Windows Phone 7 is quickly becoming the underdog story of late 2010. With a reported 3000 apps and 15000 developers, the newly refreshed mobile OS is set to shake up the smartphone market this holiday season, will you be joining in?
$500 million advertising budget aside, the launch of Windows Phone 7 has brought forth a much stronger demand and robust feature set than we expected. For the core Windows Phone 7 applications pre-installed on the phone, the mobile OS has received nothing short of industry acclaim. The catalyst behind every great mobile operating system has and will always be developers.
Deep ties to Xbox 360 and some very nice cash incentives have pushed Windows Phone 7 up and over the 15000 developer mark with more joining each and every day. That number of developers is quite impressive considering the SDK was only available on September 16. If this level of developers is any indication, Windows Phone 7 looks poised for a comeback.
It’s clear that when you package “tough, but fair” hardware requirements with deep pockets, the end result is a well received mobile OS. Microsoft might not be out of the woods with Windows Phone 7, but standard hardware across devices from a variety of manufacturers gives developers the type of stability necessary to want to stand behind a platform. There’s 3000 apps that confirm that testament.
So, now that there’s plenty of Windows Phone 7 devices on carriers all around the world, what’s it going to be? Is it time to jump on the Xbox live endorsed mobiles from Microsoft or are you going to sit back and let this first set of waves crash the shoreline? We’d love to know your thoughts.
via Winrumors
