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Windows Phone Marketplace Hits 50,000 Published Apps

Tuesday 27 December 2011 @ 1:06 pm
With Microsoft and Nokia making a pronounced push to expand Windows Phone's reach, they need the support of their app developers to give the platform some staying power. Fortunately, it looks like Windows Phone is picking up steam up on the app front -- All About Windows Phone reports that 50,000 apps have been published in the Windows Phone Marketplace ahead of their initial predictions.

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Giving Windows Phone A Chance

Tuesday 27 December 2011 @ 12:51 pm
If you take a look at Techmeme right now, you'll notice that the top conversation in the tech blogosphere is about Windows Phone, and more specifically why it has failed to catch on compared to Android smartphones in particular (according to Charlie Kindel , former GM of the product division). I've read people's different views on this with great interest, but I feel like something's missing ...

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Former Microsoft Exec Scopes Windows Phone’s Failure

Tuesday 27 December 2011 @ 12:09 pm
Why is Windows Phone failing to sell? A former Microsoft exec says the platform has failed to appeal to OEMs and carriers.

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Best Windows Phone 7 apps

Tuesday 27 December 2011 @ 11:08 am
Must download apps

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Windows Phone 7 Trumps Apple, Android: Ex-Microsoft Exec

Tuesday 27 December 2011 @ 11:02 am
It’s the smartphone market, stupid. That’s the point of view from one Windows Phone 7 evangelist and former Microsoft employee, who wrote a long blog post lamenting poor sales of the Microsoft smartphones and the success of inferior products like Google Android-powered devices and Apple’s iPhone.

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Oh, Windows Phone, why aren’t you beating Android? An ex-GM laments

Tuesday 27 December 2011 @ 9:21 am
Aside from a Windows Phone advocate, Kindel is a wakeboarder. (Credit: Microsoft) Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system is trailing far behind Android in sales, and a former Redmond employee believes he knows why that is. Charlie Kindel, who left Microsoft earlier this year to start his own startup , wrote in a blog post yesterday that " Windows Phone is superior " to Android ...

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Windows Phone better than Android, ex-Microsoft employee says

Tuesday 27 December 2011 @ 8:51 am
Aside from a Windows Phone advocate, Kindel is a wakeboarder. (Credit: Microsoft) Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system is trailing far behind Android in sales, and a former Redmond employee believes he knows why that is. Charlie Kindel, who left Microsoft earlier this year to start his own startup , wrote in a blog post yesterday that " Windows Phone is superior " to Android ...

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Windows Phone handwringing: ‘Best’ product doesn’t (won’t) win

Tuesday 27 December 2011 @ 6:31 am
The former GM of Windows Phone wonders why the mobile OS hasn't been a hit. He missed a few reasons like timing, peer pressure and issues like Android forks the user doesn't care about.

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Network18 brings IBN Live to the Windows Phone

Tuesday 27 December 2011 @ 5:52 am
Network18 brings official CNN-IBN app to Windows Phone 7. First high profile local app for the platform in India.

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Why Is Windows Phone Failing?

Monday 26 December 2011 @ 10:57 pm
Good question. However, if you want an honest opinion, it's usually best to go straight to the source. A former GM who used to work on Windows Phone 7 for Microsoft , Charlie Kindel, took to his personal blog today with some thoughts on why Microsoft's mobile efforts seem so stagnant.

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