Windows Marketplace for Mobile launches early – should’ve stayed closed?

By on Oct 5, 2009 at 11:01 AM
Retail October 5, 2009

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Microsoft is having a hard time containing Windows Mobile 6.5.  First, the HTC Pure hits retail shelves in advance of the October 6th unveiling, and now Windows Marketplace for Mobile has also reportedly launched prematurely. If you are already running Windows Mobile 6.5 on your handset or were amongst the savvy folks that scored an HTC Pure this weekend, you can now enjoy the ease of browsing and buying applications through Microsoft’s first mobile phone marketplace. Your pleasure will be limited as the marketplace reportedly only contains 34 applications, most of which have a higher price tag than the 99¢ price point that dominates Apple’s App store. Let’s hope that Microsoft is working overtime today to beef up the numbers and trim down the prices of the applications in their fledgling Marketplace. Otherwise, well, you can use your imagination.

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  • phlem

    I have the omnia 910 from Verizon, downloaded a 6.5rom few months ago, tried the MS store few days ago. just went live. Runs smooth, lots of apps on it, I guess its good for some, I have or had most of them anyway from other sites.

  • ToeCuttertoe

    “at least i can expiriment with my phone and not void the warranty..”

    Um, yeah. Go ahead and send your HTC back for service with a hot radio flash and see how fast they return it unrepaired explaining why you no longer have a warranty.

    If you think USB syncing is better than an OTA app store, then my post wasn’t intended for you.

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