>>>>>>And Nokia is just getting into the game. Isn't that news enough?
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>>>>>Nokia? You mean that company from 15 years ago?
>>>>>
>>>>>Every Windows Mobile Phone I've seen has an Xbox Live ad on its front screen.
>>>>>
>>>>>You want to see the time, your Windows Phone can do that. And then tell you which of their video games to buy.
>>>>>
>>>>>Want to make a call? Grab your phone and look at an ad for Xbox first.
>>>>>
>>>>>Absolutely disgusting if you ask me.
>>>>>
>>>>>I have an Android app with 14K+ downloads. I also collect some revenue from it.
>>>>>
>>>>>The development was simple and fun (the android SDK is open source and written in JAVA).
>>>>>
>>>>>Deployment to the Android Market was easy and Google Checkout takes care of the finances.
>>>>>
>>>>>I'm also now on the Amazon App Store and support the upcoming Kindle Fire.
>>>>>
>>>>>(Does Microsoft have a simple and pain free app store?)
>>>>>
>>>>>That said, I still get requests all the time for iOS versions.
>>>>>
>>>>>Android and iOS *are* the smart phone market.
>>>>>
>>>>>That anyone would waste one second of time or one penny with the Xbox Live commercial for your pocket , or Windows Mobile or whatever they call it, is a testament to the power of routine by Microsoft loyalists.
>>>>
>>>>Hmm, tell this $$ in my pocket that I'm wasting time.
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>>>
>>>You're getting paid to develop for Windows Phone, I take it?
>>>
>>>Are you porting an Android or iOS app?
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>>I write WP7 phones on the side. Very easy to write and work with. Nothing crazy as of yet, but I'm looking into bigger ventures.
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>I'm confused.
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>You said "tell this $$ in my pocket".
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>What did you mean?
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>And if you are trying to make money off of smart phone apps, and if 70%+ of all smart phones are Android or iPhone, then don't you think there would be more $$ in your pocket if you spent more time developing for those?

Because I can roll out WP7 apps faster than the others. Anecdote alert: *most* of the mobile devs I talk to find the same thing. I posted a link in another post of a "report card" done by an acquaintance of mine that rates his experiences working with all 3 platforms. The WP7 reviews were surprisingly good, seeing as that he's not an MS fanboy.

My target is apps missing from WP7 that are already on the other platforms. I already have plenty of .NET and some Silverlight experience, and most of that transfers to WP7 development.

You implied that developing for WP7 is folly because it doesn't have the market share that other big platforms do. Tell that to the $$ in my pocket.