Software Standards
According to Wikipedia,a software standard is the standard used by one or more software developers while working on computer programs. The Windows App Certification Program is made up of the program and technical requirements to help ensure that third-party apps carrying the Windows brand are both easy to install and reliable on PCs running Windows. Apparently, it is intended for windows apps. The program ensures the customers that the apps are stable, compatible, reliable and quality.
For an app to qualify for Windows 8.1 Desktop App Certification, it must be a standalone app and run on a local Windows 8.1 computer. It also can be a clinet component of a certified Windows Server app. It must be code and feature complete. It must not communicate with Windows Store apps via local mechanisms, including via files and registry keys, except in the supported enterprise scenarios. It must not jeopardize or compromise the security or functionality of the Windows system. There are even more strict requirements to meet in order to receive a certification.
Once you have submitted the app, Microsoft employees will review the submission and inform the developers through e-mails.
As a consumer of software, I would like to have software show what files they have been edit and what service they have used. I will feel safer knowing that my softwares aren’t spying me.