Microsoft Launches Microsoft Marketplace for Mobiles

8th October, 2009 by aura
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Microsoft will once more be rivaling Apple through the attempt of opening Windows Marketplace for Mobile. This app store is meant as the official gateway for apps on Windows Mobile 6.x devices, including 6.5 models like the HTC Pure. However, the portal so far only has 34 apps, 10 of which are games, and so far carries paid apps with average prices above those found in the iPhone’s App Store.
Even so, according to the Tuesday launching, Windows Marketplace might be in a tight. Officials hadn’t commented as of press time whether they expected significantly more apps on that day, the official launch of Windows Mobile.

If the library persists on Tuesday, the catalog will represent a difficult start for Windows Marketplace, as it will show relatively little adoption of the store despite thousands of apps being available. By contrast, Apple’s store launched with about 500 apps and most recently passed the 85,000-app mark, having eclipsed Microsoft’s total library earlier.


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