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        <title><![CDATA[&quot;I like to start conspiracy theories.&quot;]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-401606-3746194]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[Tin foil is on aisle 5.  You can use an aluminum funnel as a template; they're on aisle 9.  Be sure to plug the hole in the top.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[CharlieSpencer_Palmetto]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 07:11:47 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Why is Apple standing the way?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I like to start conspiracy theories. The latest is; Is Apple preventing iOS app developers from rewriting their apps for other OS's? There I said it, Apple is a corporate bully. Anyone else believe this? It's not hard to see this happening, why else would Windows 8 app store fall short?Maybe, of the millions of apps out there, only a few are Really useful and original.Yes, Seriously, How many apps are Really going to be used by a person in their lifetime?And, How many facebook or other apps that do the same thing do we really need?I'm betting that the app fever has cooled, that over the last few years app developers have realized that &quot;their&quot; app isn't the best thing ever and only the serious apps are even being made.Break it down, How about some stats on how many iOS apps haven't been downloaded in the last year or how many have only been downloaded less than 100 times in it's lifetime? Might explain why Win8 doesn't have as manyORApple is a corporate Bully!]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Nashphil]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 06:23:05 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[One App I'd gladly pay for]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Does anyone know of an app for Windows 8 that will disable the gestures - or whatever it is that causes the charm bars to pop up in the middle of what you're doing, and then the start screen pops up - it is annoying as fingers on a chalk board. Any small movement on the touch pad can trigger it. If you are using a mouse it is not an issue, but I use the touch pad a lot. I am very close to loading Windows 7 on my laptop. Please let me know if there is a way to disable this god-awful feature. TIA]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[ssanders@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 11:13:20 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Gracias, Senor.  No text.]]></title>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[CharlieSpencer_Palmetto]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 10:14:52 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Don't give up hope yet...]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-401606-3744890]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[... I working on taking a deep look at apps that would be beneficial to desktop users.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Shultz]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 08:48:30 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Based on the lack of response, apparently not.]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Nothing but crickets...]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[CharlieSpencer_Palmetto]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 08:22:06 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[20,000 good apps is better than 200,000 medocre ones]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I agree with others that I only need to choose from 4 or 5 Scientific Calculator apps, not 100 or 200. Also, I have a couple of App ideas I'd love to work on, but I hold down a full time developer job and as of now they don't have a need for me to work on any App development. I'd work on an App at home, but I have a wife and family that I like to spend time with. Yes, I know I could make a few extra bucks doing 'App' development, but quality time with those that I love is more important! ]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[carpetking]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 07:44:22 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Is 100000 apps a need]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Microsoft may have made the comment of adding 100,000 apps... and that did not happen so what... Of the 100,000 plus apps on the iphone or droid sphere.. how many people realistically have explored even 10,000 apps (those who may have were either getting paid for it or just had too much time on their hands (wonder what they do for a living))... I am in India and using a Windows 7.5 device...I have not had the need to install more that 50-60 apps (games included), of which I may have uninstalled quite a few. If the apps that are there are good and meet the needs of a majority of users it really does nto matter how many apps are there.... The number game of having so many apps is just a marketing gimmick ... and fuel is added to it by writers who don't have anything better to do...Seriously dude... if you get paid to count the apps on the windows store on a weekly basis...power to you my friend and is there a vacany to do that...Me reading this article and responding to it could also mean I have a bit more time on my hand... .]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[scorpioyd]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 03:35:19 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Thanks]]></title>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Shultz]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2013 18:12:43 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Hmmm...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[...the only response I can come up with is... You're not from around here, are you? Otherwise you would know that I've written lots, and lots of &quot;fact-based&quot; articles for TechRepublic. If you are interested, please check out my TR page http://www.techrepublic.com/search?a=Greg+Shultz&amp;tag=content;siu-container]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Shultz]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2013 18:10:02 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[That sounds interesting...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[...I'd like to read that report. Can you post a link?I agree with you... I'd prefer quality over quantity.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Shultz]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2013 18:02:48 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Still too new!]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[For serious application development your not going to get software written and approved in 90 days.  Many developers waited until full release of the OS prior to investing into development. Also the Modern UI metro type &quot;app&quot; seems to be predominantly non professional, games, and trinket apps that have little more than novelty value to desktop users. (Where most of the Windows 8 installations seem to be). Microsoft seem to be offering good support, and pushing hard but its still early days for the more serious developers, and hopefully some full software enhanced for Windows 8 will start to become available over the next 6 to 12 months. At this stage it all seems like copies of IOS and android apps. (Not necessarily the better ones)I hope the market doesn't go the way of IOS etc, being filled with the same apps with a different skins.  How many &quot;bubble pop&quot; , &quot;Jumping&quot; or &quot;hidden item&quot; apps do you need?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[programit@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2013 14:17:30 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Who gives a flying phrack on the number of apps.....]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[.... I don't care if any platform even has a billion apps. Unless they are useful and of quality, why bother with the race for the NUMBER of apps? A report came out that at Apple's AppStore(TM), something likre over 50% of the apps were never even downloaded and many others downloaded just a few times.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Gisabun]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2013 11:51:10 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[How Many Apps Does A Platform Need?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I agree with Mark and Dave.  I have 133 apps installed on my Andy; I don't really need 1/4 of those as it is.  As long as I can find the ones I need to accomplish the things I want to do with a smartphone, why should I care about Apple's or Google's huge number of apps (so many of which have duplicate functionality or are simply not anything I need or want) compared to Microsoft's?  The big problem with Microsoft's platform right now is their interface, not whether they can cram an app store with a volume of junk to rival those of Apple and Google.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[BuckG@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2013 00:46:16 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Maybe developers have the same question I have]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Why make a metro app if you can make an html5 app.If HTML5 can't do it, metro probably can't and then a desktop program is the best solution.MS spent lots of time trying to figure out how people use their computer, and that's fine, but they forgot that the purpose of an OS is to run programs, and developers will use whatever gives them the biggest audience and the best results (best return for time and money).  And that's not metro.  Metro is locked to Windows.  So if you are going to develop windows only, why not make it a desktop app and get the full ability of the system?  If you are trying for multi platform, solutions like HTML5 are where you are going to turn.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Slayer_]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:23:28 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[security??]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[100,000 apps is senseless.  As has been mentioned, how many clocks, birds, and flashlights do you need?  Ahh, but maybe you're waiting for the flashlight app that, when lit, plays the William Tell Overture??We need quality - which includes security - not quantity.For example, bank apps:  lots of them, yes, but the 'developers' are vague shadows.  Their app gives full access to your account, and transmits your username and password (through them) in clear text.  And offers you the option to store the u/p on your device so that when it's stolen, it makes someone very happy.  Flashlights?  One got uninstalled very quickly when it was discovered it had full access to the device.  Then, it allowed for the video to be turned on AND record ambient audio.  A FLASHLIGHT?  That little LED???I no longer update apps and have cleaned the closet.I don't know the security level of Win8 devices, but let's just say they're on the 'patch list.'  Android is the most vulnerable system and that problem is expected to increase this year.  They appear to have little or no control on developers or a check/balance system to insure an app is safe before distribution.If Microsoft wanted a good advertising point for business users .. not the toy market .. they'd limit the total number of apps, check them (and the developer) before release and continue to monitor them, and advertise the heck out of that security feature.  With some companies discussing the value of both BYOD and syncing all Win8 devices, that's a selling point.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[eaglewolf]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 15:46:50 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[W-8 is terrible]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[It is such a large change from XP, my previous computer's system, that I can't do my daily tasks.  I was forced to buy a W7 system just to stay alive.  Now I'm trying to figure out how to backload XP on the W8 system - chuck the touch screen, get rid of the crap the vendor shipped, get rid of the pop-ups and junk that comes when I'm reading e/mail and just do my work.I don't need or want 100,000 apps - I have a Android so I know the apps I need and that improve my life.Make it all go away - sell me an extra cost version of W8 that gets out of my way and lets me accomplish my work, not the work of the vendors and developers who make crap that they push as software./Stu]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[stu@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 12:53:34 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Ah! so here we are.]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[&quot;a very healthy ecosystem of apps&quot; Does the company that sells Sea-Monkeys also sell App growing kits? I'm off to buy a Superman comic to find out.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[BavonWW]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 12:48:10 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The colours, the colours,.........]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Metro might have a few good points but I get the feeling that more money was spent on advertising and worthless market research than needed; resulting in the Toytown colour scheme, and feature omissions,  which fails to promote confidence in real-world users...Microsoft; please put me or any average user in charge and you'll see your market share rocket.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[BavonWW]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 12:42:11 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Wrong direction]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[It should be a countup, no?I don't think MS would really want a countdown. ]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[TrueDinosaur]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 12:07:23 -0800</pubDate>
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