While there are a number of unofficial BBC News apps, one in particular has caught the attention of the british broadcaster. Lawrence Gripper, a technical account manager at Microsoft, has been forced to remove his BBC News app from the Windows Phone and Windows 8 app stores. Describing the apps as a "labor of love," Gripper revealed the removal of the apps on his personal blog. "It is with great sadness today that I removed both applications from the store."
Gripper developed both of the applications, that provide access to BBC News articles, before joining Microsoft — although the company encourages employees to build apps. They're still available temporarily, and a number of other unofficial BBC apps remain listed in the Windows...
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/29/4160036/bbc-news-apps-removed-from-windows-stores
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