Windows Store holiday schedule

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re: Windows Store holiday schedule

YanFlex — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 10:50:11 GMT

Could you please fix the issue mentioned in this thread before the holiday break? Support does not help at all.

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This issue is killing our app Craigslist+. We became #1 on the top free list under lifestyle in just one month after it was released. Not many apps can do that. Well, it has been 3 days since it got completely removed from the top free list for no reason. The number of downloads tanked to 1/7 as before. App like this should be considered on the promotion page because we outran all 3 currently promoted apps.

Thanks!

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John — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 02:09:22 GMT

I am glad to hear that Microsoft respects employees' desire to spend time with their families. Any other approach would be detrimental to Microsoft and hence us in the longer term. Thanks for the advance notice.

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David — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 23:36:29 GMT

Anyone crying about employees taking time off for the holidays is either an idiot or an ***. Feel free to assign one of those names to yourself.

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Jeremy — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 21:10:51 GMT

I have to agree with other comments, though will certainly tone down my words ;p. You can NOT run a global application store and take a week 'off'. Sure, you state you'll still be working and certifying apps, but with less capacity. That is simply not cool. I totally understand employees needing a holiday, but the sad fact is that the global economy doesn't allow for such. For instance, I sure can't take a week off.. wish I could.. and my responsibilities pale in comparison to yours. Part of having a successful global application store is making sure you are *always* operating at 100%, ready to certify apps and updates, shut down malware, and generally be 'there'. The success or failure of your store will most likely be a big part of the success or failure of Windows 8, thus you really need to hire some more people, pay your employees OVERTIME / HOLIDAY PAY so they are properly compensated for missing the holidays. I think you'll find that there is always someone willing to work if you pay them enough. Microsoft Corporation certainly has the cash, and now is NOT the time to be cheap.

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This is stupid — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 09:28:32 GMT

You had vacation for the last 10 years. This is not the time to slow down. I am sure a lot of devs are trying their best to get apps in before Christmas (you know so all those new Windows 8 users will have stuff to download when they get their new laptops, tablets, etc)

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Marry — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 01:51:51 GMT

Hi, will you please change the style of "Learn More" button on apps listing website!! Open this page on Windows 7 apps.microsoft.com/.../590b97b6-d33f-4f3f-8897-ffae6bce0dc8 The green button has hyperlink "learn more" with no CSS style for :link and :visited. It gives a very bad impression on the viewers.

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A big mistake — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 01:52:29 GMT

A new platform like Windows Store cant' afford to have vacations. Hire more employees or something!

Nice holidays!

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Leon — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 22:12:43 GMT

What are the normal working hours (and days) for the team?