Windows Store has no future?

Question

Mobile development

Good afternoon, dear habrausers. I suggest you discuss the topic of the future Windows Store.

My opinion: the Windows Store has no future.

Causes? Limited monetization of the application, unavailability for the developer.

I wanted to write some free apps and publish them on the Windows Store, but I have to pay $50 to register. After I paid 1,500 rubles, I no longer want to make applications for free ... And not everyone likes to buy applications. Hence the conclusion: There won't be a steady stream of good free apps in the Windows Store.

But it would be possible to make the windows store more accessible.

I see 2 ways:
1. Add registration without the possibility of publishing paid applications. (I do not like it)
2. Make registration free of charge, and charge a percentage of app sales. Add the ability to monetize with ads in the application and take payment also with a percentage of the developer's profit.

Maybe I'm wrong and there is an opportunity to publish free applications for free, but I did not find such an opportunity.

Do you think Microsoft is not aware that their policy is a failure?

Maybe write a petition? There are many legally educated people on Habré who can write a letter. All that remains is to sign it and send it to Microsoft ...

Answer 1

Become a member of the Microsoft BizSpark program and get a lot of free perks.

Answer 2

Perhaps this is a way to protect the store from low-grade hellowords. (of which there are thousands now in the same google.play)

Answer 3

what about the appstore? There, after all, you also have to pay for the possibility of accommodation?

Answer 4

There is a free app, and then there is a "free" app. In the second case, this is either an advertising campaign, or (more likely) the In-App Purchase scheme adopted by the majority today - started playing for free, got involved, wanted a cooler machine gun in the game - pay with real In-App Purchase. And the game itself is free, yes, free at all.
I agree, if you really want to do good to people and distribute a really free free application, then it’s not profitable for you.
But only on this basis, it’s not worth thinking that “this Store has no future” - hundreds of people with various schemes for monetizing free software will be against you alone. It's sad, but such is the law of the market. (my answer seems to be generally applicable to any modern App. Store)

Answer 5

There won't be a constant stream of good free apps in the Windows Store.

And what store has a stream of free good apps? Of course, if you discard the official clients of anything and do not take into account, as they said above, “free” applications.

Answer 6

Well, you're probably right. Though I don't understand what's stopping you from also reviewing apps before publishing and not charging the developer if the app is completely free.
I'm a system administrator and I only write just 4 fun and the fact that I can't show my application to someone makes me sad. But I don’t want to give 1.5 rubles just like that, I’d rather take my daughters to the circus.