Allmyapps

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Allmyapps
Logo allmyapps.png
Developer(s) Allmyapps
Initial release16 December 2010;10 years ago (2010-12-16) [1]
Operating system Microsoft Windows, Linux
Available inEnglish, French
Type Digital distribution, Software update, Installer
License Freemium
Website allmyapps.com

Allmyapps was an application store for Microsoft Windows. The service allowed users to install, update and organize over 1,500 PC applications.

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History

Allmyapps developed an application manager for Ubuntu before entering Microsoft's IDEEs program and receiving 1 million euro from Elaia Partners in 2010. [2] [3] The company launched the first Windows application store as a beta version at LeWeb in December 2010, for which it won the Startup Pitch competition. [4]

In December 2011, Allmyapps announced that they had 2.5 million registered users. [5]

On October 21, 2014, Allmyapps was bought by ironSource. [6]

Features

Allmyapps supported the Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP operating systems.

The service letted users initiate the installation of applications from its website and from its desktop client. The desktop client could detect software already installed on the computer in order to update them via the application store and to save the list online as a backup.

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References

  1. Wauters, Robin (16 December 2010). "'Tis The Season Of Desktop PC App Stores: Allmyapps Launches One For Windows". TechCrunch. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  2. Hachman, Mark (14 January 2011). "Allmyapps Aims to Be App Store for Windows". PC Magazine. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  3. Gobry, Pascal-Emmanuel (10 April 2011). "The Windows App Store Is Coming Whether Microsoft Likes It Or Not". Business Insider. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  4. Varza, Roxanne (2 September 2010). "Allmyapps Snags 1 Million Euros for iTunes-for-Apps". Washington Post. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  5. Butcher, Mike (20 December 2011). "Allmyapps Hits 2.5 million Windows Apps Users, Now Plans For Android". TechCrunch. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  6. Favre, Thibauld. "Allmyapps — Story of an Almost Successful French Startup". Medium.com. Retrieved 28 June 2015.