• Windows 8 Pro
• Visual Studio 2012 Ultimate
• SQL Server Express 2012
• Office 2013 Preview

Now I'm just waiting for Hyper-V Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 to RTW.

• Windows 8 x86 slate
• Windows 8 Pro laptop
• 360 + Kinect
• WP
• Office 2013 Preview
• Visual Studio 2012 Ultimate (installing as I speak)

For me, the circle is complete.

Well, need a Surface and need to upgrade to WP8, oh and lets not forget actually getting Office 2013 when it comes out...

I do hope they tweak the Office 2013 UI some more. Currently it's like the epitome of bland (I already used the blue version in 2010 because I thought the default gray one was bland, and this flat white UI is even worse). There's no visual distinction between anything, everything's gray on  white.

• Windows 8 Pro (Living on the desktop)
• Visual Studio 2012 Ultimate
• Visual Studio 2008 (For Windows Mobile compatibility)
• SQL 2008R2 Management Studio (The VS Shell just doesn't cut it)
• Office 2010 (2013 makes me cry)

22 minutes ago, Ian2 wrote

See your software and raise you 2 apps in the store

Hey Ian2, I'm already using "Live Tile news" congrats on that! What's your second app?

12 hours ago, cbae wrote

• SQL Server Express 2012
• Now I'm just waiting for Hyper-V Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 to RTW.

On Azure?

Needless to say the code base is pretty much the same for these two apps, judicious use of compiler flags.  And yes, I did consider merging them but I have found that, for me, 8 feeds is the tipping point performance wise (and I didn't want to get into the 'configurable RSS Feed App' domain.)

Next Up is a version of the 'Live Tile Browser' - this is my most popular Windows phone App and is being 're-imagined' (if that doesn't sound pompous) for Windows 8. 

This should be followed closely by 'Shooting Range' - although I don't have any hardware yet that supports gyro.

(http:///WebSurfaces.co.uk for more info)

If you are running 9200 you should have plenty of apps (including my 2) - just did a spot check* and there are currently 467 Apps showing up for me.

* Search the store App for a blank space " " - thinking that there may be a better way but that seems to bring back all the apps.

This brings up uncomfortable reminders of Xbox Live, which has been devoid of meaningful content over here for years compared to the UK and US. I have no idea whether or not they're planning to repeat that fiasco with the Windows Store, but the first signs aren't good.

Can anyone 'in the know' confirm?

It can be challenging to localize an app. The UI in VS2010 will only show one language at a time, I would prefer to see a grid so I can better spot any mistakes plus it's easier when you want to add a single term, as you now have to open each resx independently.

That said, feel free to try out my app Weerplaza.nl, it's currently primarily targeted for usage in The Netherlands and shows rain clouds and a 2 hour estimate of rainfall in a live tile. So anyone living in or just visiting The Netherlands should check it out, in the 1.1 update which finally after half a month got through the Marketplace update you can turn off the Radar Live Tile so you could also use it outside the Netherlands and pin your favorite places, although the place name could be in Dutch

Posting from my Dell XPS15 running Windows 8 Pro, VS2012 Ultimate and Office 2013, waiting for the WP7/8 SDK!

Edit: finally after 3 weeks I got thrown off first place in The Netherlands by Whatsapp Actually it's a shame, since Whatsapp has done an awful hack with the background audio!

There are some Dutch apps, but also apparently some Chinese. The only really useful apps are MS's (like OneNote MX) and Kindle.

By the way, if you haven't tried Pinball FX2 (one of MS's games for Windows 8), you should. It's pretty fun, and the one free table (Mars) seems reminiscent of the old space cadet table from Windows 98 with its missions and stuff. The ball physics are a bit wonky though, pretty standard for computer pinball.

That explains the lack of apps in the store for some I suppose. Hopefully it'll get better with time.

(Post your own results here)

538, BTW.

1 day ago, evildictait​or wrote

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On Azure?

Mostly for my local network, but I'm also waiting for them update the Azure VM gallery images to 2012 as well.

Edit: I see that they have. Nice!

The only really useful apps are MS's (like OneNote MX) and Kindle.

I have to say I'm really impressed with OneNote MX, despite not being sure what MX means. I find it extremely easy to use, and while the radial menu is something to get used to on a mouse and keyboard (insert "no comprimise!"-DeathByVisualStudio-quip) I can imagine it being great when using touch.

If there's one example of productivity tools being possible in the Metro/Modern/Whatever design, this is it.

23 minutes ago, Bas wrote

I have to say I'm really impressed with OneNote MX, despite not being sure what MX means.

Metro Experience? (What does that make the Mazda MX-5?)

The radial menu reminds me of the four-paned context menu that 3DSMax has (or used to have, the last time I used it was quite a few versions ago). Max used it because they had an insane amount of stuff tucked in the context menu, though.

OneNote MX is very impressive, but I have to ask why I'd use it on a desktop when I spend most of my time in the desktop mode, also have the desktop OneNote, and when I use that I can actually see the stuff I'm taking notes about (overlapping windows FTW). I'm sure MX is great on a tablet, but I see no use case for it on a desktop PC.

It would be interesting to see a metric somewhere , perhaps from MS itself on how quickly store content is growing?

(Remember to post your own results here: http://websurfaces.co.uk/2012/08/19/how-many-windows-8-apps-are-there/)