<s>
Pokki	B-Application
is	O
a	O
free	O
digital	O
distribution	O
platform	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Shell	I-Application
extension	B-Application
by	O
SweetLabs	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
that	O
alters	O
the	O
start	O
menu	O
to	O
a	O
look	O
and	O
feel	O
like	O
the	O
second	O
generation	O
start	O
menu	O
used	O
before	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
extension	B-Application
also	O
adds	O
additional	O
functionality	O
to	O
the	O
start	O
menu	O
including	O
search	O
,	O
favorites	O
,	O
and	O
popular	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokki	B-Application
has	O
been	O
identified	O
as	O
adware	O
by	O
Malwaretips	O
and	O
as	O
"	O
viruses	O
and	O
spyware	O
"	O
by	O
Sophos	O
AV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokki	B-Application
's	O
framework	O
is	O
built	O
on	O
Chromium	B-Language
and	O
allows	O
developers	O
to	O
build	O
desktop	O
applications	O
using	O
standard	O
web	O
languages	O
like	O
HTML5	B-Application
,	O
CSS3	O
,	O
and	O
JavaScript	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2012	O
,	O
Pokki	B-Application
launched	O
the	O
Pokki	B-Application
Store	O
,	O
a	O
marketplace	O
and	O
app	B-Application
store	I-Application
for	O
desktop	O
apps	O
for	O
social	O
networking	O
services	O
and	O
social	O
gaming	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pokki	B-Application
Store	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
browse	O
,	O
search	O
,	O
and	O
download	O
applications	O
in	O
various	O
categories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Applications	O
are	O
submitted	O
by	O
developers	O
through	O
the	O
Pokki	B-Application
Developer	O
Center	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2012	O
,	O
Pokki	B-Application
exited	O
beta	O
,	O
announced	O
1	O
million	O
monthly	O
active	O
users	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
the	O
Pokki	B-Application
Menu	O
,	O
an	O
app	O
launcher	O
for	O
access	O
,	O
management	O
,	O
and	O
discovery	O
of	O
its	O
apps	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
notification	O
center	O
for	O
real-time	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2012	O
,	O
Pokki	B-Application
for	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
was	O
released	O
which	O
included	O
functionality	O
to	O
restore	O
the	O
Windows	O
start	O
menu	O
which	O
was	O
replaced	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
by	O
the	O
start	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
