Trouble For Microsoft Developers With the Windows Store

An anonymous reader writes "This blog post from an un-happy Microsoft developer highlights many of the problems that developers are having with submitting to the new Windows store. His app, that won 2 App X challenges from Microsoft, has been rejected 6 times over 2 months with no clear indications as to the cause. This is even after going through a rigorous early-certification process. With Windows RT relying solely on apps from the store, and there being just over 7,000 apps total, Microsoft could have a big problem here."

Comments

only 7000 apps?

[wardk]

that's only like 3 per RT user?

the horror

Re:only 7000 apps?

[Concerned Onlooker]

"preying on retards has always been profitable."

Is that how Microsoft initially came to dominate?

Re:only 7000 apps?

[Concerned Onlooker]

The difference is that cattle don't have a sense of taste even though they may taste good.

Clearly this is Apple's fault

[Anonymous Coward]

First they reject apps on their own store, now they're rejecting apps on Microsoft's store! When will the insanity end?

Re:Clearly this is Apple's fault

[M. Baranczak]

Well, MS already copied everything else from Apple. This shouldn't come as a surprise.

Existing Functionality.

[PlusFiveTroll]

I tried to submit and app called the Windows Store but it was rejected because it duplicated the existing functionality of the Apple App Store.

Developers

[PPH]

Developers! Developers! Developers!

Developers?

[sound of crickets]

I really tried to care...

[TWX]

...honestly, but between Apple's psychotic terms and Google's loose terms leading to virus problems, I really just don't care. Someone will come up with a third-party installer that won't require any kind of permission or certification from Redmond, and since the bulk of people who'll have a snowball's chance in hell of actually noticing this deficiency will use that third-party loader, it won't really matter. If anything it'll allow for a separation between the mundane, boring user and the geek, techie, nerd, what have you.

Is post-geek a label? As in, one who used to pay attention to the excessive details of digging deep into how something works, but now has graduated into the realization that one can do whatever one needs to do with just about any tools or platform or system and no longer has a need to scrutinize so strongly because one's skills are good enough to weather any circumstances regardless of the technological changes?

Re:I really tried to care...

[TubeSteak]

Is post-geek a label? As in, one who used to pay attention to the excessive details of digging deep into how something works, but now has graduated into the realization that one can do whatever one needs to do with just about any tools or platform or system and no longer has a need to scrutinize so strongly because one's skills are good enough to weather any circumstances regardless of the technological changes?

Not everyone's skills are good enough.
But TWX (665546), you're not alone.
There is hope and there is help: Ask Slashdot: Rectifying Nerd Arrogance?

Re:I really tried to care...

[jyx]

No, it's called maturity. It can happen as early as your late 20s, but typically it takes until the mid-30s to manifest. Other symptoms include being in bed by midnight, not being as good as you remember at first-person shooter games

Please stop stalking me.

Re:"could have a big problem"

[girlintraining]

That's a "HAS a big problem" thing.

Problem, n.: A feature. -- The New Ballmer Dictionary

Re:Actually doesn't really matter to it

[homsar]

I've yet to meet someone that has dumped their smartphone or computer for their tablet and as such they really don't need it.

I've yet to meet someone who has dumped their smartphone or computer for their toaster, guess they don't need that either.