Marketplace announcements

Overnight (Oz time) the Marketplace team made some significant announcements at Worldwide Partner Conference;

• Application Submission Opens on July 27th: Windows Marketplace will open for application submissions from 29 supported countries July 27.
• Windows Mobile 6 and 6.1 Support: Windows Marketplace will be available for Windows Mobile 6 and 6.1 by the end of 2009 (in addition to Windows Mobile 6.5 at launch in the fall).
• Business Centre: Windows Marketplace will feature a "Business Centre" category for business applications.
• Developer Contest: Microsoft will be disclosing the details of a Windows Marketplace developer contest on July 27.

Full details of these announcements are at: http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowsphone/archive/2009/07/14/get-ready-windows-marketplace-for-mobile-offers-millions-of-potential-new-customers.aspx

The opportunity for developers increases :-), we will keep you posted on new info as soon as it’s available.

DonK