Microsoft has just announced that it will be offering a generous 80% revenue share to developers who make apps for the upcoming Windows store. The windows store will go hand in hand with the new Windows 8, due to have a beta release in February 2012. This goes to show the kind of direction Microsoft wants to go with it's new operating system for tablets and perhaps even phones. It's also an obvious move to ...

Following in the footsteps of Apple's success with the iTunes app store, the new Windows 8 will reportedly have a very similar app-based marketplace. Microsoft is expected to reveal its Windows 8 app store plans this week, detailing how it will challenge Apple’s thriving third-party download ecosystem with its new breed of notebooks, desktops and tablets. The unveil will come at an event on Tuesday, Fox New ...