"Well, the Windows Store is still around, but Microsoft has made absolutely zero progress getting people to accept it since Windows 8 first appeared. It's been shoved to the side. There _are_ a few real programs in it now and not just imposters and broken games (Microsoft recently dropped their cut of revenue on games from 30% to 12%, but I still don't think they'll make any inroads against Steam, which is a much better platform which allows you to take your purchases to the Mac or Linux someday)."

When I decided to give the Windows Store a fair shot to see if it had gotten better, I found foobar2000 (without the ability to install encoders), VLC player (without the ability to play DVDs and Blu Ray Discs), and HexChat (without the ability to run scripting language plugins). Marvelous. Furthermore, don't look in the Windows Store as a safe and supported way to get Firefox, Chrome, or other browsers, because Microsoft's policy is they can't be in the Store."