Before we cover this next piece, let us explain: these units are Windows Phone 7 software sold to phone makers over the last quarter. So, Microsoft sold 2 million units of the new mobile OS to handset makers in the last quarter, a pretty strong performance. However, it remains to be seen how many units the device makers sold afterwards…
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Microsoft hopes to hit gold with the new Windows Phone 7 mobile OS and its app store, too. Although Windows Marketplace for Mobile will have a long way to go, before surpassing the Apple App Store and Android Marketplace, the feat can be achieved, it the devs feel like working with the Redmond giant. And what better way to enable that than cash?
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Microsoft has recently demoed the ability of testing programs on Windows Phone 7 before buying the software. Apparently, the test showed a better option than the one offered by Android Market or the Apple App Store. Using this solution, you’ll have access to two different applications: the pay version and the free/test one.
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The Windows Phone 7 apps are already getting the hype of their life, even if the WP Marketplace isn’t even launched yet, so the App Store should start feeling a little competition about now. We’ve recently learned that a bunch of Microsoft employees working on Windows Phone 7 are leaving the team and starting companies that make apps FOR...