Windows Phone 7's Marketplace grows faster than Android did at launch, doesn't mean much

An analyst note released by research firm IDC yesterday points out that in the nearly two months since Windows Phone 7's retail release, the Windows Marketplace has swelled to 4,000 applications -- a number that the Android Market took five months to reach. That's impressive, no doubt, and the analyst behind the numbers notes that he "would not be surprised if Microsoft had the third largest app portfolio in the industry by the middle of next year." Now granted, hitting number three would take very little effort on Microsoft's part -- they'd just have to beat webOS, BlackBerry OS, and Symbian, none of which have sparked iOS- or Android-like levels of developer interest. So beyond that, what does the growth mean? Read on!

[Thanks, Stephen]Continue reading Windows Phone 7's Marketplace grows faster than Android did at launch, doesn't mean muchWindows Phone 7's Marketplace grows faster than Android did at launch, doesn't mean much originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 20 Dec 2010 22:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments

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