<p>One of the cornerstones of Microsoft's revamp of the Windows operating system was building app support into the Windows 8's 'Modern' user interface (previously called 'Metro'). Microsoft believed that these apps, along with the app store, would offer users new and novel ways to interact with their PC, and put the operating system on an equal footing with OS X, Android, and iOS, which also have dedicated app stores. But a report by PC management service provider Soluto suggests that Windows 8 users are shunning these apps.</p><p>The report, which is based on data collected from 10,848 Windows 8 machines and 313,142 Modern app launches across 9,634 unique apps, suggests that Windows 8 users are turning to apps, on average, 1.52 times a day. Breaking this down by type indicates that tablet users are the heaviest app users, launching them 2.71 times per day, while touch-screen notebook users launch 47 percent more apps than those on a standard notebook.</p><p>Desktop users make the least use of Modern apps. (Source: Soluto)</p><p>Soluto crunched the data further, and took a closer look at those who launch fewer than one Modern app a day. Here, the company noticed that a staggering 60 percent of users launch an app less than once a day. Even when it comes to tablet users, the heaviest users of Windows 8 apps according to Soluto, 44 percent of those sometimes go a day without launching an app. (Source: Soluto)</p><p><a href="http://www.zdnet.com/windows-8-users-ignoring-modernmetro-apps-soluto-7000015955/">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://technorati.com/technology/article/microsoft-and-facebook-partnership-still-no/">Microsoft and Facebook Partnership? Still No Facebook app for Windows 8</a> (Technorati)</p><p><a href="http://siliconangle.com/blog/2013/05/28/most-windows-8-users-agree-metro-apps-suck/">Most Windows 8 Users Agree: Metro Apps Suck</a> (SiliconANGLE (blog))</p><p><a href="http://www.eweek.com/enterprise-apps/windows-8-users-are-cool-to-touch-apps/">Windows 8 Users Are Cool to Touch Apps</a> (eWeek)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dkG0FP6iTdP5JvMwmhYuhPIagPjmM&ned=us">28 additional articles.</a></p>