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by oliwarner 5044 days ago
Well that's the ugliest implementation of a package manager I've ever seen.

But that is the answer. A package manager. Simplified installation for users, keeps things secure (as long as vendors push updates to the repos) and probably makes Microsoft some cash from selling stuff.

But it's certainly not a new idea.
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xqyz 5044 days ago
Chrome's Webstore[1] is even uglier imho, but yeah as far as package managers go I wouldn't want to use it to be honest. The whole Windows 8 style on XP doesn't help either.

[1] https://chrome.google.com/webstore?hl=en-US

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thibauld_ 5044 days ago
Maybe you'll like our upcoming v2 implementation better? http://static.allmyapps.com/images/uploads/allmyapps_v2.jpg
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oliwarner 5043 days ago
Honestly? Not really...

I don't know where to look between the logo, tiles, sidebar filters, sign-up button, big text "tabs", forced uppercase, forced lowercase and that mysterious white pane at the bottom.

It all sort of makes sense and doesn't at the same time. It's a really hard one to explain. I think a first step you need to look at the typography. It's all over the place. If that's a Windows style convention, there's no saving the human race.

It's also not that useful to just have a massive tile-spread of things at the topmost levels. Keep editorial and design control over the first "Find apps" screen. Also make sure you're not suggesting things that people already have on those screens.

And why are there things without icons?

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luney 5043 days ago
The new version looks really good. When will that be available?
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