Microsoft clearly has the resources... They simply don't care because they want to artificially inflate the app count for their marketplace.

Microsoft should take care of this issue soon or they will eventually lose the trust of it's customers (eg. IE).

If I needed a reason to avoid Windows 8 and Windows phones, this would do nicely. As it happens, I have for years had a policy of avoiding Microsoft, but it's nice to have my prejudices validated by fact.

Try a search for Windows update - ouch.

I wonder what would happen if someone with $5 to spare took it upon themselves to repeatedly buy each and every one of the scam apps, and asking ms for a refund of them in between.

My guess is Microsoft would flag you as a scammer

Any reason why they should be given that chance? Trust is to be earned not asked for