Windows Store Crosses 5000+ Apps !

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As we inch closer to the Windows 8 Public Release,the Windows Store is also growing at an alarming rate.

A couple of weeks ago we reported that the Windows Store has crossed 3600 apps and we also speculated that the app count could hit 5000 apps before the public release.As reported earlier by WinAppUpdate on their twitter page the store has already crossed 5000 apps,with current app count of 5,562 apps(Modern UI based apps),of which 87% apps are free.

From the total number of apps on the store 94% of the x86/x64 apps are compatible with Windows RT platform.So it’s definitely an indication that developers are serious not just about Windows 8 but also about the Windows RT platform.

With this rate we can now expect around 7,000 apps by the launch which is almost a week from now on October 26th,when we will see the launch of Windows 8 and Windows RT along with the launch of Surface RT tablets and the Wndows8 and RT based tablets from various manufacturers like Dell,Lenovo,Acer,Asus,Samsung.

 

  • http://www.facebook.com/KrissrocK Philip Christian

    i hope this puts all that RT/Pro hooplah to rest. Ppl were stating how stupid it would be have RT and it not be compatible with Pro/x86 appliations…true, but to see that 94% of the NEW apps so far cross compatible, it’s a great accomplishment. Developers would foolish not to develop for the RT as this is the cheaper and most like will be the more popular option.