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Investing.com -- Microsoft has unified its previously separate artificial intelligence marketplaces into a single platform called "Microsoft Marketplace," the company announced Thursday.
The new marketplace consolidates tools previously divided between two platforms - one for software developers using Azure cloud computing services and another for applications and "agents," which are AI tools designed to perform tasks for human users within applications.
The consolidated marketplace launched Thursday in the United States and will roll out globally over the coming weeks and months. The platform is specifically designed for corporate technology buyers.
Microsoft’s new marketplace will feature apps and services streamlined for integration with existing Microsoft products. Customers will pay for these offerings through their existing Microsoft billing relationships, according to Alysa Taylor, Microsoft’s chief marketing officer for commercial cloud and AI.
Unlike consumer app stores, Microsoft will not charge commission on apps available on the marketplace. Instead, the company will generate revenue through publishing fees for listed apps and from cloud services that developers selling on the marketplace may use.
Taylor emphasized that all apps on the store must pass Microsoft’s security and compliance review to ensure businesses can control what corporate data the apps access.
"There’s a gate to get into the marketplace," Taylor said.
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