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December 5th, 2012, 15:04 GMT · By

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Facebook Doesn’t Plan a Windows 8 Metro App

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Microsoft’s Windows Store has more than 25,000 apps and it continuously grows at a pretty fast pace, but some world-renowned apps are completely missing for the time being.

One of them is Facebook, as a Windows 8 app would allow adopters of this OS to access their profiles and get in touch with friends without leaving the Modern interface.

But as far as Facebook is concerned, there’s no such project in the works at this time, but an official Windows 8 application may be released at some point, a spokesperson has hinted.

"We are constantly evaluating our strategy for supporting new platforms ... as the market and consumer adoption evolves," a company official has told AdAge.

The good news, on the other hand, is that some of the Windows 8 developers have already created a bunch of Facebook apps and many more will most likely be released in the upcoming months. At least there is hope.

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Comment #1 by: WedgeBob on 30 Dec 2012, 17:34 UTC reply to this comment

I do think this would add to the convenience of the Metro Interface. It would make things easier to go straight to Facebook without having to open up Internet Explorer/Firefox, and having to go through that cumbersome process. I'm starting to dig the Metro Interface, contrary to what others say.

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