Microsoft’s Windows Store is now open for apps from individual developers, as well as companies – and Microsoft also added 82 more submission markets, bringing the number of supported markets to 120. You can submit both Windows 8 apps and traditional Windows applications.
Microsoft is also offering new bonuses for certain MSDN subscribers. If you use Visual Studio Professional, Test Professional, Premium, or Ultimate, you can receive a free, one-year Windows Store developer account. Startup businesses using Microsoft’s BizSpark program and students using Microsoft’s DreamSpark program also receive a waiver of the subscription fee.
You can download the free developer tools and SDK on from the Windows Dev Center. To register for the Windows Store program, click the Dashboard link on the Windows Dev Center and fill in your information. You can see the complete list of supported markets on the Dev Center here.
