tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17469573.post4017547871025116225..comments2023-08-08T09:53:14.113-02:00Comments on Platform Wars: Composinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01739889615635395138noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17469573.post-60745816831317341692010-07-29T19:52:00.294-02:002010-07-29T19:52:00.294-02:00M$ is planning an app store for Windows 8. Minims...M$ is planning an app store for <a href="http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-planning-039windows-store039-app-store-for-windows-8" rel="nofollow">Windows 8</a>. Minimsft reports on M$ "every employee the ability to write and deploy WP7 applications."<br /><br />You know I don't know Jack when it comes to tech stuff. My reaction to your question basically came down to trust. <br /><br />I noticed that Lookout reported that a popular Android app was stealing phone data <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/202165/android_app_data_theft_advantage_apple.html?tk=hp_new" rel="nofollow">here</a>. I think it's a good bet that M$ will approach security like Apple does--"Trust us." I think it's also a good bet that approach will falter at times.<br /><br />My sense of trust is that it is fostered by listening. Listening is not something M$ is known for. My ignorant impression is a third-party app-store wouldn't be so hard legally and technically. Trust and security aren't the same but are related. The trick would be to have some listening and trust making in the DNA of a Windows app-store. <br /><br />I bet there will be many ex-M$ folks in the next few years. It's that cohort that a credible 3rd-party store might emerge. Perhaps some of those WP7 developers.John Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17126222842766191343noreply@blogger.com