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Originally Posted by whydidnt
I would guess from this comment that you really haven't looked at the applications available for the iPhone. There are a lot of very high quality applications available for a $.99, or $2.99 or $4.99. Just because you may not have interest in an entertainment application for $.99 doesn't mean it's crap ...
This is why I think it's foolish for Microsoft to try an artificially inflate the price of applications for their platform. As you say the applications make the platform, and right now, the applications available for the iPhone are driving people to that platform. Other than PIM related applications, I challenge you to name non-custom applications that you use on WM that are either unavailable on the iPhone , or if available, offer poorer functionality. Apple has messed up the PIM stuff by not allowing developers access to the built in databases, I will grant you that. Other than things like Pocket Informant, I have yet to come across any other apps that I miss moving from WM to the iPhone.
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Have to say that I agree 100% with all you say there! Its the sort of blinkered approach MS and guys like Heliod have that have resulted in the decline of WM - and the App store is exactly what MS need - and not all apps are $0.99 either. TomTom W Europe was £79.99! People will pay what they think the app is worth!