The Windows Concept Journey — “Microsoft Store” (formally Windows Store)

Microsoft Store was formerly known as Windows Store, it is a distribution platform created and managed by Microsoft. It was created in order to be an application marketplace for Windows 8, allowing the distribution of UWP (Universal Windows Platform) applications. Since Windows 10 (1803) different distribution platforms (“Xbox Store”, “Xbox Video”, “Xbox Music”, “Windows Phone Store” and “Windows Market Place”) were merged into “Microsoft Store” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Store).

Moreover, we can think about “Microsoft Store” as an equivalent to Apple’s “App Store” and “Google Play”. We can access it using the “Microsoft Store” app (as shown in the screenshot below) or by using the following link: “https://apps.microsoft.com/”. By using the Microsoft Store we can easily find/install/uninstall applications (https://www.pcmag.com/picks/best-apps-in-the-windows-11-store).

Lastly, users can purchase different items from the Microsoft Store. Examples of such items are: software (like Adobe Photoshop and Microsoft Teams), business applications (like Microsoft 365 and Dynamic 365), games, movies and TV shows, hardware, developer and IT tools (https://www.techtarget.com/searchmobilecomputing/definition/Windows-Store).

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