Windows Mobile devs should start dotting their I's and crossing
their T's, because Microsoft's going to be ready to take a good,
hard look at their latest and greatest apps come the 27th of this
month when the company finally swings open the doors to the
submission processes for inclusion in the Windows
Marketplace. The announcement has been made at Microsoft's
Worldwide Partner Conference this week as it gears up for an
onslaught of devices running WinMo 6.5 at retail later this year,
though the retail channel might not be where much of the action
lies; unlike the Apple App Store, the Android Market, Palm's App
Catalog and others, Microsoft is putting major emphasis on a
segment of Windows Marketplace it's calling the Business Center
where corporate-focused apps and utilities will have a place to
live. Boring, yes -- but probably also very profitable in the
business fleet market segment where WinMo tends to thrive.
Though the company had previously indicated that Windows
Marketplace would be a 6.5 exclusive, we've got great news for
legacy device owners who don't expect to get an upgrade: Microsoft
has also announced today that the Marketplace will be coming to
WinMo 6.0 and 6.1 before the year's out. Considering that 6.5 won't
be hitting the street until fall, that's not too bad of a wait; now
all it needs is a
rich catalog of great software to go along with the great
hardware some of its partners are producing, right?
[Via: Engadgetmobile ]
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