Windows Marketplace: Microsoft's new online software and hardware store

[drhayden1]

Microsoft is poised to launch Windows Marketplace a new online store whose tagline is "A world of products that work with Windows." Formerly codenamed Agora, Windows Marketplace appears to be an everything-for-Windows store to be tightly integrated with Windows Vista. Blogger Ed Bott stumbled across Marketplace when using Vista's Windows System Assessment Tool, a program that divines your system's capabilities when you install Vista. When WinSAT gives your system a score based on its components, it also provides a "View software for my base score online" link that takes you to Windows Marketplace and reports your system's specs in the process, presumably so Windows Marketplace can off your softwawre and hardware that will work with you system. Overall there's nothing stunning about Windows Marketplace, though for an online store it's very clean and uncluttered, owing more to the Apple Store web site than, say, Newegg.com. One unique feature is the "Digital Locker," which lets you "find, purchase, download and store software titles from numerous retailers." Windows Marketplace features focuses mainly on desktop software and hardware, but also has PocketPC apps and even Internet Explorer add-ons. It also has RSS feeds for new offerings in its major categories.

http://www.windowsmarketplace.com/

Avast! is in the security downloads-anti-virus
link to avast!below
http://www.windowsmarketplace.com/category.aspx?bcatid=1183&tabid=1&SortBy=POP&Order=D&page=4

link to avast! home review below
http://www.windowsmarketplace.com/details.aspx?view=info&itemid=1468899

[bob3160]

link to avast! home review below
http://www.windowsmarketplace.com/details.aspx?view=info&itemid=1468899

I've added my 2 cents worth. 

[Happy-Dude]

Wow !! The site actually looks well put and stuff ... I can't believe Microsoft is actually doing this ... Security, games, software, hardware ... Amazing !! Looks great, and I'm browsing through it right now ... Gonna rate my favorite programs (look at signature  ).

[Lisandro]

It also provides a "View software for my base score online" link that takes you to Windows Marketplace and reports your system's specs in the process, presumably so Windows Marketplace can off your softwawre and hardware that will work with you system.

Yeah... maybe for newbies... I'll never choose an application because they say it's a good one for me...
Windows Marketplace is just marketing... worse than that is comparing it with Apple Store... They copy, they talk they make it better...
Anyway, I won't start blaming MS... it's not the case, it's not my usual behavior. Take care 

[drhayden1]

Windows Marketplace is just marketing.

hey tech...i know it is just marketing for Microsoft(the one thing they are good at)
and bob3160...thanks for the 2 cents worth..can i borrow some money
look-my two new shiny pennies bob3160 gave me

[bob3160]

and bob3160...thanks for the 2 cents worth..can i borrow some money

You can have half of it.

[drhayden1]

thanks bob for the half of it...half is better than nothing..which half of that amount is almost nothing
how much is he counting below???

[.: Mac :.]

It also provides a "View software for my base score online" link that takes you to Windows Marketplace and reports your system's specs in the process, presumably so Windows Marketplace can off your softwawre and hardware that will work with you system.

Yeah... maybe for newbies... I'll never choose an application because they say it's a good one for me...
Windows Marketplace is just marketing... worse than that is comparing it with Apple Store... They copy, they talk they make it better...
Anyway, I won't start blaming MS... it's not the case, it's not my usual behavior. Take care 

This is a advertising site just like the apple online store. However unlike Apple Microsoft has no Retail Stores to try-before-you-buy