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Further proof that MS is indeed it's own worst enemy (on the subject of 3rd party apps)

Can we expect them anytime soon? According to the Zune marketing manager, Brian Seitz, probably not, and the reasons are as depressing as they are indirectly stated.

“If you look around the company at other places where things like this are important, Windows Mobile rises to the top,” says Seitz. “They have devices which are always connected, which make applications like maps really cool and important. On a sometimes-connected device, what people are using them for are games

“Right now our product roadmaps didn’t line up perfectly for us to snap to what they’re doing or vice versa. That being said, we know people want things like this on their devices so we’re going to build them ourselves, they’re going to be super high-quality, and they’re going to be free,” he continued.