Windows Phone 8 Still Getting Little Interest from Developers

[SteelCity1981]

Seems like a trend with Windows 8 getting little interest.

 

[everygamer]

[citation][nom]SteelCity1981[/nom]Seems like a trend with Windows 8 getting little interest.[/citation]

Yup, that's why they sold 4 million units of Windows 8 in 2 days. Give it a week more and that will be more machines running Windows 8 than Apple laptops/desktops in the market. 😛

When Android came out, this was the same thing everyone said, little interest from the developers, not one is paying attention. Now Android is close to 60% of the phone market, 40% of the tablet market (Apple's tablet market share shrunk 15% in the last 3-6 months). Windows 8 has 120,000 apps on release date, it took Android 2 years to get there, and now Android has past Apple on the number of Apps in their store. Give Windows 8 a little time and they will catch up.

The difference was that Apple had a head start, and once multiple hardware vendors started pushing the Android platform it was Apple vs the industry.

Windows 8 is a multiple hardware vendor platform, it is going to be on tablets, laptops and phones by multiple vendors (already is). The only company that is going to have to watch out for the market shift is Apple because eventually they are going to slowly shrink like they did in the 80's when they have to match up versus Android/Windows 8 and more cost effective hardware.

The last thing I would like to point out, is that the Surface that will be released in the spring running Windows 8 Pro on Intel will be a tablet that can run windows software, not apps, but software that has been written for decades. The minute that happens, both Apple and Google will no longer have a platform with an application advantage. That will be a tablet with millions of applications available the moment it powers up.

I am an IT guy, and I like Windows 8 and Android

 

[Kami3k]

[citation][nom]blurr91[/nom]That's what they said about the video game console market in 2002.[/citation]

And it's true, there only has been 3 major consoles out at once since then, all others have failed.

 

[Bloob]

There seem to be about 115k apps in WP market:

http://www.windowsphoneapplist.com/en/#!/downloadRank

Also, only a select few have had access to full official SDK and phone for a few weeks.

 

[memadmax]

I don't know why the trolls think they can only develop Win8 programs on Win8...

The Win8 SDK installs on Win7...
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hardware/hh852363.aspx

And it can even target to Win7 and Vista...

Look, win8, win7, server 2008, server 2012 are all based on the same kernal family... You can target anything you want...

It's only a UI.........

 

[kyuuketsuki]

I checked out Playfirst's website. Yeah... if WP8 can avoid the attention of developers of crap casual games like they churn out, all the better for me and my soon-to-be Lumia 920. Who wants their crap cluttering up the store anyway?

Why are we supposed to care about these no-name developers of crap software and what they think?

 

[monkeymonk]

I think it would be pretty cool to have the same OS on my phone as I have on my computer. I hope win 8 devices work out!

 

[damianrobertjones]

"suggests that..."

Utter bollox then

 

[mariusmotea]

WP8 can be the last chance for Nokia to recover. If the market share will not increase considerably, then Nokia will be lost.

 

[rantoc]

I rather have 5 quality Apps for my phone then 1000 crap/halfbaked ones. Both androids and apples counterpart of app store are filled to the brim with utter garbage, doubt even one app in one hundred is really worth calling quality.

Its the price the consumer have to pay for the competing companies who have to boast they have the highest number of apps in their stores... WRU phone appstore with 1.000 good apps rather than 700.000 garbage ones!

 

[Guest]

Someone commented that you would need Windows 8 to write an application for windows 8 and someone said you wouldn't.

You would need Windows 8 to write an application for it because only a very poor developer would release something they had never tested. "Oh I thought it would just work on Windows 8" is not a valid excuse

 

[ojas]

wp 7 apps are supported by wp8, don't know why that's a prob for wp7 devs.

 

[safcmanfr]

developers will come to the platform, as Apps will be easy to release across Windows 8 pro, RT and phone - so they can hit a huge market.

Most reviews were saying 5000 apps with launch of RT, now its already at 100k - give it 12 months and there will be at least 500k if not more.

 

[Old_Fogie_Late_Bloomer]

[citation][nom]memadmax[/nom]I don't know why the trolls think they can only develop Win8 programs on Win8...The Win8 SDK installs on Win7...http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/wi [...] 52363.aspxAnd it can even target to Win7 and Vista...Look, win8, win7, server 2008, server 2012 are all based on the same kernal family... You can target anything you want...It's only a UI.........[/citation]
You cannot run 2012 Express for Windows 8 or Windows Phone [8] except on Windows 8.

Source: http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/eng/products/visual-studio-express-products

 

[rebel1280]

FTA: "Of course, WP8 is not shut out, but the OS will have to achieve much greater interest among consumers to generate serious interest among developers. "
Interesting statement! Generate interest with consumer, who in turn generate interest for the developers who then through their apps generate interest for consumers....chicken or the egg anyone? Doesnt sound like there is an easy way to win this without Microsoft being the financial backer is they are the only real winners in this equation.

 

[rebel1280]

[citation][nom]house70[/nom]Microsoft needs to prove they will NOT abandon WP8 like they did the 7 version. The devs will only trust a platform that can be there for them, not something that will lose all support in a year or so.IMO, the worst PR of all times was when MS decided to abandon WP7 less than a year after launch. That does not show any commitment, and people do not forget that.[/citation]
I applaud you sir, i wholeheartedly agree with your statement as most of the developers i know have stated the exact same thing. I myself feel a little kicked to the curb as I have an HTC Surround, to make matters worse they had that commercial telling other companies, thanks for beta testing for us. What a joke. Dont get me wrong, i like my windows phone but i feel let down by Microsoft.

 

[BuckminsterCampione]

I don't know why people are so concerned about the number of apps a certain platform has. There is no way anyone can play 100,000+ games; besides, I would take 100 useful apps over 700,000+ time wasters.

 

[eddieroolz]

I don't think so Microsoft. Not when you're discontinuing compatibility with handhelds released just six months prior after breaking compatibility with WinMo6.5 just 2 years prior to that.

 

[disolcow]

I currently have a Nokia Lumina 920. I have used this phone for almost two weeks. The phone is very impressive and quite an eye catcher, however that is not enough. The Windows Marketplace sucks. Simple things like Instagram which is one of the biggest apps out there now is not even offered. I know it has a lot to do with the developers and not all on Microsoft ... but I would think that they would at least shoot for the most popular apps to get added to their marketplace. One reason for the smart phone are the apps. Most of the apps that I got for free on Android or my old Iphone like Pandora ... you have to pay for on Windows. So I just wanted to add my little two cents. I'm sure there are others who don't think the marketplace is a big deal but ... I do.

Signed .... current (about to be former in about two days) windows phone user. Back to Andriod go!