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Microsoft will shut down its Windows Mobile 6.x Marketplace

March 09th, 2012 - 10:55 am ET by Hardon | Report spam
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<http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer...tplace>

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An invitation to jump over to Android

SOFTWARE REDEVELOPER Microsoft has told Windows Mobile customers that
it will be shutting down its Windows Mobile 6.x Marketplace.

As Microsoft winds down Windows Mobile support, those struggling on
the much maligned smartphone operating system are being forced to move
over to superior alternatives. Now Microsoft has told Windows Mobile
6.x users that from 9 May 2012 the Windows Mobile 6.x Marketplace will
be shut down, cutting off a significant avenue for adding software to
devices running Windows Mobile 6.x.

Microsoft told users, "Starting on this date [9 May 2012], you will no
longer be able to browse, buy or download applications directly on
your Windows Mobile 6.x phone using the Windows Mobile 6.x Marketplace
application and service."
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Yet Windows 6.x phones are still on sale and last time I checked were
still outselling WP7. Definitely a reason for existing 6.x owners to
move to Android.

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#1 Homer
March 09th, 2012 - 11:44 am ET | Report spam
Verily I say unto thee that Hardon spake thusly:

Yet Windows 6.x phones are still on sale and last time I checked were
still outselling WP7.



Not according to Gartner:

http://wmpoweruser.com/according-to...l-q3-2011/

Apparently Vole is putting the squeeze on WinMo victims to "upgrade".

Definitely a reason for existing 6.x owners to move to Android.



That's still true, and of course Tiles® (a.k.a. WinMo 7) only accounts
for 1.9% of the market anyway, so clearly that's exactly what they're
doing.

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#2 RonB
March 10th, 2012 - 12:27 am ET | Report spam
On Fri, 09 Mar 2012 15:55:26 +0000, Hardon wrote:

Yet Windows 6.x phones are still on sale and last time I checked were
still outselling WP7. Definitely a reason for existing 6.x owners to
move to Android.



Apprantely not even Windows 6.5 users want anything to do with WP7.

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#3 DFS
March 14th, 2012 - 05:35 pm ET | Report spam
On 3/10/2012 12:27 AM, RonB wrote:
On Fri, 09 Mar 2012 15:55:26 +0000, Hardon wrote:

Yet Windows 6.x phones are still on sale and last time I checked were
still outselling WP7. Definitely a reason for existing 6.x owners to
move to Android.



Apprantely ...




For real?
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