Windows Marketplace taking app submissions on July 27, coming to WinMo 6.0 and 6.1 later this year

Windows Mobile devs should start dotting their I's and crossing their T's, because Microsoft's going to be ready to take a good, hard look at their latest and greatest apps come the 27th of this month when the company finally swings open the doors to the submission processes for inclusion in the Windows Marketplace. The announcement has been made at Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference this week as it gears up for an onslaught of devices running WinMo 6.5 at retail later this year, though the retail channel might not be where much of the action lies; unlike the Apple App Store, the Android Market, Palm's App Catalog and others, Microsoft is putting major emphasis on a segment of Windows Marketplace it's calling the Business Center where corporate-focused apps and utilities will have a place to live. Boring, yes -- but probably also very profitable in the business fleet market segment where WinMo tends to thrive.

Though the company had previously indicated that Windows Marketplace would be a 6.5 exclusive, we've got great news for legacy device owners who don't expect to get an upgrade: Microsoft has also announced today that the Marketplace will be coming to WinMo 6.0 and 6.1 before the year's out. Considering that 6.5 won't be hitting the street until fall, that's not too bad of a wait; now all it needs is a rich catalog of great software to go along with the great hardware some of its partners are producing, right?

Windows Marketplace taking app submissions on July 27, coming to WinMo 6.0 and 6.1 later this year

[bigshape Posted Jul 14th 2009 6:13PM]

@quikboy - WM6.1

[TrueEddie Posted Jul 14th 2009 6:40PM]

I had just got the Touch Diamond 6 months ago. Microsoft was making it seem like the marketplace wasn't gonna be supported on older devices running 6.1, and HTC already has the Touch Diamond 2 out so it looked like I wasn't gonna be getting a 6.5 upgrade. Basically that kind of pissed me off so I got rid of it.

So basically what shapey said, it was WM6.1

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 14th 2009 10:07PM]

PPCGeeks or XDA-Devs

It's SOOOOO simple to unlock and flash a Diamond to WM 6.5.

The ROM's are very mature and stable, and most on their 3rd iterations by now.

There really is no excuse.

[TrueEddie Posted Jul 15th 2009 8:40AM]

I tried custom roms, there was always a problem.

Also I prefer to stay stock.

[artshark Posted Jul 14th 2009 1:19PM]

oh no, productivity centric apps. iphone owners everywhere are confused as to what 'productivity' is. if it won't let me simulate a shotgun or drinking beer, i don't want it

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 14th 2009 11:37AM]

I hate to mention it to you but that screenshot seems to show otherwise. Either that or your boss's idea and mine of what constitutes "productivity software" differs markedly. Can I have your job?

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 14th 2009 11:34AM]

Street Fighter 2? Very nice.

[manifest3r Posted Jul 14th 2009 12:57PM]

I just hope it runs without buttons because I have an HTC Touch

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 14th 2009 1:13PM]

Somehow I don't see Street Fighter 2 working very well without buttons. Heck, it doesn't even work particularly well without a proper arcade joystick and the correct button layout. I loved the game on my old Super NES but the Heavy Kick/Punch buttons on the joypad's shoulders were always a bugger when compared to the proper arcade machine.