<p>Microsoft today announced the Office Store is getting a big expansion this spring. Among the additions is subscription pricing for apps, as well as five new languages and eight additional markets.</p><p>The former means the Office Store will soon allow developers to charge a monthly recurring fee for their apps. They will thus be able to choose between building free, trial, paid, and subscription versions of their apps, which Microsoft says will broaden their reach "to entirely new users, customers and segments."</p><p>The new supported languages will be Chinese, Russian, Dutch, Brazilian (Portuguese), and Italian. They will arrive along with the opening of the following store fronts: Russia, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, and Brazil.</p><p>Spring is of course a very vague timeframe, and unfortunately Microsoft hasn't given much more detail beyond that. We do know, however, that developers can begin updating and/or submitting subscription apps in the Seller Dashboard now, and that in November, Office Store users will be able to purchase subscription apps.</p><p><a href="http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2013/10/01/microsofts-office-store-apps-to-get-subscription-pricing-this-spring-5-new-languages-and-8-more-markets/">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/google-in-the-enterprise/10-comparisons-between-google-apps-and-office-365/">10 comparisons between Google Apps and Office 365</a> (TechRepublic (blog))</p><p><a href="http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-adds-subscription-pricing-option-to-its-office-store-7000021401/">Microsoft adds subscription-pricing option to its Office Store</a> (ZDNet)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dAn0fpZRWQULITMs19wploU-wdiaM&ned=us">8 additional articles.</a></p>