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RIP technology: 10 products and services that died in 2011

Tuesday 27 December 2011 @ 10:49 pm
Humans are list-making animals. At no time is that impulse more prevalent than December, when we set ourselves the task of churning out year-end retrospectives.

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Windows Phone Marketplace Passes 50,000 Apps

Tuesday 27 December 2011 @ 7:48 pm
It seems like only yesterday that the Windows Phone Marketplace hit 40,000 apps — actually, it was Nov. 17 — and now Microsoft…

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Why is Windows Phone 7 Failing? Former General Manager Explains

Tuesday 27 December 2011 @ 6:53 pm
Despite years of development and countless millions in marketing, Windows Phone 7 still has gained no traction with consumers.

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Windows Phone 7 Rapidly Reaches 50,000 Apps

Tuesday 27 December 2011 @ 5:50 pm
Windows Phone 7 is still a relatively small player in the application vending market, but a bit less so these days as Microsoft shows some impressive growth in offerings for the struggling platform.

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Windows Phone Smashes 50,000 Application Milestone in under 14 Months

Tuesday 27 December 2011 @ 5:37 pm
Microsoft's Windows Phone team end 2011 with some good news as the Windows Marketplace reaches the psychological barrier of 50,000 applications submitted to the mobile platform's app store, reports Rafe Blandford of  All About Windows Phone. Their data tracking system saw the milestone passed overnight, and confirms Windows Phone as the second fastest growing app store after Apple's iTunes.

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Windows Phone Marketplace hits 50,000-app mark

Tuesday 27 December 2011 @ 5:32 pm
Microsoft's Windows Phone Marketplace hit another benchmark this week, topping 50,000 games and applications. The number comes ahead of what some observers were expecting.

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Ex-Microsofter: Windows Phone alienates both carriers, OEMs

Tuesday 27 December 2011 @ 2:38 pm
Former Microsoft staffer and now wider mobile app developer Charlie Kindel has dissected Windows Phone 7's current failure in the market. He blamed it on Microsoft's semi-open strategy antagonizing both carriers and hardware designers it needs to promote its hardware. Carriers don't have the control over updates and forced app policies that they like in Android, but hardware makers also don't ...

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Windows Phone Marketplace Passes 50,000 Apps

Tuesday 27 December 2011 @ 2:34 pm
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Bits Blog: Why Nobody Will Play Nice With Windows Phone 7

Tuesday 27 December 2011 @ 2:22 pm
Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 software has a design that many say is superior to Android’s look. But a former Microsoft employee says that alone is not enough to make the Windows mobile operating system succeed.

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Why Nobody Will Play Nice With Windows Phone 7

Tuesday 27 December 2011 @ 1:26 pm
Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 software has a unique, modern design that many say is superior to Android’s more rugged, computery look. But a former Microsoft employee says looks alone are not enough to make Windows Phone succeed.

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