Apple launch the App Store so what’s the next move, Microsoft shoves up an attempted competing website, attempted simply because it looks somewhat rushed although it is powered by Silverlight. The new website is dubbed “Windows Mobile Applications” and carries the slogan “DO MORE.”
The Microsoft “Windows Mobile Applications” is there to promote most of the applications that are presently available for Windows Mobile, something like 1800 of them. Unfortunately Microsoft has sort of gone overboard in their attempt to seduce users from the App Store and has slavered it with Flash rather than usability.
Mr. Microsoft is not taking a cut of sales for every Windows Mobile app, he just wants to offer one singular website which users can explore to locate new software. Only problem is, said users are not going to find those apps without the use of a search function. So what do Microsoft do, they create a slow moving carousel for looking through those 1800 apps.
Not good enough Mr Microsoft, you’ve been in the game long enough to know better! Although Microsoft has had their Windows Mobile App Catalogue running before the launch of the App Store, so one point to Microsoft.
Source – arstechnica
Why is Microsoft always falling behind these days? It would be grand to see them catch up once in a while.
I don’t think Microsoft wants to keep up with any hype, they seem satisfied ..for now.. with what they have.. they know they are worth more than Apple as a company. http://blabtech.blogspot.com
Microsoft it’s about to change it’s name to Metoosoft
Windows Mobile Application Store already exist and existed for a very long time. It was called windows mobile catalog.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/catalog/cataloghome.aspx
This is probably a new and refresh of that website using the latest tech.
Obviously apple bias media always failed to mention that