SweetLabs is a software distribution company based in San Diego and Seattle.
[1][2] SweetLabs creates products primarily designed for use by software developers, advertisers, and manufacturers of devices that run on Android and Windows.
The App Install Platform was used by device manufacturers including Acer, Toshiba and Lenovo.
[5][6] In June 2011, SweetLabs launched Pokki, a replacement for Windows 8's Start Menu[7][8][9][10] Pokki is designed to return the core functionality of the Start Menu, to restore features such as the ability to find and launch programs and apps, access folders and files, search the computer and the web, manage settings, and shut down.
[11] Pokki is classified as a malicious program, i.e. "viruses and spyware" by Sophos antivirus software.