According to one report, Microsoft’s app store known as the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace may now have 25,000 applications. In comparison to Apple’s App Store, this figure may not sound like much.
The Windows Phone App List claims the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace has 25,076 applications. According to WP7applist, however, the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace only has 24,878 applications, and 4,044 of those applications are “inactive.” Regardless, one thing is clear: the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace is growing.
When Microsoft launched Windows Phone 7 last year, the marketplace had only 1,000 applications. By March, the store had reached 11,500 applications. Although the Windows Phone 7 platform may not have as many applications as iOS or Android, Microsoft has repeatedly focused on quality over quantity.
Jennifer Johnson
Jennifer grew up around technology. From an early age, she was curious about all things related to computers. As a child, Jennifer remembers spending nights with her dad programming in BASIC and taking apart hard drives to see what was inside. In high school, she wrote her senior term paper on her experiences with building custom computers.
Jennifer graduated from the Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. After college, she began writing full-time for various PC and technology magazines. Later, she transitioned to the Web. In these roles, Jennifer has covered a variety of topics including laptops, desktops, smartphones, cameras, tablets, and various consumer electronics devices. When she's not playing with or writing about the latest gadget, Jennifer loves to spend time with her family, capture memories with her camera, and scrapbook.
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