Microsoft will reveal more details about its Windows 8 app store at an event in San Francisco on Tuesday. Members of the media and invited developers will learn about the company’s new store during a special two-hour presentation.
The new Windows Store is expected to launch after Windows 8 goes on sale next year, which is believed to be happening in the fall. Immediately accessible from Windows 8, the new app store is expected to be cast as a competitor to Apple’s Mac App Store, offering free trials of Metro-themed programs in addition to the full paid versions, according to multiple reports.
Microsoft’s new app store comes with the computing world in the midst of a shift from traditional menu tabs and pop-up windows to touch screens and apps, where Amazon and Apple have a distinct head start with the Kindle Fire and iPad, respectively. In a similar instance of the Seattle tech giant possibly playing catch-up, Microsoft was recently rumored to be developing a social network as well.
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