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Stop typing, your about as funny as aids.]]>Oct 5th 2009 4:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/
I've never used winMo ever, so I have no idea how everything works, the main thing I want to ask is if there are any specific things I should do. Can you like reformat it with a clean version of winmo? Or get a new UI or something, I'm not much of a cellphone kinda guy. Please help! ]]>Oct 5th 2009 1:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/Oct 5th 2009 2:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/Apps like Zenonia are not suitable for all phones.

There should be a guidelines or categorization of devices and the apps they are capable of running.]]>Oct 6th 2009 7:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/
move along troll their aren't any shit holes here where you can laid you misguided head ]]>Oct 5th 2009 4:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/Oct 5th 2009 4:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/Oct 5th 2009 11:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/Oct 5th 2009 4:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/Oct 5th 2009 4:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/Oct 5th 2009 4:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/Oct 5th 2009 1:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/ and those three years ago OS has features which your iPhone doesn't have... probably only app which is not there is fart app...]]>Oct 5th 2009 4:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/Oct 5th 2009 4:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/Oct 5th 2009 4:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/Oct 5th 2009 4:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/
hey I finally know why you picked that name
because you wanna be just like him
an asshole who has genius and pose and can actually use reason when he speaks

yet you fail to hit all those point except the the asshole troll part

sigh* kids think they can be anything like their parents told them they can
what will we teach them next ]]>Oct 5th 2009 4:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/
You know what's ironic? MS, Palm, and Google would KILL to have the App Store's library, crapware and all. Shocking, I know.]]>Oct 5th 2009 4:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/
I wouldn't judge anyone or anything against the iphone features and services like that. You know how long it has taken to get basic mobile features. MS has been at it far longer with stuff like Voice Commander before your iphone even existed. iphone still can't get something like that right.]]>Oct 5th 2009 4:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/Oct 5th 2009 4:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/
Screenshot: http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a260/XirXes/XIYLRom4market.jpg]]>Oct 5th 2009 4:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/
In all fairness though, I'm running a hacked ROM on a phone that didn't ship with 6.5. If Marketplace actually ships on a device looking like that, then I'd say it's fair game for mockery.]]>Oct 5th 2009 1:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/
Having a look through now but can only see 50 odd apps so far. I wonder if more will be added before official launch tomorrow?

Not really inclined to Download/Purchase any of what I see right now.

Will purchases be available for re-download i.e. I have re-flashed my ROM now can I re-download all my purchased apps? ]]>Oct 5th 2009 4:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/Oct 5th 2009 4:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/
You mean like Apple forces you to log into iTunes before you download? Errr I dunno out you but it makes sense to log in. Kinda like how Steam,EA,Apple,Xbox Live,PSN and Bigpond just off the top off my head? How else would you suggest they track and record your purchases?]]>Oct 5th 2009 4:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/Oct 5th 2009 5:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/
I know, I know-- not having a single repository where all apps must flow though, requiring you to meet strict standards just isn't popular these days. Call me crazy-- but sometimes, I think it's more fun for people who are tech-savvy to have a leg up on people who simply buy the "in" device. Sometimes, it's better to not force customers to use your store to buy software that you didn't make, but have complete domination over.

Here's hoping that with the introduction of a Marketplace, we don't see another store whose policies allow them to determine what can and cannot be sold, thereby forcing you to choose between going through their proprietary software or jailbreaking your OS to allow you to install anything you want...

WinMo having a store is okay-- it will allow less technologically minded people have access to applications they want...at the same time, however, I hope it remains true to its' roots and allows for any custom-baked ROM and any third-party applications you want to be installed with ease. Adaptability has been the thing that lets more tech-savvy people use WinMo more effectively than other products for years. ]]>Oct 5th 2009 4:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/
1 - Google the app you want (ex: "instant messaging windows mobile")
2 - Go from site to site, being able to check nothing but screenshots
3 - Download cab, or exe, or whatever
4 - Install via activesync or cab.. depending..
5 - Try each one
6 - Uninstall the one you don't want.

And that's not even the half of it if you need to delve into XDA or PPCG what with the immense amount of static in the threads. The App Store method is easier, and has proven very successful. I for one am extremely excited to see this store flourish.]]>Oct 5th 2009 7:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/
Don't get me wrong-- I think it's a good thing to offer an App store-- my point is simply that if it goes from "hey, you CAN get Apps from our store" to "hey, you HAVE to get Apps from our store or violate the EULA for your phone", then it's gone too far. Apps stores should be a way to browse quickly and download lots of demos and find the most popular App of a given type. But the option should ALWAYS be there for those that wish to write and use code that is forced to meet the arbitrary standards of the phone manufacturer.

IE, it should be a drive from one state to the next-- those who're looking to get from A to B quickly can use the highway. Those looking for the scenery should be allowed to drive the back roads. ]]>Oct 5th 2009 11:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/
100% agreed.]]>Oct 5th 2009 4:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/Oct 5th 2009 4:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/
6.1 devices will eventually get Marketplace but later this year.]]>Oct 5th 2009 5:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/Oct 5th 2009 4:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/Oct 5th 2009 4:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/
DIAF]]>Oct 5th 2009 5:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/
oh... nevermind.]]>Oct 5th 2009 5:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/
My favorite WinMo Apps are

PocketCM Image viewer and Keyboard
PointUI Home 2 (although TF3D looks way better can't wait to get that Touch Pro 2)
Skyfire
and Amiga Invasion

Google Maps is useful but not as good as google earth for the iPhone
Same with the facebook App.
Really a lot of winmo apps need to be updated to accomodate flick scrolling.

Don't even get me started on location based social networking apps. Gypsii is impossible. That might be the one thing I am a little jealous of the iPhoners for. That and if they ever get those augmented reality apps going. I doubt any current winmo phones are capable of that.

Guess thats the price we pay for not running with the crowd. All I know is my Blackberry couldn't even synch with my corporate exchange email and that was the deal breaker for me. My winmo phone synched all that and my calendars both google and outlook in a snap and that is worth everything to me.]]>Oct 5th 2009 5:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/Oct 5th 2009 5:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/]]>Oct 5th 2009 5:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/Oct 5th 2009 6:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/Oct 5th 2009 7:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/
There is no street fighter on there though which is disappointing (not sure how great it would be on a touch screen phone though).]]>Oct 5th 2009 5:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/Oct 5th 2009 6:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/
Again, not sure if this is my ROM or what, but it also seems like the sensitivity is WAY high on the store. I have my pressure sensitivity low (feather touch OS, pressure for Manila), I find myself having to press harder (not like forcefully, but a firm touch is required).

I hope most devs go this route. While I appreciate being able to sideload whatever I want, I have to admit searching thousands of threads with hundreds of pages each on XDA and PPCG has really gotten old in the face of the stores on the iPhone, BlackBerry and Android. I just hope MS doesn't have the same intrapolitical issues with developers like other app stores have, because if every dev went through Marketplace, I don't even wanna THINK about the hundreds of thousands of apps it would have. I lied.. of course I wanna think about that ;)]]>Oct 5th 2009 7:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/]]>Oct 5th 2009 7:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/
Last time I checked, opening up stores and trade with money is part of human's evoluation..... and not another Apple so call "innovation".]]>Oct 5th 2009 7:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/Oct 5th 2009 7:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/
Okay, so the App Store was live 3 years ago, and WM just caught up. True.

Then again, MMS was available alot more than 3 years ago, and Apple just caught up. ]]>Oct 5th 2009 8:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/Normally, they throw a lower case "i" in front of it to make it cool and innovative at the same time! Not only do you get MMS, a technology that has been in use since 2002, you now get iMMS... only on iPhone. You get nothing new, just an extra "i" and an Apple GUI]]>Oct 5th 2009 8:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/Oct 5th 2009 9:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/windows-marketplace-goes-live-for-6-5-phones/
I hope some great apps come, in particular ones that link winmo and iPhone to share contacts, maybe local Bluetooth games even, edgy shit.

I also hope that marketplace tries on more interesting ways of cataloging apps, Apple could do with some lessons.]]>Oct 5th 2009 9:56AM