Hi,
I was trying to purchase an app from MS store for business for my company and same will be deploy via Intune, but as checked i m unbale to search or add any Paid apps in MS store for Business
Docs referred:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/intune/apps/store-apps-windows
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/intune/apps/windows-store-for-business
Paid app support was removed from the Microsoft Store earlier this year (in April) so there is no such thing anymore. You need to work with the app vendor to purchase licensing for apps that your users need.
Additionally. the Microsoft Store for Business will be retired completely in early 2023.
Reference the official docs for details: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-store/
Is there any MS document for same?
looks like below docs are not updated!
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/intune/apps/store-apps-windows
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/intune/apps/windows-store-for-business
Sorry, I added the link above in my original post after initially answering.
For the two links you've found, those are actually still valid because if you have previously purchased apps in the store for business, you can still deploy them using the details in those docs. What you cannot do is purchase new apps.
Hi Jason
Is this a permanent move to put the onus back on the software owners to handle licensing/payment? Is it possible that paid apps might be allowed back on the company portal with the new Microsoft Store for Windows 11?
Yes, this is permanent (as permanent as any decision in the software world at least). Usage telemetry just didn't support Microsoft maintaining this method of orgs purchasing software as basically, almost no one did and most software vendors have their own method of licensing and purchasing software. The same trend is happening in the other app stores as well (iOS, Android, macOS) where most software is free through the store but include "in app purchases" through some other method of payment and licensing.
Also, it's not that you can't distribute or acquire paid apps anymore, it's that there literally are no more paid apps in the store (if you paid for any previously, they are still accesible and distributable though).
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