A Windows 8 App Store has long been in the works and now leaks at Chinese site cnBeta have given us another look at what Microsoft has in store…

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The images show the Windows 8 App Store is not a million miles away from the Mac App Store in looks and execution (we spotted Angry Birds lurking in there) and also partially explains why that Microsoft/Apple battle over the term “app store” has been hotting up recently.

Rumours suggest that the Windows 8 App Store has sailed through its internal testing and will arrive in beta fairly soon. Hopefully the Windows 8 App Store might encourage PC makers to ship less bloatware.

Out TBC | £TBC | Microsoft (via ZDNet/cnBeta)

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