Microsoft modified app certification requirements to reduce...
Microsoft modified app certification requirements to reduce imitation apps, it said in a blog post Wednesday (http://bit.ly/1licjpg). “Earlier this year we heard loud and clear that people were finding it more difficult to find the apps they were searching for;…
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often having to sort through lists of apps with confusing or misleading titles.” The changes will give more weight to apps’ names, icons and categorization, the company said. “We've also been working on titles already in the catalog, conducting a review of Windows Store to identify titles that do not comply with our modified certification requirements.” Through this process, Microsoft has removed more than 1,500 apps from the app store, it said. Customers can apply for a refund if they paid for a misleading app, Microsoft said.