Microsoft and Google to introduce App Stores
Interesting developments on the mobile front... According to the CNet wireless blog, Microsoft is responding to the resounding success of Apple's App Store; Microsoft is expected to introduce similar service called SkyMarket this fall for mobile devices that run their operating systems. The blog posting is HERE.
Some other interesting quotes in the article are:
- Smart phone sales increased to 19 percent of all mobile-phone sales in the second quarter, a 9 percent increase from the same period a year ago, the NPD Group reported.
- Apple raked in about $30 million in sales of iPhone applications in the first month the store was open.
- Google on Thursday announced Android Market, an online center that will let people find, buy, download, and rate applications.
What remains to be seen is if Microsoft starts to put and emphasis on developers who develop for Microsoft pocket PCs and smart phones.
Labels: Programming, Windows Mobile
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