Organizations Can Now Easily Sideload Apps In Windows 8.1

April 7, 2014
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blog post. Basically, customers that have Enterprise, Enterprise Subscription, Enrollment for Education Solutions, School Enrollment, Select and Select Plus agreements are now eligible for a free sideload app key. And the upcoming Windows 8.1 Update will bring the ability to sideload applications for all Windows 8.1 Pro devices that are connected to an Active Directory domain. And as ZDNet reports, other businesses that want sideloading rights can get them for $100 — this is good for an unlimited number of devices. Previously, Microsoft charged $30 for each device to allow sideloading, so this is a pretty neat offer.]]>

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  • Sideloading sounds good in theory, but I would be lying if I said I knew how this worked. I’ll have to figure it out soon though, because it sounds easy enough. lol

    Bill Franklin April 7, 2014 1:06 pm Reply
  • I’m with Bill here. The wording the first paragraph is a little confusing to me. It makes grammatical sense, but I’m not sure what outside of its own ecosystem means. Can someone help me?

    Ted Smith April 7, 2014 4:02 pm Reply
  • I could be wrong, guys, but I think it means you can download and store stuff outside of the app store and the cloud. That’s what I got from the second paragraph at least.

    Emily W April 7, 2014 4:33 pm Reply
  • This sounds like a technology that’s only really useful for businesses and not home or individual users. Just what I took from it.

    Jason Claven April 7, 2014 4:47 pm Reply

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