Microsoft delays enforcement of policy to ban commercial open source apps

Microsoft has delayed the enforcement of its policy that was set to go into effect from July 16, to ban commercial open source apps which had left developers worried.

In its new Microsoft Store policy, the company had said that developers must not attempt to profit from open-source or other software that is otherwise generally available for free, nor be priced irrationally high relative to the features and functionality provided by your product.

The announcement irked the developer community as it would hamper their efforts to monetise open source software.

Now, Giorgio Sardo who is General Manager Apps, Partners and Store at Microsoft has said that the company is delaying this particular policy.