Microsoft announces a Marketplace for Windows Phone 7 Series

At MIX 2010 which is a MS developer event , Microsoft showed showcased its shiny new Windows Phone Marketplace for Windows Phone 7 Series phones.

Some of the features of the Marketplace are

  • Panoramic design
  • Supports one-time credit card purchases, mobile operator billing and advertising-funded applications.
  • Customers can try applications before buying them
  • Developers can cross-promote their applications through deep linking.

Some of the companies which will be creating applications and games for Windows Phone 7 Series are

  • The Associated Press
  • Archetype International Inc.
  • AWS Convergence Technologies – WeatherBug
  • Citrix Systems Inc
  • Clarity Consulting Inc
  • Cypress Consulting
  • EA Mobile,
  • Fandango Inc
  • Foursquare Labs Inc
  • frog design inc
  • Glu Mobile Inc
  • Graphic.ly
  • Hudson Entertainment Inc
  • IdentityMine Inc
  • IMDb.com Inc
  • Larva Labs
  • Match.com LLC
  • Matchbox Mobile Ltd
  • Microsoft Game Studios
  • Namco Networks America Inc
  • Oberon Media Inc
  • Pageonce Inc
  • Pandora Media Inc
  • Photobucket Inc
  • PopCap Games Inc
  • Seesmic
  • Shazam Entertainment Ltd
  • Sling Media
  • SPB Software Inc
  • stimulant
  • TeleCommunications Systems Inc
  • Touchality
  • Vertigo Software Inc

The big ones are AP, EA Mobile m Seesmic ,Shazam, IMDB

We just got a mailer from Microsoft about the announcement and looks like the developer website is down at the moment. Will update you with more info soon !


Varun Krish: Varun Krish is a Mobile Technology Enthusiast and has been blogging about mobile phones since 2005. His current phones include the Apple iPhone 13 Pro and Google Pixel 6. You can follow him on Twitter @varunkrish and on Google+ You can also mail Varun Krish
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