
Developer goodness
By Tom Krazit
Published: 31 March 2009 10:51 GMT
Microsoft has backed off plans to charge Windows Mobile developers $99 for submitting even minor updates to their applications.
Last week, Microsoft said that unless developers submitted updates to their applications within seven days of their release, the company would charge developers $99 to get those updates onto the Windows Marketplace for Mobile application store, which is expected to debut later this year.
The company has decided to back off that policy: now all updates or version upgrades for applications that have already been submitted to the store will be accepted free of charge, a Microsoft representative confirmed. This applies to minor bug fixes as well as second-generation releases that add new features or capabilities.
Microsoft still plans to charge developers $99 a year, plus $99 per application, to submit applications to Windows Marketplace for Mobile, though this year, developers are being allowed to submit up to five applications free of charge for that $99 yearly fee.
Windows Marketplace for Mobile is expected to launch later this year with the release of Windows Mobile 6.5.
Original article: Microsoft drops plan to charge for WinMo updates from silicon.com
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