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Microsoft To Shut Down App Store For Windows Mobile

Posted by Soulskill on from the if-an-app-store-falls-in-the-forest dept.

angry tapir writes "Microsoft will soon shut down the app store for Windows Mobile, the phone platform it is phasing out. Starting May 9, users of Windows Mobile phones won't be able to browse, buy or download apps to their phones from the Marketplace, Microsoft wrote in a letter to customers. The move doesn't affect users of Microsoft's new mobile OS, who will continue to be served by the Windows Phone Marketplace."

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  1. Windows Mobile? by BiggestPOS · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm sure both users are going to be really upset.

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    1. Re:Windows Mobile? by Oswald+McWeany · · Score: 5, Funny

      Well- I'm sure they wouldn't have done this before running it past Gates and Allen. So the two users are probably fine with it.

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    2. Re:Windows Mobile? by zrbyte · · Score: 4, Funny

      It had an app store? Wow.

  2. Re:forced user by rootnl · · Score: 5, Funny

    After passing the problem through marketing, designers and handing it over to the project manager, who in return ordered a project leader, I can confirm your problem is solved. You will now be able to use the keyboard on your mobile to enter text on your computer.

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