Re:Developers: Don't Treat the Windows Store like the iOS Ap...
by venomsnake on Thursday October 18, 2012 @05:16PM
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Really? Even now in its juvenile stage the Windows 8 store suffers from most of the problems of the that plague the AppStore - the microsoft imposed censorship, guarantees that some interesting apps will never be made. And never be payed for. So you are left with yet another bland clone.
The other thing that the store gives you is low visibility. Because there is one and one only channel of distribution for these apps - currently if I take only the most popular games - it is a list of 60 or 90 titles. I cannot read the titles of the games, let alone try some non-free. There are no humble bundles, gogs, desuras, gamersgate or key-sites from which to obtain or which can increase the visibility and renown. And no - review sites are not good enough because the seller loyalty lays with the customer. The professional reviewer usually with the company that pays the bills.
The problem with apps is there are too many of them. You get overloaded. Where as with an open platform you can tune to the distribution channel that serves your needs best in the app store world this is impossible.
The other thing that the store gives you is low visibility. Because there is one and one only channel of distribution for these apps - currently if I take only the most popular games - it is a list of 60 or 90 titles. I cannot read the titles of the games, let alone try some non-free. There are no humble bundles, gogs, desuras, gamersgate or key-sites from which to obtain or which can increase the visibility and renown. And no - review sites are not good enough because the seller loyalty lays with the customer. The professional reviewer usually with the company that pays the bills.
The problem with apps is there are too many of them. You get overloaded. Where as with an open platform you can tune to the distribution channel that serves your needs best in the app store world this is impossible.