Developer Strategy for Windows Mobile 6.5

Microsoft has just announced the details of the upcomming future plan for windows mobile marketplace. They hav announced that how developers can build and sell applications for Windows^® phones through Windows Marketplace for Mobile, the recently announced application marketplace available with the Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system.

you can get more details on the official press release but i would like to highlight couple of points.

• Developers who sell applications through Windows Marketplace for Mobile will receive 70 percent of the revenue from the sales of each application.
• Developers can utilize familiar tools and technologies to build unique experiences for the Windows Mobile platform through Windows Marketplace for Mobile, including the Windows Mobile 6 SDK and .NET Compact Framework 3.5.
• While developers will need to pay a fee to submit apps to the Marketplace… students will have the fee via the Dreamspark program.
• Developers can get the tools to begin developing for Windows^® phones at http://developer.windowsmobile.com.