Windows Phone Store

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Windows Phone Store

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developer Microsoft
operating system Windows Phone
License proprietary
German speaking Yes
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The Windows Phone Store (formerly Windows Phone Marketplace ) was an app store for the Windows Phone smartphone OS from Microsoft and was shut down on December 16, 2019.

concept

The store was the only way to install additional applications on a Windows Phone device. A Microsoft account was required to enable it . Most of the apps came from third-party providers, Microsoft kept 30 percent of the retail price, and 20 percent for apps with high sales. To protect the user, apps were certified by Microsoft before they were published.

In contrast to other app stores, apps could be tried out indefinitely with the “Try before you buy” function before purchasing, and the range of functions could be restricted depending on the provider.

From September 2011, the marketplace could also be accessed via the web; previously this was only possible via smartphone or the Zune software. Use via the Zune software was switched off in April 2012.

Apps could contain advertisements. In Windows Phone 7 , payment was made with a credit card , but in Windows Phone 8 , apps could also be bought via PayPal (direct debit and bank transfer), Microsoft Points or, in some cases, via the bill from the mobile operator.

Violence and pornographic representations were prohibited.

Statistics from 2011

There were over 340,000 applications in the Windows Phone Store. So far, the developer tools have been downloaded 1.5 million times. 40% of the registered developers have published an app. On average, Windows Phone users downloaded 12 apps per month. The average price of the apps was $ 1.70. 16% are games.

developer

The apps were developed with the Windows Phone Developer Tools in the languages C # or Visual Basic .NET with the technologies Silverlight , XNA and the .NET Compact Framework . The developer tools were free. In order to be able to sell applications via the Windows Phone Store, however, a developer account was necessary. At the moment it cost 20 US dollars. As part of the “Dreamspark” program, schoolchildren and students had the opportunity to set up a developer account free of charge. This developer account could also be used for the Windows Store since November 2013 . The income was paid monthly. The approval process took an average of 1.8 days. 62% of the apps passed the approval process on the first attempt.

Development with Windows 10 Mobile

Microsoft has merged the app stores with Windows 10 Mobile and the Universal Windows Platform . In addition, with Continuum , the company has released a technology with which mobile apps could be used on an external monitor with a customized interface.

In April 2015, at the Build developer conference , Microsoft announced the possibility of importing iOS and Android apps into the Windows 10 Store with little effort, but the Astoria project for Android was no longer being maintained, whereas the Islandwood project , whose technology was from Microsoft as open source is made available, in January 2016 the first apps should have come to the Windows 10 store.

Others

In July 2011, Stiftung Warentest rated the provider with the quality rating “satisfactory” and at the same time as the test winner from ten different app stores.

It was criticized that paid fake apps were only removed from the store to a small extent. After reports of fake apps, Microsoft did not act.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Official: Windows Phone Store will be shut down today . windowsarea.de. December 17, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  2. ↑ Expiry of support for Windows Phone 8.1 - Frequently asked questions (FAQ) . support.microsoft.com. December 17, 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  3. ↑ Web version of the Marketplace launched, new information on updates . Areamobile.de . September 27, 2011. Accessed February 14, 2016.
  4. ↑ Microsoft gives impressive numbers for the Windows marketplace . Areamobile.de. March 31, 2011. Accessed February 14, 2016.
  5. ↑ App Hub - faq: Answers at a Glance . Retrieved February 14, 2016. - Microsoft App Hub FAQs
  6. ↑ Windows 10 Universal Apps and the new Windows Store . pcworld. July 3, 2015. Accessed February 14, 2016.
  7. ^ Project Astoria . winfuture. November 13, 2015. Accessed February 14, 2016.
  8. ↑ Microsoft brings Windows Bridge for iOS as open source . golem.de . August 7, 2015. Accessed February 14, 2016.
  9. ↑ Microsoft confirms the first apps in the store through Islandwood . drwindows.de. February 21, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  10. ↑ Stiftung Warentest: App Store Test . test.de . July 28, 2011.
  11. ↑ Users criticize Microsoft's approach to fake apps . golem.de. August 29, 2014. Retrieved February 14, 2016.