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If you find yourself unable to access your PC, but want to look up an app from the redesigned Microsoft Store in Windows 11, a new web version can help solve this dilemma.
While you could previously access the Microsoft Store on the web, this new version has a new look and categories that mirror Windows 11ās version, which should make it easier to browse apps and download web extensions.
It features the same design that other apps in Windows 11 have seen, such as Paint and Windows Media Player, and having a familiar-looking Microsoft Store on the web makes it much easier to look for apps when you canāt reach your laptop or PC.
This also highlights the overdue need for Apple to do the same for remotely accessing the App Store via a web browser, which is an area that Apple struggles to compete with compared to Microsoft and Google.
[HEADING=1]Analysis: Another good move from Microsoft - now itās Appleās turn[/HEADING]
Going through the Microsoft Store on a MacBook via Safari is a simple affair - you can search and browse the categories that are on a sidebar to the left, and when you select an app, you can view its description, user reviews, and even see some screenshots.
Itās another effort from Microsoft that deserves praise, especially due to how a previous version of the Microsoft Store was riddled with spam apps and a search bar that couldnāt actually search.
While it would be welcome to be able to remotely download apps from this web version (as Google allows with the Google Play Store), itās a good start regardless, and also shows how Apple could take some pointers from Microsoft for its own App Store.
[IMG alt=āTikTok page on Appleās App Store in a web browserā]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3A...N8zF3YDGfb.png
(Image credit: Apple)
Take this TikTok app page on the App Store for example. While it mimics the App Store when you browse it on an iPhone or iPad, thereās no way of going to the homepage of the Store, or seeing the charts of whatās been bought and downloaded for free.
You could go to this Categories page, but itās been abandoned for so long that it still says āiTunesā at the top of the page. Considering that Apple hasnāt used the āiTunesā name since 2019 with the debut of the Music app in macOS Big Sur, itās definitely time for the page to see an update.
Being able to freely browse the App Store on a web browser could be appealing to many, especially if you can queue up a download to send to your Mac or iPhone.
But perhaps as a start, Apple should at least make it so that you can browse the App Store remotely using a web browser, and offer a similar experience to what users would have when using their Apple device.
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[li]How to download and install Windows 11[/li][/ul]
Via WindowsLatest
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While you could previously access the Microsoft Store on the web, this new version has a new look and categories that mirror Windows 11ās version, which should make it easier to browse apps and download web extensions.
It features the same design that other apps in Windows 11 have seen, such as Paint and Windows Media Player, and having a familiar-looking Microsoft Store on the web makes it much easier to look for apps when you canāt reach your laptop or PC.
This also highlights the overdue need for Apple to do the same for remotely accessing the App Store via a web browser, which is an area that Apple struggles to compete with compared to Microsoft and Google.
[HEADING=1]Analysis: Another good move from Microsoft - now itās Appleās turn[/HEADING]
Going through the Microsoft Store on a MacBook via Safari is a simple affair - you can search and browse the categories that are on a sidebar to the left, and when you select an app, you can view its description, user reviews, and even see some screenshots.
Itās another effort from Microsoft that deserves praise, especially due to how a previous version of the Microsoft Store was riddled with spam apps and a search bar that couldnāt actually search.
While it would be welcome to be able to remotely download apps from this web version (as Google allows with the Google Play Store), itās a good start regardless, and also shows how Apple could take some pointers from Microsoft for its own App Store.
[IMG alt=āTikTok page on Appleās App Store in a web browserā]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3A...N8zF3YDGfb.png
(Image credit: Apple)
Take this TikTok app page on the App Store for example. While it mimics the App Store when you browse it on an iPhone or iPad, thereās no way of going to the homepage of the Store, or seeing the charts of whatās been bought and downloaded for free.
You could go to this Categories page, but itās been abandoned for so long that it still says āiTunesā at the top of the page. Considering that Apple hasnāt used the āiTunesā name since 2019 with the debut of the Music app in macOS Big Sur, itās definitely time for the page to see an update.
Being able to freely browse the App Store on a web browser could be appealing to many, especially if you can queue up a download to send to your Mac or iPhone.
But perhaps as a start, Apple should at least make it so that you can browse the App Store remotely using a web browser, and offer a similar experience to what users would have when using their Apple device.
[ul]
[li]How to download and install Windows 11[/li][/ul]
Via WindowsLatest
Continue readingā¦