Smartphones Markets (Second Part)

This is the second part of the " Smartphones Markets " !

                                  Let's start!(Second Part) 

                   

1. Windows marketplace (for mobile):                                                                  

Windows Marketplace for Mobile is a service by Microsoft for its Windows Mobile platform that allows users to browse and download applications that have been developed by third parties. The service was available for use directly on Windows Mobile 6.x devices (versions earlier than 6.5 require downloading a free Windows Marketplace for Mobile application) and on personal computers. It was announced at the 2009 Mobile World Congress, and began operation on 6 October 2009, featuring an initial 246 applications. Initially it was available only for Windows Mobile 6.5, and was made available to older 6.x versions a few weeks later.On February 15, 2010 Microsoft announced its next generation mobile platform named Windows Phone 7; there is a separate app store, Windows Phone Marketplace, for it; apps are not interchangeable between WM6.x and WP7.

The Marketplace website announced in mid-2011: "On July 15th [2011] this website will no longer offer Windows Mobile 6.x applications for download. If you have a Windows Mobile 6.x phone you can continue accessing the application store from the Marketplace client on your phone. ... [you must] sign in to Marketplace for Mobile on your phone ... to buy apps".)

                                                                             2.Samsung Apps

Samsung Apps, is an application store for Samsung mobile & TV users. The store first opened in June 2010, after the company released its Samsung Wave smartphone.After ten months, it saw its 100 million download.

Samsung Apps Mobile

Available from September 2009 in some European (including the United Kingdom, France, and Italy) and Asian countries, Samsung Apps has expanded its availability following the launch of the Samsung Wave smartphone. The store is currently offered in 121 countries.

Samsung Apps offers applications for Bada, Android and Windows Mobile platforms. About 90% of all apps available on Samsung Apps are Bada apps.

There are more than 13,000 apps for Bada altogethe, however not all of those are available worldwide.

                                                                                    3.BlackBerry App World:

BlackBerry App World is an application distribution service and application by Research In Motion (RIM) for a majority of BlackBerry devices. The service provides BlackBerry users with an environment to browse, download, and update third-party applications. The service went live on April 1, 2009. Of the three major app providers, it has the largest revenue per app at $9,166.67 compared to $6,480.00 and $1,200.00 by the Apple App Store and Android Market, respectively. 

                                                                                         


                                                        4.Palm App Catalog:

The Palm App Catalog is an online marketplace for applications for Palm mobile devices running webOS but not Palm OS.

The App Catalog is similar to Apple's App Store for iOS, Google's Android Market for Android, and Nokia's Ovi Store for Nokia devices. At the time of the Palm Pre launch, the App Catalog featured 18 applications.