[Birdsoft]

So it sounds like you have jumped on the iPhone bandwagon and wanted to turn this whole AppStore conversation into more about the same old WM is a tired non-updated OS. Yeah, weve all heard all of this before about WM, and we either agree or disagree, but everything you mention about the AppStore is either wrong or could be done right by Microsoft if they made an AppStore.(This PocketGear thing is not IT).

Microsoft could keep track of CAB files and updates, it would frankly be very easy to implement. They could tie a better account to it for easy purchases. And yeah, that could bring new and more developers this way too.... I know several developers who have come in on the iPhone gold rush and are now looking at WM and Android, and...

And as developers we're used to dealing with several resellers, working with one more Huge one isnt going to hurt us any, and hopefully they come in playing nice...Im not sure how it spreads anyone's profits??

And thinking that the software market on the WM side isnt held back because of our segmented retailer/distributor types is just funny. Those same "People like this" that dont buy software you actually go on to point out yourself ARE the people that are buying Applications(and yes a lot of stupid ones) on the iPhone AppStore. But once they buy those a lot of them figure out, wow, if I can get a fart app, maybe I can get a cool game or productivity app that I could actually use...

And nobody is saying JUST having an AppStore is going to solve all the problems with WM... They need some big updates too.. and those updates are obviously coming... But its a piece of the puzzle!!! But it appears you have grown bitter with WM and breathe iPhone now, so.... thats cool, but it just makes it appear that you are jaded about any other improvements that WM could and will make....

" Apple can fix those which aren't that many to begin with"

Just even stating this means you arent actually a developer and/or havent been paying attention. They are slowly plugging a few holes in the AppStore but it still has some big problems!