially in the tablet.

A shareholder asked Ballmer, why did he not show Windows system now Tablet PCs. He let him go and look in the Microsoft store are displayed near the Samsung tablet. However, Samsung’s tablet is using the Windows 7 operating system, and Windows 7 system is not a touch screen system developed for the Center.

That makes Apple’s iPad a bargain, while Apple iPad in development, taking into account the touch technology, and have a shiyuwange touch applications. Microsoft Windows 8 full integration also takes a year to complete, until that time, application developers, including Microsoft, you also need to take some time to catch up with Apple application number.

Windows operating system share data into consistent downward trend there is no turning back, according to Chitika the latest statistics, in October-November of this year, share a strong rebound in 1.4% of the Windows operating system, and lead to systems such as Android and Linux all fell. Mac continues to remain relatively stable situation, present in all operating system second, analysts expect as Microsoft Windows 8 development process and the gradual deepening of the WP7 system, Windows system is expected to rise, following is a statistical chart:

On December 7, according to foreign media reports, the United States on Tuesday, Microsoft shows shop Windows upcoming Windows 8 application Store preview, run the 1.25 billion and announced that the current global Windows PC (including all versions of Windows). In order to attract developers, Microsoft Windows network services Vice President Antoine Leblond published a huge installations of Windows.

The past 2 years, and Windows 7 has sold a total of 500 million, at least 80% installed on a new PC, this means that Windows 7 users to achieve at least 400 million (some is used by enterprises to upgrade, but not yet used).

In contrast, Android phones sold 234 million mobile, Android tablets, sold 13 million units, total of 247 million Android devices.

112 million iPhone sales, iPad for 40 million units, sold a total of 152 million iOS devices.

Windows Metro (for Tablet PC interface) application seems to be installed will be rapid, but the traditional Windows application may take a few minutes to install, unless there is not on Microsoft application installation technologies announces major changes, or catch up with iOS and Android are unlikely.

In addition, Windows 8 release has not yet been published, the industry believes, have to wait until at least autumn next year.

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Microsoft today announced the latest version of the Windows Embedded product line, which is based on Windows 8 code development for Windows Embedded systems.
Microsoft said Windows of this system will be a cross-device, whether mobile phone, computer or even a cloud-system can be used, it provides the full Windows application compatibility, and at the same time brings energy-saving features, including ATM, book tables on embedded devices such as can be applied.

Expects a newer version of Windows Embedded Enterprise v.Next release date later than Windows 8 is about the second half of 2012, at which time it will be directly supported by the Visual Studio 2010, provides a portal for developers.

Windows Embedded v.Next will support a new ARM architecture, and Windows Embedded Compact will continue to be powerful for small embedded devices, flowing experience of real-time operating systems, and a full set of Kit.

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Microsoft recently said, will be integrated in Windows 8, Windows stores, and are likely to be launched next year, then Windows shops will only be able to “Metro” purchase channels. Back in September, Microsoft Build Developers Conference shows Windows stores part of the, but Microsoft has recently revealed that more product information:

Revenue-sharing: with extraction into Apple in the App Store, Microsoft initially obtained from the application of income into 30%; but once developers a revenue of more than $ 25,000, Microsoft itself into 20%. Microsoft hopes to encourage more into development.

Shop Windows and Windows 8 will be released next February Beta: this is the first time Microsoft announced its new operating system beta release date-February 2012. Based on past Microsoft product release cycles, Windows8 official launch may be postponed to the autumn of 2012.

More than 500 million copies of Windows 7 have been sold: until then, Microsoft Announces Windows7 Build Developers Conference in September this year approximately 450 million copies have been sold of grant.

Of course, apart from on a revenue-sharing model is different from Apple, Windows application store also has several highlights of Apple stores do not have:

Transparent auditing mode: Microsoft provides developers with a program Panel, allowing application developers to track their progress during the approval process. Microsoft Windows Web services Deputy Director Le Blanc it with Apple’s opaque audit process made a comparison, and stressed that Microsoft is more open to developers.

Flexible business models: Microsoft allows developers to have their website and application connections, for customers subscribing to their application information. Apple requires developers to comply with “subscribe” (In-App Purchases) rules, user subscription after the success of Apple application will extract 30% into.

Microsoft promised that, relying on the powerful Windows PC users group, developers will have a higher degree of interest.

Worthy of note is that Windows application will only support the application of Metro in the shop, rather than traditional applications.

According to foreign media reports, according to market research firm Forrester Research according to a study to be published Tuesday by Microsoft Windows Tablet PC is slowly closed the door of opportunity, with the passage of time, it can launch a Windows Tablet PC with the iPad compete increasingly less likely. According to Forrester survey, compared with early this year, consumers ‘ interest in Windows Tablet PC has been greatly reduced. At the time of the first quarter of this year, about 46% of the consumers that would like to buy a tablet computer running Windows system, but in the third quarter, when has this way of thinking has reduced the proportion of consumers to 25%.

Currently under development for Microsoft Windows 8 systems, this is not good news. Windows 8 system can be said to be specifically designed for tablets, it can play to the advantages of the tablet computer touch screen, rather than the traditional advantages of PC mouse and keyboard actions. Although Microsoft did not disclose the first systems based on the Windows 8 tablet when it will be listed, but most analysts expect the first Windows 8 tablet at best until the next year, to go on sale in the fall.

That is to say, Microsoft’s competitors also have nearly a full year of them jumped. Forrester analyst J.P. Professor Endre Galla (JPGownder) says: “Windows 8 system might be a good product, just a bit too late to market entry. ”

Microsoft into the Tablet market is always inappropriate, either too early or too late. Ten years ago, when Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, Microsoft introduced the concept of Tablet. But Microsoft’s first tablet computer sales have been poor, it’s first attempt ended in failure in the Tablet market.

Then Apple introduced the iPad, and successful open market. Although the PC industry did not think the iPad to traditional PC sales had a significant negative impact, but even Microsoft admits iPad eating into the sales market for low-end laptops or netbooks.

From Microsoft to developers and media samples in the early days, Windows 8 system has gained positive recognition of the market. Windows 8 system appearance and smooth, like Microsoft’s first Windows Phone 7 system used in the “Metro” UI.

When Windows 8 is expected when the system launched, the competitive situation on the market in which it will be more difficult than it is now. Third generation iPad may launch sometime next year, Amazon’s Kindle Fire Nook and Barnes&Noble also be outdone, at a low price strategy of snatch market. In addition there will be many Android-based tablet computer market, which presented a greater challenge to Microsoft.

A Microsoft spokeswoman declined to comment on the Forrester research report.

As consumers on Microsoft and its Windows are very familiar with the system, this may provide a competitive advantage to Windows 8 tablet. But Apple has with the iPad continues to break new ground, scramble for Tablet PC users. Professor Endre Galla, Microsoft have to wait such a long time to launch products compete with iPad, chances of success of Windows 8 tablet will become smaller and smaller. (Text/Tencent technology)