10 Reasons Why Microsoft Released Windows Marketplace Too Early
By Don Reisinger  |  Posted 2009-10-07  10 Reasons Why Microsoft
Released Windows Marketplace Too Early  Now that Windows Mobile
6.5 is available, Microsoft has also released its Windows
Marketplace for Mobile. The application store currently features
about 250 applications. It's only available to Windows Mobile
6.5 owners, but Microsoft claims that Windows Mobile 6 legacy
users will also be able to access applications in the store over
the next few weeks.  But it all seems so premature. Granted,
Microsoft felt that it needed to catch up to the rest of the
market and get its app store out there, but did it have to do it
this way? That's doubtful. And since Windows Mobile 7 is still
on its way and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has already said that
it will be the real contender Microsoft plans to bring to the
market, maybe the company should have waited to launch its app
store.  Here's why:  1. The apps aren't cool  Although Apple has
done a fine j