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    Windows 8 Apps Can be Remotely Removed by Microsoft


    Get your tinfoil hats on, folks. In the documentation released earlier this week by Microsoft on its upcoming Windows 8 Store, the software giant said that apps purchased from the App Store will come with a “kill switch.” Redmond can use this to disable or remove the app from Windows 8 machines. Even if its intentions are good, users are likely to be suspicious of Microsoft on this one.
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    Maximum PC | Windows 8 Apps Can be Remotely Removed by Microsoft
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    Yeah, this will go over well...

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    I wonder what kinds of apps would be in the store. I was expecting something neat, lightweight and effective.
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    Well ... this is certainly a new approach to the old "WGA" and "OGA".
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