Microsoft’s battening down its hatches, and restricting distribution of Metro-style apps to its Windows Store . Developers and enterprise customers (in addition to Win32 desktop apps) get the slide this time ’round the OS reboot , with continued and unfettered access to sideloading at the platform. The choice, similar to Apple’s technique to iOS, falls in keeping with Redmond’s current Windows Phone 7 app policy, and may only come as a shock to users of Android’s open-source ecosystem. In fact, it is only a question of time before denizens of the interweb’s shadowy underworld hobble together a method of bypassing MS’ security features, and open the floodgates to nefarious apps. We’re still waiting to get our hands on those Win8 slates, but meanwhile, sit up for a curated experience.
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