Let’s Go Shopping!

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October 26, 2009


ConvertCast

Episode 16

October 26

Physical store – Apple vs. Microsoft

The platform store experience -

WM: new Marketplace, 1) no updates to previously purchased apps, 2) no install to sd

RIM app world – similar to iPhone – refer to Mediafly episode for dev experience!

WebOS: compare app catalog to homebrew – trial vs pay,

Android???

I got a chance to play with Android this week. Only person I know with an Android device. He moved from a feature phone (Nokia) and was very happy until he looked at the two phones I was carrying.

iPhone: fantastic, set the standard

Jailbreak app recommendation of the week:

Weather Icon in Cydia or Rock

Alli’s parents’ Sprint contract is up soon, so we’re researching new carrier possibilities as well as new phones. The Touch Pro 2 (on Sprint, at least), is way overpriced.

cell phone comparison

AT&T Family plan:

2 lines

550 minutes (shared) – $59.99

includes nights/weekends & unlimited M2M

$70 for unlimited data and 200 sms/mms per line

TOTAL $130 plus tax, etc.

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Sprint

$59.95/month (assuming new SERO)

500 minutes, unlimited data/sms

Total $120 plus tax, etc.

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Phone choices….

Sprint: Pre $79, Touch Pro 2 $349.99 , Hero (Android) $179.99, Diamond 1 $199.99

AT&T: iPhone $99/$199, Diamond 2 (Pure) $150

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  • http://www.j2i.net Joel Johnson

    There’s tons of Windows Phone applications in existence, but to end up in the Marketplace the developer has to submit it; Microsoft’s not out there fishing around for programs to add. So if a developer enver registers for the MArketplace then their application will not end up in the Marketplace. Approval only takes around 10-14 days (depending on the complexity of the application). Also of the thousands of Windows Mobile programs in existence there’s the question of how many of them conform to certification guidelines.

    For application updates a number displays under the “My Applications” section showing how many applications have updates. You can individually view the available updates and install them.

    If you purchased an application from outside the Marketplace then you cannot use the Marketplace for automatic updates. The marketplace application on the phone keeps track of the applications that you’ve acquired through the marketplace and only uses this list in checking for updates. As a test I went ahead and [re]purchased an application that I already own through the Marketplace to confirm this. Also note that an application purchased through the Marketplace may not be identical to the version of an application that was acquired through other channels.

    To borrow from an example Joey used in the last TCPJ unlocked show let’s say that Sling decided to release a version of their player through the Marketplace. Let’s also say that carriers demand that it not work over 3G and that Microsoft is enforcing that. In such a case Sling would make a conforming version of the application for the Marketplace and a non-conforming version distributed through their website. These would be two different programs that happen to have the same title.

    There are other developers that are doing the same thing; they make a conforming version of the application for the marketplace but they also want to continue to make money on their own without the 30% cut so they make a non-conforming version with all they features they want for their own stores. These two versions of the application typically use the same source code, but they can change a “switch” in their development software to control which features are in the program that is reduced.