Microsoft Confirms Paid Open-Source Apps Are Welcome on the App Store

Microsoft has finally addressed one the most recent controversies regarding its products, as the company confirmed that paid open-source apps will feel at home on the Microsoft Store. The whole saga started a few weeks ago when Microsoft updated the Microsoft Store policies to state that paid open-source apps were not allowed on the store. At some level, this made sense, as the software giant was trying to increase the security offered to users who download apps from the Microsoft Store, but on the other hand, the developer response has been extremely negative, to say the least. Fast forward to this week, and after further debate, the Redmond-based company has decided to undo its original decision and is now allowing all paid open-source apps on the Microsoft Store. Policy update now removed The aforementioned Microsoft Store policy update has been removed, Microsoft’s Giorgio Sardo explained on