>>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/02/17/microsoft_bans_opensource_windows_phone/
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>>So now Microsoft (who's recently claimed to be a friend of open source) has banned open source from it's windows phone 7 marketplace.
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>>Are they just TRYING to loose ground in the mobile phone market or what? I think this is another HUGE mistake.
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>I heard about this back when Windows phone 7 started - also the "no more than 3 free apps in the marketplace" rule and more...

What? You mean if you're a developer you can't upload more than three freeware apps to the marketplace?