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Does anybody make money with the Windows Store?

I just went there and search for "paint.net" and the app wasn't in the results. The closest thing was the book Getting Started with Paint.NET.

It also returned Wild Gorilla Slots, and a bunch of fantasy games like Grim Legends 3: The Dark City.

Why do app stores have such a hard time with search?

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From the link, near the top:

> (It may take a little bit of time before you can search for Paint.NET on the Windows Store. I’m told that things take up to 24 hours to “propagate.”)

Does Microsoft's database run on DNS?

I wonder if every machine stores the entire catalog, and periodically syncs.

I assume on limited connections, it will never sync, meaning if you use a latop tethered to your cell-phone, you will see the windows-appstore of 1984. (any old date would have done, but this one rhymed)

Even DNS only takes 5 mins tops

When you talk about DNS propagation you have to take cache into account. You could set TTL that low (even if you do, some will ignore it) but normally it's a lot longer so you often get times like 24-48 hours for complete propagation.

Sure. But even so, the search results are terrible. Gorrila slots?

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