{"id":547631,"date":"2023-02-03T18:33:20","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T15:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-microsoft-store-on-windows-just-got-more-annoying\/"},"modified":"2023-02-03T18:33:20","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T15:33:20","slug":"the-microsoft-store-on-windows-just-got-more-annoying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-microsoft-store-on-windows-just-got-more-annoying\/","title":{"rendered":"#The Microsoft Store on Windows Just Got More Annoying"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a260df0b3b41\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a260df0b3b41\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-microsoft-store-on-windows-just-got-more-annoying\/#%E2%80%9CThe_Microsoft_Store_on_Windows_Just_Got_More_Annoying%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;The Microsoft Store on Windows Just Got More Annoying&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CThe_Microsoft_Store_on_Windows_Just_Got_More_Annoying%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;The Microsoft Store on Windows Just Got More Annoying&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div id=\"post-870650\">\n<div class=\"entry-content e-content\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage aligncenter size-full wp-image-809016\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Microsoft-Store-featured-image.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Microsoft Store logo\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Microsoft Store is the intended one-stop shop for <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>s and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s on Windows, but it\u2019s never been all that great, and many popular apps still aren\u2019t available through the store. Now it\u2019s about to get even more annoying.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft first announced in May 2022 that it would roll out more advertising to the Store, allowing developers to target and buy ad space on searches for competitor\u2019s apps. You may have seen this on the Apple App Store on iPhone \u2014 searching for \u201ctiktok\u201d often displays Instagram as the first result, because Meta paid a lot of money for that ad spot. It\u2019s a strategy that often leads to smaller developers <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tidbits.com\/2020\/08\/13\/developers-v-apple-outlining-complaints-about-the-app-store\/#:~:text=level%20playing%20field%3F-,App%20Store%20Ads,-The%20App%20Store%E2%80%99s\">having to pay extra money to Apple<\/a> for top spot in a search for their own application.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft has <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">decided it also likes more money<\/span> started rolling out the new advertising in the Store. The company said in a blog post, \u201cMicrosoft Store Ads was designed to help developers grow their business by getting their apps or games in front of the right customers at the right time, and to inspire Microsoft Store customers with great content. A developer of a music-making app, for example, will be able to create an ad campaign to get their app in front of an audience that likes music or likes to create music.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-807362 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Microsoft-Store-Ads-Consumer-Experience.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Microsoft Store advertisements\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-credittext=\"Microsoft\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Advertisement example on Microsoft Store (see the \u2018Ad\u2019 indicator on \u201cContoso Suite\u201d) <span class=\"imagecredit\">Microsoft<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Microsoft Store is still fully supported on Windows 10, so you\u2019ll see the new ads in the Store on both Windows 10 and 11. The one bright side is that ads can only be for items published in the Microsoft Store \u2014 you might see ads for <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> or Spotify, but not for wireless earbuds or an iPhone-only game.<\/p>\n<p><small>Source: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.windows.com\/windowsdeveloper\/2023\/02\/02\/developers-meet-microsoft-store-ads\/\">Microsoft<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><br \/>\n<!-- .entry-footer --><\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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