The amount of apps in the Windows Phone Marketplace
Microsoft's Windows Phone Marketplace has now reported to have passed 25,000 apps by one site tracking comings and goings within it. (source: WindowsPhoneAppslist, July 2011)
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Give me a break. Something that everyone need to realize is that the hardware will still come from each independent manufacturer and I really do no see how MS will lock each specific piece of hardware. I will totally buy the best machine they come out with . . . then I will take the video card, memory modules, optical drives and whatever else I can get my grubby hands on, move them to a new case with a top of the line board and wham I am good to go. Their case, hardware locking device and probably custom motherboard will take its place of honor in my garbage can. I really do not see MS writing custom firmware for each piece of hardware in these machines to force check for a hardware lock, neither do I see Nvidia, ATI, Intel or AMD making MS specific hardware. Plus, run the numbers, It will be cheaper to just buy a fully loaded machine on a no interest credit card and pay it off over a year.
Even if they do create custom firmware . . . firmware flashing to OEM firmware is simple enough.
These machines would be great for Internet Cafe's. no?!?!