Want Marketplace On your 6.0 and 6.1 Devices? Go for it!

[Jon Westfall]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowsphone/archive/2009/11/16/windows-marketplace-for-windows-mobile-6-0-and-6-1.aspx' target='_blank'>http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/wi...-0-and-6-1.aspx</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"After last week's news, I'm pleased to tell you that Windows Marketplace for Mobile has today reached another major milestone by adding support for Windows Mobile 6 and 6.1 devices. This is an especially proud day for Microsoft because it marks our fulfillment of the Marketplace vision that we put forth only 9 months ago at Mobile World Congress. Last week we expanded the Marketplace experience to the PC and updated the developer portal to include stronger anti-piracy protection features for developers. Today, Marketplace is delivering some great free new features that enhance and expand the Marketplace experience to even more Windows Mobile customers."</em></p><p>Windows Mobile Marketplace is now available for pre-6.5 phones as a download. While I suppose you could have gotten it on your phone prior to now... the release today is suited for older phones and official!</p>

[Reid Kistler]

Sooner or later will have to check Windows Marketplace out - on my 6.1 Fuze - but have to admit that my initial reaction was along the lines of "Ho-Hum... What could Marketplace POSSIBLY have to offer that would be the least bit interesting?"

Then it struck me that I have become thoroughly Jaded - and stuck in my ways - and that MY initial reaction is not likely to be that of a newer user (assuming that there ARE any "New" Windows Mobile users! :rolleyes: ).

Maybe what I need is a set of New Eyes out of which to (re)view the current windows application world....