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Microsoft Bans VoIP, Rival Stores At Mobile Market

Posted by Soulskill on from the thou-shalt-have-no-other-app-stores-before-me dept.

narramissic writes "Microsoft has identified 12 application types that won't be accepted at the MarketPlace for Mobile store. Among them: VoIP apps, programs that are larger than 10MB, and programs that change the default browser on a device. Overly restrictive? Maybe. But perhaps the clear set of rules (PDF) will prevent confusion similar to what's been encountered over Apple's policy for approving or rejecting applications from the App Store."

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  1. VOIP is NOT banned by Andy_R · · Score: 4, Informative

    Ignore the sensationalist headline, Microsoft's VOIP policy is actually the same as Apple's. VOIP is prohibited when it's over the mobile carrier's network, but it's allowed if it's not going over the mobile network.

    This means the an app that only connects over wifi, like Skype for the iPhone, would be fine.

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  2. Re:So? by kingturkey · · Score: 4, Informative

    No - a more accurate analogy would be Microsoft not allowing Firefox links on microsoft.com.