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It was at the MIX10 conference when the Windows Phone team showed, for the first time, the application platform and tools that developers would use to build applications and games for Windows Phone 7. A year later they have some impressive numbers to share:
Developers:
- 1.5 million people have downloaded the Windows Phone Developer Tools, consisting of Visual Studio Express for Windows Phone and Expression Blend 4 for Windows Phone.
- 36,000 members of the AppHub community have voted with their wallets and become members of the Windows Phone developer community.
- 1,200 newly registered developers are added every week!
- 40% of the fully registered developer population has published an app or game, yet 60% have not yet published.
- On average it takes about 1.8 days to have an app or game certified for the Windows Phone Marketplace.
- 62% of all apps pass certification on their first attempt.
Apps:
- 11,500 apps and games are now available for Windows Phone 7 device owners. The number doesn’t include ebooks, mobile content like wallpapers and lite versions. Moreover, apps available in multiple languages are counted only once!
- 7,500 apps are paid, while 1,100 – ad-supported using the Microsoft Advertising Ad Control. The latter group is experiencing a double digit growth rate.
- 44% of all the paid apps include access to a Trial version with developers relying on the Trial API.
- Windows Phone customers download an average of 12 apps each month.
I would say it’s a nice start for Microsoft. The Redmond giant plans to use the upcoming MIX11 to “outline purpose and principles” for the next release of the platform.
About The Author
Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
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