Windows Phone Marketplace
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| Original author(s) | Microsoft |
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| Developer(s) | Microsoft |
| Initial release | 21st October 2010 |
| Written in | Custom mix of Silverlight and Microsoft XNA |
| Operating system | Windows Phone 7 |
| Platform | Windows Phone 7 |
| Size | 70,784 Apps |
| Type | Digital distribution |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | http://www.windowsphone.com/marketplace |
Windows Phone Marketplace is a service by Microsoft for its Windows Phone 7 platform that allows users to browse and download applications that have been developed by third-parties. Like much of the new Windows Phone 7 "Metro UI", the UI is presented in a "panoramic view" where the user can browse categories and titles, see featured items, and get details with ratings, reviews, screen shots, and pricing information. The Windows Phone Marketplace was launched along with Windows Phone 7 in Oct 2010 in some countries. It was reported on October 4, 2010 that the Windows Phone SDK has been downloaded over half a million times.[1] As of February 26, 2012, the Marketplace had more than 70,000 apps available.[2]. With the rollout of Mango ( Windows Phone 7.5 ) the online web Marketplace was unveiled by Microsoft, it offers various features like silent over the air installation of apps to the user's device.
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[edit] Pricing and features
Windows Phone Marketplace has support for credit card purchases, operator billing, and ad-supported content. The Marketplace also features a "try-before-you-buy" scheme, where the user has an option to download a trial or demo for a commercial app.[3] Other features are said to be similar to Windows Phone Marketplace's predecessor, Windows Marketplace for Mobile. The Windows Phone Marketplace will have 61 categories split up in to 16 main categories and 25 sub-categories. Apps can only be placed in one category.
Windows Phone Marketplace will feature downloads for podcasts and music provided by the Zune Marketplace. Windows Phone Marketplace will also feature downloads for 3D games that will have integrated Xbox Live connectivity and features.
[edit] Developers
Developers must pay $99 to release applications on the Marketplace. For free applications, 100 submissions are allowed, after that developers must pay $19.99 per submission to release applications for free.[4]
[edit] Games and apps
A user can download games and apps from the Windows Phone Marketplace; if an Xbox live account is enabled, the marketplace can be accessed remotely from the phone itself. Microsoft has lined up a wide range of popular games to be available from the launch of Windows Phone 7.[5] Also at Gamescom, Microsoft unveiled more than 50 premium Windows Phone 7 games and apps [6] that will make use of the Xbox Live mobile connection.
[edit] Content restrictions
An app approval process exists to facilitate a restriction on pornography in the Windows Phone Marketplace.[7]
Content containing pornography will be banned, as will images that fit the definition of "sexually suggestive". Violence and all nudity will be censored. Suggestions or depictions of prostitution, sexual fetishes, or basically anything that "a reasonable person would consider to be adult or borderline adult content" will be forbidden from Windows Phone 7 apps.[7]
Microsoft elaborated that it would disallow all "images that reveal nipples, genitals, buttocks, or pubic hair".[8]
[edit] Windows Phone 7 SDK
Windows Phone 7 application development will be based on Silverlight, XNA, and the .NET Compact Framework.[9][10] The primary tools used for development will be Microsoft's Visual Studio 2010 and Expression Blend.[10] Windows Phone 7 will only run applications that have first been approved by Microsoft and will only be available via the Windows Phone Marketplace.[11]
Developers will be able to earn 70% of revenue made by their apps or developers can include an advertising model built into their apps, students can submit applications for free through Microsoft's DreamSpark program.[12]
[edit] References
- ^ [1]
- ^ "All About Windows Phone". All About Windows Phone. 26 Feb 2012. http://allaboutwindowsphone.com/news/item/14316_Windows_Marketplace_passes_700.php. Retrieved 26 Feb 2012.
- ^ Engadget.com
- ^ http://create.msdn.com/en-US/home/faq
- ^ "10 Best Windows Phone 7 Games We Can't Wait To Play". http://recombu.com/apps/10-best-windows-phone-7-games-we-cant-wait-to-play_M12498.html.
- ^ "Xbox Live Games For Windows Phone 7". http://www.bestwp7games.com/xbox-live-games-for-windows-phone-7-from-gamescom-2010.html.
- ^ a b Sarah Jacobsson (8 June 2010). "New Windows Phone Marketplace Rules: Trial Apps OK, Porn Booted". PC World. http://www.pcworld.com/article/198282/new_windows_phone_marketplace_rules_trial_apps_ok_porn_booted.html.
- ^ "Microsoft rejects porn, iPad protesters fake it". The Register. 11 June 2010. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/06/11/windows_phone_7_t_and_c/.
- ^ "Microsoft's new pitch: 'Every .Net developer just became a Windows Phone developer'". ZDNet. 2010-02-18. http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=5316. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
- ^ a b "Windows Phone 7 Series has everything to succeed". MobileTechWorld. 2010-02-22. http://www.mobiletechworld.com/2010/02/22/windows-phone-7-series-has-everything-to-succeed/. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
- ^ "Windows Phone 7 Apps Must Be Microsoft Approved". InformationWeek. 15 March 2010. http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2010/03/windows_phone_7_3.html;jsessionid=HBCXXENXFNED1QE1GHRSKHWATMY32JVN. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
- ^ Windowsteamblog.com
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