Windows 8 app store now open to all developers
Microsoft's Windows Store -- the built-in app store for Windows 8 and Windows RT -- is open to all developers in 120 markets, as of today
Of these 120 markets, 82 are newly supported, according to a new post on the "Windows Store for Developers" blog. (Here's a list of the markets now supported.)
To reward developers "for their interest and commitment to Windows," Microsoft officials have said they are providing all eligible Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) subscribers with a free, one-year Windows Store developer account as part of their MSDN benefits. ("… Read more