China Mobile is said to be seeking a 50% cut of all sales from its upcoming mobile app store. The so called Mobile Market is currently being developed by China Mobile-controlled Aspire Technologies and China Mobile’s Guangdong branch, and will include apps and we guess various mobile content for all platforms except the iPhone. Both GSM and TD-SCDMA device owners will be able to access it and grab apps, games and other content for their phones.
Compared to other app stores, China Mobile asks the largest cut. However, it’s fair to add that prices in their store will be significantly lower than those found in app stores that serve Western countries. Moreover, they are the single largest mobile operator in terms of number of subscribers so they can dictate the terms.
As for the release date, the Mobile Market is set to go live in September…
[Via: TelecomAsia]