Future of Ovi Store for Symbian apps?

[grekker]

Hi,

Obviously there is much confusion today.

Do we have any timeline if/when Ovi Store is going away? Is the existing Symbian and Qt app portfolio going to be transferred to Microsoft Marketplace, or will that be just for WP7 apps?

[OviStewey]

Hi

The Microsoft WP7 is a long term partnership so in the near term, there still remains a huge installed Symbian base(200M) and more than a 150M devices still to be shipped. So, it makes good financial sense to support the Ovi Store- it will still be there in the short term and continue long term.

Thank you

[vladest]

So, it makes good financial sense to support the Ovi Store- it will still be there in the short term and continue long term.

Thank you

how can we trust in this looking at things happend yesterday?

[ivanlitovski]

I really feel for hundreds if not thousands that will lose their job through no fault of their own. Unfortunately, app developers will also be the losers in Nokia's harakiri.

After 9 years working for and with Symbian, I am calling it quits. Thanks for all the fish and good luck with your new CEO.

[tamhanna]

Hi

The Microsoft WP7 is a long term partnership so in the near term, there still remains a huge installed Symbian base(200M) and more than a 150M devices still to be shipped. So, it makes good financial sense to support the Ovi Store- it will still be there in the short term and continue long term.

Thank you

Look: I have to defend the little guy here. Stewey is not wrong.

Even though the devices have no future, they are on the road today and will probably stay up to a few more months. So discontinuing your apps immediately is dumb - of course, building a longtime future on Symbian is not a good idea.

[vladest]

Look: I have to defend the little guy here. Stewey is not wrong.

Even though the devices have no future, they are on the road today and will probably stay up to a few more months. So discontinuing your apps immediately is dumb - of course, building a longtime future on Symbian is not a good idea.

for sure I will not abandon any symbian activity immediately (will check ovi store income ). But anyway the main question is trust: tomorrow another Yolopll decide to do not pay Ovi store amount to developers...who knows, what platform will burns next?

[developer 123]

Ovi Store is soon to become a "burning store" :-)))