Microsoft Finally Cracks Down On Deceptive Windows Store 'Crap Apps'

So-called deceptive crap apps have always plagued the Windows Store. But now, Microsoft appears to be finally ready to do something about them. In a blog post late Wednesday, Microsoft said that it had removed 1,500 deceptively named apps as part of a policy shift to crack down on developers trying to game the system with misleading titles or descriptions, the company said.

A year ago, Microsoft publicly said that the Windows Store has more than 100,000 apps, and it’s unlikely that that number has climbed higher than 200,000 apps by now. But as far back as Oct.2012 before Windows 8 even launched analysts were pointing out that the fate of the Windows 8 app store didn’t need a large number of apps to be successful. It needed quality, and that’s not what Microsoft delivered. Instead, consumers are faced with numerous clone apps and paid alternatives to freeware, both outcomes that give those users a bad taste in their mouths.

PCWorld first started looking at the problem more than a year ago, when the Windows Store was stocked with games of decent quality from developers looking to score with early Windows 8 adopters. But wander into the video apps section, and numerous YouTube clones started popping up.

A problem from the beginning

Note that each App Store has clones,imitations,and applications generally of poor quality,Windows seems to be plagued with it.In July 2013,the problem began to surface again as Windows developers began to come forward and say that they asked to design packaging Adware applications. Duration,we conclude that the response of Microsoft was forced to implement.

 But not suspended until another immersion HowToGeeks this week with more examples of how serious the problem has grown.On Wednesday,Microsoft said it needed to recalibrate.We strive to provide our global customer base,with easy access to the incredible experience of application while developers friction to a minimum,according to the company. "He slides occasionally this process is not synchronous,and we have to calibrate again.

Earlier this year,the company said he heard loud and clear is that people who have trouble finding the applications they wanted.The company changed the certification requirements of the App Store with a renewed clarity of each application to ensure it is within the correct category approach and a single icon,not to be confused with others, including the "real application have.

This policy will be vigorously enforced, Microsoft said both new applications and applications that are already part of the catalog of the Windows Store.Most application developers who are in violation of our policies and good intentions communicated undertake the necessary changes in the company brand, said." Others have been less receptive and then removing the application.

A work in progress

The review of the loading is in progress, and we realize that we do a lot of work, but we have added to it,Microsoft. We apply additional funds for the review process to accelerate and to identify problem more faster.In applications meantime,customers can click on the report you refer to Microsoft buttons next to an application or an e-mail from the company.Can upgrade comisariada also prioritized on the Windows Store Microsoft collections of applications and provides a secure store to browse apps section.

In reality, however, some of these crap apps actually intervene and offer alternatives to application developers simply not on Windows 8,or as the numerous applications of YouTube first part ported functions do not provide discharge YouTube itself.One concern is simply separating the wheat from the chaff.And with more than 300,000 applications for Windows Phone,you can argue that the problem may be even more in the mobile space and to be fair,in the darkest corners of the Web,such as Chrome add-ons.

Microsoft has begun the process. It is worth noting that a few applications appear the howtogeek VLC Player Download and Download VLC Player has been taken out of the store, the evidence shows that Microsoft really show down cracking.As the pictures,but it is still to do a lot of work for Microsoft.