We now have Amazon, Epic Games Store, WhatsApp Beta, to name some quality apps that were released recently. It's certainly interesting to see more desktop programs coming to the Store. The improvements that we have seen recently on the store app certainly make it more tolerable than the previous version, which was clunky at best. Until recently, the Microsoft Store had been displaying irrelevant results for keywords, notably for the term Firefox, which I highlighted above. Thankfully, the Store's search function works correctly, which is saying something. It's not going to be a big deal for most users, but if you'd like to check the screenshots, or read the system requirements from your web browser, you can't do that.

The main Opera browser that was released 3 months ago doesn't have the share button or the direct link to the store listing either. And here's a similar search query for the term Firefox, which displays the proper result. the result is accessible exclusively from the Store app.

The app doesn't pop up in the results, which can only mean it is hidden from browsers, i.e. Here's what the store's results will show you when searching for Opera. It seems a little odd, since all other apps have the share button at the bottom/top of the page. I can't find the share button on the app's page, and even the announcement article on Opera's blog doesn't have a link to take you to the store listing.

Want to download Opera GX on the Microsoft Store? Well, you will have to open the store app and search for the browser manually.

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