Windows Mobile app store competition to Ovi opens, where is Ovi store now

[jimgilmour1]

Hmm,

just read the article Windows Marketplace for Mobile Opens to Developers

Well silence is getting deafening round here!.

Jim

[Danneman]

Have you received any information on when Ovi Store is going to launch? The date we were given was 4th of may, but that date has passed. To make things worse, despite having submitted our app PRIOR to april 21st it has not even begun to be reviewed by the QA-team. What's going on? Did I miss a memo or something?

[jimgilmour1]

hi,
No I dont this you have missed anything but the release of a press artilceU.S. carriers not keen on Nokia's Ovi Store, is a severe blow to those looking to Quote "take on the Apple in its backyard". No doubt those outside U.S.A.
say "so what!".

IMHO this was unexpected at such a late time in the project and changes will no doubt need to be made, which are beyond and outside my limited knowledge. The fact that a pricing table was shown in the launch video and the fact that N97 phone is to have the Ovi store applet on launch of the phone in US, must be causing problems. The launch is sometime in May 2009 and still some time.

No postion to comment on testing etc see below


IMHO there has not been any offical answers for several weeks and I am *NOT* anything to do with the Ovi team see
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Probably going to get back to Wiki editing now. *NOT* Nokia employee.

Jim Gilmour
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