The posted Monday (in Chinese) by look a lot like an Internet Explorer window, with a Top Seller list that includes IE, Office, Freecell ... and Angry Birds.

Redmond has been slow to see the wisdom of providing users a single point for browsing, buying, updating, and managing software. According to : "Part of the appeal of Windows computers has historically been that you don't need an app store, since most software you can find in physical stores or on web sites is written for Windows and you can download and install pretty much anything you like."

Microsoft and Apple have already fired over the phrase "App Store." And the is widely criticized.

But Microsoft seems to have conceded, albeit grudgingly, that ease of use matters. In a semi-related story, reports that any day now, proving that PC users can forgive anything, even Vista.