Uh oh… Looks like the copy protection on apps downloaded from Windows Marketplace isn’t all that hard to break. The “copy protection” consists of deleting the CAB files from your device, and Chainfire over at XDA has managed to work around it already.
As we’d previously mentioned, Microsoft – in preparation for their Marketplace launch – were toying with the idea of charging developers a whopping $99 to submit not just applications, but upgrades and updates to those applications as well.
But good news — Microsoft has backed off these plans!… BUT – Microsoft still plans to charge developers $99 a year, plus $99 per application, to submit applications to Windows Marketplace for Mobile.
Personally, I think that charging such a ridiculous amount of money for updating your software would make developers hesitant to fix problems/bugs. How ridiculous would that be?
Windows Marketplace for Mobile is expected to launch later this year with the release of Windows Mobile 6.5.
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Dying to find out what the Windows Mobile Marketplace will be all about? How it will work? Microsoft has posted a video showing you just that! In the video are details telling how the system works, how to pay, how refunds work, various carrier content, and info on their app guarantees!
Check it out right here after the jump, but be sure you have Silverlight installed first!
Attention developers (yeah, yeah ‘Developers! Developers! Developers!’ I can just hear you!)– Microsoft has finally announced some juicy details about the new app store that will be available with Windows Mobile 6.5.
Developers looking to sell their applications through the upcoming Windows Marketplace can look forward to getting 70% of the revenue from the sales of each application though developers can choose to distribute their applications at absolutely no cost or set their own pricing for each market with the Marketplace due to launch in 29 countries initially.
Microsoft will be charging $99/year for registration and then another $99 per application. But for the store’s first year, developers can submit up to five of their applications for free!
More details to come, once Microsoft has finally opened their doors for registration, which is rumoured to be happening sometime this spring.
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