Comments on: Windows 8.1 will freeze out small business apps; ISVs to get affected https://news.thewindowsclub.com/windows-8-1-will-freeze-small-business-apps-isvs-get-affected-65471/ TheWindowsClub Tech News covers the latest Microsoft Windows 10 news, along with other products & services like Office, etc. Mon, 02 Mar 2015 10:03:46 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Supreet Bhatia https://news.thewindowsclub.com/windows-8-1-will-freeze-small-business-apps-isvs-get-affected-65471/#comment-1831 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 06:45:00 +0000 http://news.thewindowsclub.com/?p=65471#comment-1831 In reply to OneVoiceSays.

Yes, it seems that Microsoft is following the footsteps of Apple and if you really look at it, enterprises can install custom iOS apps without going to the app store, whereas Microsoft is limiting customer base with desktop apps.

]]> By: OneVoiceSays https://news.thewindowsclub.com/windows-8-1-will-freeze-small-business-apps-isvs-get-affected-65471/#comment-1824 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 02:57:00 +0000 http://news.thewindowsclub.com/?p=65471#comment-1824 It appears that Microsoft is attempting to move to a model where all software purchases must pass through their store so that they can collect a royalty on the sale. One of the benefits of the PC platform has always been the broad variety of applications that are readily available to customers at competitive prices.

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