Microsoft plans on opening its Windows Marketplace to mobile applications from outside developers, as it seeks a competitive advantage against Apple, Research In Motion, Palm and others currently competing in the mobile-application field. Windows Mobile 6.5 will offer new features such as a full Web browser with built-in Flash support and on-screen icons designed to be manipulated with a finger.
– Microsoft
plans to open its Windows Marketplace to mobile-application developers at the
end of July 2009, as it seeks to gain traction against competitors such as Apple
and Research In Motion in the ever-more-contentious mobile app space.
The announcement comes as Microsoft prepares to gear up …