Demo – Windows Mobile Marketplace – Site Open and Active – T-Mobile Touch Pro2 Video Demo
I have a flashed WinMo 6.5 ROM (6.5.1), the Leo version, on my T-Mobile Touch Pro2. After installing yet another ROM today, I was checking out Marketplace to see if it was by chance working (this would be a day earlier than its announced debut, October 6, 2009.)
Update: Here’s a link to Microsoft’s Markeplace website:
http://marketplace.windowsphone.com/Overview.aspx
Turns out the Site working now. From the limited offerings I suspect MS is in the process of uploading the programs and apps. It takes time, I suspect maybe a 24 hour process, at least.
But check it out, you can at least see the interface and also even make purchases or download/install the free apps.
I heard that Marketplace will work on WinMo 6.1, so even if you don’t have 6.5 yet (because you have not flashed a “cooked” ROM on your phone) you can still install Marketplace. But don’t hold me to that.
What happened when I clicked the Marketplace icon on my T-Mobile Touch Pro2 was that MS installed the Marketplace app. It then checked to see if my ROM or OS was a version that would work with Marketplace. Obviously it was (since I have 6.5.1 on it).
On Marketplace you can create an account, the same as you would do on Android Market. But when I browsed around I did not need an account.
Check it out.
On your WinMo smartphone go to the Windows Mobile Marketplace site. From there I assume they will provide install instructions.
This may have been a bad move by Microsoft. I am not too sure it’s a good idea to let people think that THIS is the new Marketplace. In its current state it’s horrible. I would not want even one person thinking, for example, that the free apps section will have a total of 30 apps.
I can see some people logging on and thinking “Huh, nice try Microsoft, but this does not compare to Apple or Android in terms of the number of apps.”
Also, as I said in my video a few weeks ago that discussed Marketplace, the default price for paid apps is $99 cents to $1.99. Anything $5 and above should be a rarity. People can’t go to Marketplace and see apps for $49. MS runs the risk of people saying “So what else is new.”
And remember Microsoft, people will compare Marketplace with all the other markets out there. People are not going to be impressed with a store that is filled with lots of paid apps (costing $5++) and few free apps.
NOTICE: For those YouTubers asking how to get the animated weather or WinMo 6.5 ROM on to their T-Mobile Touch Pro2 phones:
Check out thewingster.com for all you need to know about flashing a ROM.
http://thewingster.com/roms.aspx
The version I have on this T-Mobile Touch Pro2 Marketplace demo is:
Miri_WM65_21864_V4.0_Premium_Manila2.5.rar
Miri is the XDA developer who made this particular ROM. It is my favorite ROM, for the day at least.
You can find it on TheWingster or at XDA.
Duration : 0:9:24
Part 1 – Preview – Windows Mobile 6.5 Marketplace on HTC T-Mobile Touch Pro2
Part 1 – When Windows Mobile 6.5 debuts on October 6, 2009, there will be a Marketplace that works similar in concept as the Android Market.
Update: Here’s a link to Microsoft’s Markeplace website:
http://marketplace.windowsphone.com/Overview.aspx
Fact is, Android Market is a HUGE success. So much so that RIM, Palm and Microsoft have to come out with their own versions of it, so they will be left in the dust.
Those of you who have used the G1’s Android Market know why I say this. Almost the entire fun of the G1 is being able to browse at the Android Market, download and install what sounds fun, interesting, or useful and be up and running in three minutes from when you first read the application’s description. And the price for all this, usually FREE or at the most, 99 cents to $2.00.
In this video I have WinMo 6.5 OS flashed on to my T-Mobile Touch Pro2. While the Marketplace icon is there, pressing it takes you to the MS secure site where Marketplace will be available.
In this video I show you that page and also discuss Marketplace as a concept.
I am looking forward to Marketplace since I hate Handango and anything that functions like it. This time next year I predict there will be 10,000 apps and programs on Marketplace. Woot!
MS’s new Marketplace discussed.
Click the below links to see Microsoft’s Site where developers submit their creations to MS for approval and inclusion on Marketplace.
http://developer.windowsmobile.com/Marketplace.aspx
MS is having a contest for developers, with prizes for whoever gets the most paid downloads and the most free downloads.
www.mobilethisdeveloper.com/
www.mobilethisdeveloper.com/general_rules.aspx
Links for further info:
Great site for all things HTC, including the T-Mobile Touch Pro2:
http://htcpedia.com/
Windows Mobile site:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/en-us/meet/default.mspx
Developer’s Site:
http://developer.windowsmobile.com/
Marketplace for Developers:
http://developer.windowsmobile.com/Marketplace.aspx
Marketplace Developers Forum – Good inside information:
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/mktplace/threads
The Windows Mobile blog site:.
http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowsphone/default.aspx
Press release:
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2009/mar09/03-30ctia09pr.mspx
Info on MyPhone “backup” service:
http://sn1-p1.myphone.microsoft.com/mkweb/Install.po
Duration : 0:8:27
California Real Estate: Kai Ryssdal interview
California Connected sits down with Kai Ryssdal, host of public radio’s “Marketplace,” to find out his down-to-earth reasons why not to overinvest in your home.
Duration : 0:1:24
HELP!!!!!Windows Mobile : Race To Market Challenge – The Deadline
The Race to Market Challenge ( http://www.mobilethisdeveloper.com/?mtag=seedyou ) is your chance to get in on the ground floor in the new Windows Marketplace for Mobile apps, and gain exposure to over of 30 million potential customers. Before the competition. This is your opportunity to make some money and get your name out there as an app developer — and it wont last forever. The sooner you submit your app, the greater your chances will be to win some cool prizes. But in reality, everyone who submits an app will be a winner, because theyll be way ahead of the competition when the Windows Marketplace for Mobile opens its doors. So while everyone else is still working on their apps, yours will already be on the shelf. The only thing is, the longer you wait, the less time you have to get ahead of everyone else. So get started now.
Duration : 0:0:45
Pra Atit Road – Bangkok’s Greatest Marketplace
One Bangkok’s busiest marketplaces, “Phra Arthit Road” is a beacon of Thai culture, attracting tourists and locals alike. Capturing the music, food and dancing on the street, this video gives a superb cross-section of Thai culture in under two minutes.
Duration : 0:1:49
Car Ride in Kalentong Street, Mandaluyong City
Here’s our car ride along Kalentong Street. Kalentong is considered to be the flea/dirty market of the City of Mandaluyong. All kinds of stuff are sold in this street, everything from food to toys, house furnitures, construction supplies, etc. Many different businesses are thriving in this street, making it the central destination of nearby residents to buy everyday items. There is also the Marketplace Mall where one can hide from the scorching heat of the sun. =) Mandaluyong City, Philippines Nov. 4, 2008
Duration : 0:5:0
Windows Mobile : Race To Market Challenge – The Race.
The Race to Market Challenge ( http://www.mobilethisdeveloper.com/?mtag=seedyou ) is your chance to get in on the ground floor in the new Windows Marketplace for Mobile apps, and gain exposure to over of 30 million potential customers. Before the competition. This is your opportunity to make some money and get your name out there as an app developer — and it wont last forever.
The sooner you submit your app, the greater your chances will be to win some cool prizes. But in reality, everyone who submits an app will be a winner, because theyll be way ahead of the competition when the Windows Marketplace for Mobile opens its doors. So while everyone else is still working on their apps, yours will already be on the shelf.
The only thing is, the longer you wait, the less time you have to get ahead of everyone else. So get started now.
Duration : 0:0:40
Windows Mobile : Race to Market Challenge – The Scoop
The Race to Market Challenge ( http://www.mobilethisdeveloper.com/?mtag=seedyou ) is your chance to get in on the ground floor in the new Windows Marketplace for Mobile apps, and gain exposure to over of 30 million potential customers. Before the competition. This is your opportunity to make some money and get your name out there as an app developer — and it wont last forever.
The sooner you submit your app, the greater your chances will be to win some cool prizes. But in reality, everyone who submits an app will be a winner, because theyll be way ahead of the competition when the Windows Marketplace for Mobile opens its doors. So while everyone else is still working on their apps, yours will already be on the shelf.
The only thing is, the longer you wait, the less time you have to get ahead of everyone else. So get started now.
Duration : 0:0:36