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will the Windows Store be ready for its big software coming-out party?

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        WINDOWS 8 a.. appsCan the Windows Store possibly be ready by Oct. 26?
         Brad Chacos
        @BradChacosa.. Oct 1, 2012 3:30 AM a.. printWhen legions of PC users dip into Windows 8 for the very first time in late October, they’ll be greeted by a Start screen that runs only what Microsoft is calling “Windows 8 apps”—touch-optimized programs designed for the new operating system’s live tile interface.

        The tiled Start screen can't be skipped, so for better or worse, Microsoft is foisting a brand new software ecosystem on the PC-loving public. Sure, any Windows 8 device running on an x86 processor will still be able to run traditional software (now called “desktop applications”), but by pushing the new apps to the very front of everyone’s Windows experience, Microsoft is betting its future on the new tile-based interface and its only compatible apps.

        The only place to get the new apps are in Microsoft's own curated Windows Store. So as the Windows Store goes, so goes Windows 8—and Microsoft itself.

        But the clock is ticking. Today is Oct. 1 and Windows 8 launches on Oct. 26. Microsoft has entered its home stretch. With less than a month remaining, will the Windows Store be ready for its big software coming-out party?
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