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There's definitely a tipping point here. As a mobile developer with my own successful iPad apps I am watching this situation very closely. If it looks like WM8
by awolf 14y ago
There's definitely a tipping point here. As a mobile developer with my own successful iPad apps I am watching this situation very closely. If it looks like WM8 will get traction then I will scramble to be one of the first 1000 or so developers to join Microsoft's ecosystem. However, if WM8 flops on tablets as badly as Android did (or: has so far) then I'll be glad I saved my energy.
- rollypolly 14y agoIt's a chicken-or-the-egg problem. Microsoft should be contacting developers like you and offering cold hard cash for writing apps for their ecosystem. Sony did that for certain Vita developers. Vita is still a disappointment in sales, but at least the devs don't feel burnt.
- chrischen 14y agoThey contacted me, tried very hard to convince me. Then when a higher up person started talking and just as I was about to do it he tells me my app is probably not a good fit because they want people to specifically build Metro-style UIs that showcase it.
- huggyface 14y agoHowever, if WM8 flops on tablets as badly as Android did Millions, upon millions, upon millions of tablets. Seriously, while it looks pretty miserable compared to Apple's astonishing success, by historic metrics that is a huge userbase.