[NEWS] Microsoft Hoping to Price Windows Mobile Apps Above $099

[CYBER WEESJE]

With the number of flatulence generator applications for the iPhone flooding the iTunes App Store, Microsoft is taking a lesson from Cupertino and hoping to weed out said low quality apps. In a developers session, Microsoft reps are encouraging developers to charge more for their apps: "I know, 99 cents is interesting -- yes, consumers like to pay 99 cents for applications, but 99 cents, come on, I think your app is worth more than that."

The higher price point may be Microsoft's way of pricing out the useless, mundane apps. Research in Motion did something similar, setting $2.99 as a minimum in their BlackBerry App World market. Still, while you may not be able to find an app for $0.99 officially via Marketplace for Mobile, developers can distribute applications for Windows Mobile themselves either through third party applications storefronts like Handango or via their own websites.





GRTZ CYBER WEESJE
ADMINISTRATOR@Wckediden

[D/\SH]

Originally Posted by CYBER WEESJE

With the number of flatulence generator applications for the iPhone flooding the iTunes App Store, Microsoft is taking a lesson from Cupertino and hoping to weed out said low quality apps. In a developers session, Microsoft reps are encouraging developers to charge more for their apps: "I know, 99 cents is interesting -- yes, consumers like to pay 99 cents for applications, but 99 cents, come on, I think your app is worth more than that."

The higher price point may be Microsoft's way of pricing out the useless, mundane apps. Research in Motion did something similar, setting $2.99 as a minimum in their BlackBerry App World market. Still, while you may not be able to find an app for $0.99 officially via Marketplace for Mobile, developers can distribute applications for Windows Mobile themselves either through third party applications storefronts like Handango or via their own websites.





GRTZ CYBER WEESJE
ADMINISTRATOR@Wckediden

damn i didnt think windows marketplace was open is it? looks like it is going to be pretty cool and should have good useful and fun apps and not just the ones that you touch and they say something like a soundboard.

[CYBER WEESJE]

Originally Posted by D/\SH

damn i didnt think windows marketplace was open is it? looks like it is going to be pretty cool and should have good useful and fun apps and not just the ones that you touch and they say something like a soundboard.

he bro nah dont think it is open yet think preview of beta testing maybey yeah hope the have some cool new apps the have to competed against apple and android palm pre so hope the learn from them and will there be a probex theme on there lol maybey



GRT CYBER WEESJE
ADMINISTRATOR@Wckediden

[D/\SH]

Originally Posted by CYBER WEESJE

he bro nah dont think it is open yet think preview of beta testing maybey yeah hope the have some cool new apps the have to competed against apple and android palm pre so hope the learn from them and will there be a probex theme on there lol maybey



GRT CYBER WEESJE
ADMINISTRATOR@Wckediden

oh yeah probey will have some goodies on there for sure when launch date hits..... its going to launch to everyone with some of his work being first in kline and already on there when the devices ship