HTTP:: Welcome to the Microsoft App Lab
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With the introduction of Windows Phones, Microsoft made a definitive step against Apple’s iPhone that it is in no way limited to the devices themselves. While it remained loyal to original equipment manufacturers only supplying the operating system and not building the phone itself, Microsoft also debuted its own online store to accompany Windows Mobile 6.5 to the market. On October 6th, the Redmond company introduced Windows Marketplace for Mobile along with the new Windows Phones and Windows Mobile 6.5. Designed to rival Apple’s App Store for the iPhone, the Windows Marketplace for Mobile is obviously lagging in terms of the sheer volume of programs made available. And while the marketplace that the Redmond company has set in place for Windows Mobile is bound to grow, publicity can only help. And in this regard, smart advertising, the kind that pokes fun at your rivals, is always welcomed. Just check out the video embedded at the bottom of this article. According to!
the latest statistics, the Apple App Store now features north of 85,000 items. Microsoft argues as subtly as it can that the vast majority of applications Apple offers iPhone users through its own marketplace are useless. The video commercial is a clear jab at Apple’s “there’s an app for that†message from its own a...
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