Small but good start to Windows Marketplace

[dannzeman]

Article Link: http://www.wmexperts.com/whos-board-...etplace-mobile

AccuWeather.com: One of the major weather information providers in the United States. Also provides services for newspapers.
The Associated Press: The AP also was an earlier adopter of the iPhone. There's been a shift in the past couple of years for the AP to be seen not just as a provider of news content, but as a portal for it as well. (For more on that, we refer you to a study the AP released last summer about its new model for news. Warning: PDF link)
CNBC: Maybe you've heard of 'em. That Keith Olbermann guy's pretty popular.
Developer One Mobile Software: Of Agenda One and CodeWallet fame.
EA Mobile: Spore ... The Sims ... Chances are you've heard of these, right? EA should bring some series gaming to the Marketplace.
Facebook: Love it or hate it, there's no escaping Facebook. We've already had a look at the application ported over from Windows Mobile 6.5.
Gameloft: Recently released Oregon Trail on the iPhone. Oregon Trail HD, anyone?!?!? (Yeah, we're fans.)
Glu Mobile: Ever waste a day or three playing Zuma? You can thank these guys.
Handmark: A longtime Windows Mobile developer. Chances are you've bought something from them at some point.
Ilium Software Inc.: eWallet, NewsBreak and a number of other apps.
Jeyo Inc.: Mobile Companion, WunderRadio.
Kinoma: We're big fans of Kinoma Play for video and music playback. Good to see them on board.
LiteScape: Recently released 3Deep, which combines social networking with your phone's contacts.
Magmic Games: A plethora of mobile games including sudoku and Guitar Hero III.
Melodis Corp.: Sing, hum or play your a piece of music, and Midomi Mobile will identify it for you.
MySpace: Yeah. Those guys. Expect to see an app this summer.

Namco Networks: PAC-MAN, Dig Dug, Galaga. Nothing else in this world matters.
Netflix: Already has released an official application in conjunction with Microsoft.
Pandora: The Internet music giant has slowly been gaining ground with Windows Mobile. Sometimes officially, sometimes not.
PhatWare Corp.: Notes, etc.
Resco: Makers of one of our favorites, Resco Explorer, among a host of other great applications.
ShoZu Inc.: Pulls together the major social networking sites into one application.
Sling Media Inc.: Already has Windows Mobile clients for its Slingbox media streamer.
SBSH Mobile Software: Another longtime and reputable Windows Mobile developer. Pocket Weather, iLauncher, etc.
Spb Software: Makers of what often is one of our first installs on a new phone, Mobile Shell. A number of other great apps, too.
Web Information Solutions Inc.: Developer of Pocket Informant, a popular PIM application.
Zagat Survey: Restaurant ratings.

Not a bad start, imo, but I think this was sort of expected. I hope the Windows Market place has half the attraction of iTunes. Actually, I wouldn't mind if it was a lot less and they all were much higher quality.

What are you guys looking for to be in the app store?

[redd214]

i def like seeing ea on the list, they have some awesome games on consoles hopefully some can be brought over to winmo! thanx for the link

[demonlordoftheround]

Very nice list of solid software developers. Good to see the game developers getting in on the action.

[MoonZ*BabysH]

i just hope that MS doesnt let it go to there head and start charging for random apps. then itll be back to googling .cabs lol

[copper rs]

Not many surprises, most of those guys are already legacy developers for WinMo. Its nice that they will be setting the bar for future developers in the marketplace though.