14 DAY TRIAL // Windows 8 currently allows users to install the same Metro app on a maximum of 5 different devices, but the company has decided to implement a new change in its modern platform.
The company said that starting on October 8, both Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 users would be allowed to install apps on up to 81 devices with the same account.
“We believe this change will be beneficial to the app developers. On one hand, the ability to run on more devices may mean more revenue from the apps that are ad-based. On the other hand, if limiting the service that can be accessed simultaneously on devices is critical for the business model of the app, we provide a set of APIs to build a service-side verification to set that limit,” the company explained.
Microsoft claims that it is killing two birds with one stone using this simple change. First, “the most active customers” will be allowed to access their apps from any computer, while developers will be able to test their apps on a bigger number of devices.