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March 15th, 2010, 19:30
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We just got out of a meeting with Microsoft's Todd Higgs, who dropped a little bombshell on us: the only official way to get apps on a Windows Phone 7 Series device will be to download them from the just-detailed (http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/windows-phone-marketplace-for-windows-phone-7-series-unveiled/) Windows Phone Marketplace. That means developers will have to abide by Microsoft's technical and content guidelines in order to make it in, with the very real possibility of rejection -- sound familiar? Todd told us Microsoft plans to avoid Apple-style submission headaches by making the process transparent and predictable, with a group of Microsoft execs regularly meeting to examine edge cases and refine the guidelines as needed, but even the best intentions can be led astray by a sexy app or two. We also got some additional details on Marketplace and how it's going to work, catch the highlights after the break.Continue reading Confirmed: Marketplace will be the only way to get apps on Windows Phone 7 Series (http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/confirmed-marketplace-will-be-the-only-way-to-get-apps-on-windo/)
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We just got out of a meeting with Microsoft's Todd Higgs, who dropped a little bombshell on us: the only official way to get apps on a Windows Phone 7 Series device will be to download them from the just-detailed (http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/windows-phone-marketplace-for-windows-phone-7-series-unveiled/) Windows Phone Marketplace. That means developers will have to abide by Microsoft's technical and content guidelines in order to make it in, with the very real possibility of rejection -- sound familiar? Todd told us Microsoft plans to avoid Apple-style submission headaches by making the process transparent and predictable, with a group of Microsoft execs regularly meeting to examine edge cases and refine the guidelines as needed, but even the best intentions can be led astray by a sexy app or two. We also got some additional details on Marketplace and how it's going to work, catch the highlights after the break.Continue reading Confirmed: Marketplace will be the only way to get apps on Windows Phone 7 Series (http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/confirmed-marketplace-will-be-the-only-way-to-get-apps-on-windo/)
Confirmed: Marketplace will be the only way to get apps on Windows Phone 7 Series (http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/confirmed-marketplace-will-be-the-only-way-to-get-apps-on-windo/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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