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When it comes to supplying coolest smartphones of the planet, Microsoft has also-ran. So last autumn, the giant software fired fresh strategy to close the gap of Apple iPhones, research in motion BlackBerrys and Google Android models. purpose of the Microsoft Windows phone 7 (WP7) smartphone to be the most useful and convenient applications. The company is pursuing this objective with the orderly preparation of meals for the best and most app developers. "The jury is still, as to whether this proves decisively winning strategy, "says software applications analyst Al Hilwa in research company IDC. "But Microsoft began its certainly not the right course." Smartphone apps have become almost as important as the phone. They allow people to shop, Go play games, plan your life and connect to social media. Free applications that trivial tasks number in the hundreds of thousands of iPhones and androidite. More importantly, the market for high-quality paid apps – that help people who use their phones as computing devices, connected to the Internet-more than twice the $ 2.2 billion in 2010, up from 828 million dollars in 2009, according to research firm iSuppli. Apple dominates the market of paid appswith 82.7% global market share. The edge is a distant second, with 7.7% share. Microsoft? t even register. to play catch-up, Microsoft last October dumped its clunky operating system on Windows Mobile and started completely new platform, WP7, who played in one of its key: close links with top software Company has taken the developer.. NET Framework – system for nurturing the development of business applications for Windows server and desktop computers, and then grafted to WP7. In only four months 25 000 developers have registered to create WP7 apps. They have created 8 000 apps and fat are separated, new applications at an average rate of 100 per day, says Larry Lieberman, senior product manager of Microsoft. Early successes include deep integration of social networking sites Facebook and Twitter and movie service Netflix, which means users can have access to these popular services of WP7? s main dashboard without opening a separate app. "Many developers find that takes a (very) may be less time for building equivalent applications for our phone from other phones," says Lieberman. last month, Amazon released the app, which allows the preferred view content in a continuous stream of swiping from left to right on the screen of the phone WP7. To do the same thing on the iPhone or Android, you must open and close the new pages. Sam Altman, co-founder and CEO of based on location, check-in service Loopt, contain for the aid it I have create the app, which allows users to quickly find friendsthat may be nearby. Only the WP7 does the Loopt app start with a minimum of fussing. "They go from time to help us with everything we had," says Altman. "No matter the attention of developers is a good course." Lieberman recognizes that Microsoft is still a long way to go. In the fourth quarter of 2010, under the command of the Android operating system, 32.6% market share, phones shipped globally, followed by Nokia? s Symbian platform, with 30.3% share, according to IDC. Apple and RIM followed with a share of 16% and 14.4%, respectively. Microsoft has a share of 3,8%. but Microsoft recently forged a partnership with Nokia. "This is now a three-horse race," Nokia Chief Executive Stephen Elop declared in the London press conference announcement of the Alliance.Nokia and Microsoft face is a complex challenge, the delivery of a new line of WP7 smartphones which can take attention away from androidite, iPhones and BlackBerrys, says Forrester analyst Charles Golvin. One thing seems certain: top app developers who are involved will be pivotal. "Firms must convince the developers to set the priority of Windows phone 7, they bring innovative products to the market," said Golvin. For more information about reprints and permissions, visit our FAQ. To report corrections and clarifications, contact standards editor Brent Jones. For consideration of publication in the Gazette send comments to letters@usatoday.com. Include name, telephone number, city and State for verification. To see our corrections, go to corrections. usatoday.com. We have updated the guidelines of the conversation. Changes include a brief overview of the process of moderation and an explanation of how to use the button "report abuse". Read more.

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