Read original post by Carla Di Franco at Windows Store for Developers Blog
When we described the design principles for the Windows Store, we explained how easy it is to discover both Metro style and desktop apps. In this blog post, I’ll explain how desktop apps will appear in the Windows Store to customers, how the submission process works for developers, and how submitting a desktop app differs from submitting a Metro style app.
In a nutshell, desktop apps are apps that run on the Windows desktop and don’t follow the Metro style. Now that the Windows Store shows listings for desktop apps, customers can search for them, browse through descriptive information about them, and acquire them from the developer’s website using a link provided in the product description page in the Windows Store.