
For example, you're still going to want to run complex pro-level apps like Adobe Photoshop, in the desktop.Īs with most mobile platforms, most of the apps are free-especially the well-known ones like Facebook, Skype, Twitter, and Netflix-but there are plenty of premium-level apps, especially games like Halo Spartan Assault or Bejeweled, that cost from $1.49 up. Here you'll find our picks of some of the coolest.ĭon't forget that as a full-fledged desktop OS, Windows 8.1 still runs all existing Windows apps in its desktop view, in addition to the new-style apps we're including below, so the whole universe of Windows apps isn't represented here-not by a long shot. With that many to choose from, you can be sure there are some gems. There, you'll find over 120,000 apps available for easy download, installation, and updating. The new Windows does double duty as a desktop/laptop and touch tablet operating system, but it still has a whole app store for a new class of touch-friendly tablet-centric apps-the Windows Store.

After all, the iPad has been available since 2010 and accumulated over 475,000 apps in its store. Windows 8 and now Windows 8.1 have had a lot of catching up to do, apps-wise.
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