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How would they do this? Pay developers to create apps for their own brands? They could make their own versions, but that's not going to sit well with .. anyone

How would they do this? Pay developers to create apps for their own brands? They could make their own versions, but that's not going to sit well with .. anyone. Curious how such a small investment would make a dent in the seeming lack of apps for the Windows Phone platform.

LukeB_UK 12y ago
I remember when blackberry had a promotion to get a PlayBook for free if you submitted an app. I'm sure they got loads of apps, if only to get the free PlayBook to sell. I know that's what I did.
- deelowe 12y ago
  Sounds like a good way to get a bunch of terrible, unsupported apps into your ecosystem. Not sure that would help things.
  - detaro 12y ago
    Yep, it got them tons of pong games and stuff like that. FWIW, Microsoft was giving out a lot of free developer devices, too.
    - duskwuff 12y ago
      For a while, Microsoft was flat-out giving developers $100 for every app they published: http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/19/4124548/microsoft-paying-developers-cash-for-windows-apps http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/19/4124548/microsoft-paying-d...
tartuffe78 12y ago
They approach their partners and try to convince them with either cash, marketing, or other benefits to make apps for Windows Runtime and Windows Phone. Source: They did it at my company