A. Windows 8 App Gallery

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This appendix introduces you to Windows 8 apps and shows you around the Windows Store by exploring these topics:

• Appreciating your apps

• Checking out the Bing apps

• The Windows Store revisited

• The Windows 8 app gallery

Apps are a big story in Windows 8. They bring life from beyond your computer right to your Start screen. They offer fun, interesting information, beautiful pictures, weather forecasts, shopping, and much more, all in neat little (and sometimes updating) packages that are pleasant to see and easy to use.

And—even better—many of the apps in the Windows Store are free, too. You can browse and search ...

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