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Well, the app was released last week or so, Google chose this day to send it(or was it sent earlier and did MS release it only today?).

>there are no Google apps on MS platforms (WP or OS)

Chrome? Play Music Manager? I guess those don't really count.

Picasa is another example.

Metro apps. See the new hangouts app? It's not on WP.

Can you release a metro app for sale without Microsoft taking a cut? I.e. does windows 8 allow metro sideloading?

@cma: No. Metro apps cannot be sideloaded if you are not a Dev. Tell me a store which does not take a cut? Steam, iOS, Nook, Amazon, Play store? Besides, Google's apps on iOS are free.

I think AppBrain takes no cut.

Can Google release a Metro version of Chrome? One that non-developers can use on Windows RT and/or Windows Phone?

They released a iOS version, which has the same restrictions. So yes, they could.

There's a Google Search app on Win8.