Microsoft to unify Windows Phone and Windows Stores  One of the
major downsides within the Microsoft ecosystem is the inability
to share applications between Windows Phone devices and Windows
8/RT tablets. Rumors had emerged in the past that the company
might be looking for a way to merge the two stores and create a
one-stop solution for users; today, those rumors have been
confirmed.  According to The Verge, Microsoft is planning to
combine its current Windows Phone Store and Windows 8 Store into
one single entity. Sources have stated that head of Microsoft’s
Operating Systems Group, Terry Myerson, confirmed the decision
to merge the stores “in an internal company meeting today”,
which was “attended by thousands of Microsoft employees”.
Myerson has been quoted as being committed to the “next
releases” of both Microsoft’s Windows PC and Windows Phone
Operating systems; an exact update roadmap has not been
specified, we might see the special update for Windows 8.1 and
Windows Phone in the spring of 2014.  It