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Microsoft unveils Windows Mobile App store details
Microsoft plans to launch an App Store that lets Windows Mobile users find, purchase, and download programs directly from the phones. It'll work much like the iPhone App Store and the upcoming BlackBerry App World.Today Microsoft revealed that developers will have to pay $99 per year to list their items in the store, plus another $99 for each program listed in the Windows Marketplace store. Developers can save some money by submitting up to five apps before the end of the year.
Microsoft will take a 30% cut on the sales of any paid applications. That's the same fee that Apple charges, although Research in Motion keeps just 20%.
The Marketplace is scheduled to go live later this year. In the meantime, you can still download and install thousands of Windows Mobile apps from third party stores like PocketGear, Handango and MobiHand. Pocketgear even has an App Store for Windows Mobile that runs from your device, much like the upcoming Microsoft store.
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Subscribe to commentsDavidMar 11th 2009 1:09PM
Do other app stores charge to host apps?
yeahrightMar 11th 2009 3:47PM
Hahahahahahahahahahahah! {tear} Seriously guys, thanks for the laugh!
superrrguyMar 12th 2009 7:15AM
As we can see from the lack of comments, no one cares about this.
I don't understand why MS and BB are trying to copy the iPhone with they're own shops (besides the financial benefits if people use them). Everyone that wants an iPhone has one and won't buy some imitation.
As a WinMo user, I don't have trouble finding apps. I've purchased from Handango, and PocketGear, and download directly from developers. The trouble is the overall usability of most WinMo apps suck. They get the job done but they're not user friendly or "cool".
In fact on the iPhone, the only way to get apps is through the App Store. At least Apple has made it super easy and the there are a lot of neat little apps and even the bad ones look better than most WinMo apps.
It's not about the distribution of the apps! It's about what you can get.
EddieMar 13th 2009 1:38PM
Is that a screenshot from 6.5?