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Microsoft advarer appsudviklere mod at bruge beskyttede navne

• Via I Started Something, af thimon

20. aug. 2012 08:43Microsoft forbød fornylig at ordet ’Metro’ måtte indgå i relation til Windows 8. Siden da har der været tvivl om hvad Microsoft ville erstatte ’Metro’ med. Først var det ’Modern UI’ hvorefter det blev ’Windows 8’ for til sidst at ende igen med ’Modern UI’.

Læs også: Microsoft: Stop med at kalde Windows 8's GUI for Metro

Microsoft opdaterede d. 14. august deres råd til udviklere i forbindelse med navngivning af apps til Windows Store til at advare om, at ordet ’metro’ i navnet på en app ville medføre, at app’en ikke kan godkendes til Windows Store.

Note Make sure your app name doesn’t include the word metro. Apps with a name that includes the word metro will fail certification and won’t be listed in the Windows Store.Naming your app, Microsoft

Siden har Microsoft dog ændret denne passage således, at det er mere generelt.

Don’t use names trademarked by others
Make sure to select a name for your app that belongs to you. If you use a name that doesn’t belong to you, the owner of that name could have your app removed from the store. If that happens, you would need to change the name of your app and all instances of the name throughout your app and its content before you can submit your app for certification again.Naming your app, Microsoft