Windows Mobile App Development: Really the Next Big Thing?

Windows Mobile App Development: Really the Next Big Thing?:
A few months back, Microsoft reentered the mobile space with an estimated $1billion dollars. Its ultimate aim is to dethrone the current rulers, Apple iOS and Google Android devices. In 2004, Windows Mobile had 23% share in worldwide smartphone market and was expected to become the top mobile operating system in 2010 by beating Symbian. But things had changed quickly. There were iPhones and Androids. Can Windows Phone 7 win back users and developers? Let us see.
Expected to dominate in 2015: Currently Windows Phone 7 holds 5th place in the smartphone market with 5.5% market share. Android is clearly the leader, while Symbian, iOS and BlackBerry are the other platforms, trailing behind it. But Windows Phone 7 is expected to get 21% share in the smartphone market by 2015. That means it is going to get 67% percent growth. It would be a better performance than any other mobile platforms. Certainly, it won’t lead the race, but can get a second position. So experts say it is the right time to enter the Windows Mobile app development market. If you manage to develop a decent app now, it can grow with the platform.
The Nokia factor: The partnership between Nokia and Microsoft has been already creating waves across the mobile community. It is certainly a biggest deal related to mobile phone technology. As part of the deal, Nokia is going to use Windows Phone 7 operating system on its mobile devices as its primary smartphone platform and the Symbian will eventually be phased out. Now Symbian is the world’s second most popular smartphone platform and Windows Phone 7 is going to get its place. So one can conclude that Microsoft can achieve the predicted growth easily. Now, developers can fancy a variety of concepts for new apps with the solid hardware of Nokia.
Attractive: The Windows Phone 7 can attract users on two areas – easy-to-use interface and quality business tools. It sports an extremely attractive interface and doesn’t have any typical windows icons. This new interface gives users quick access to the applications they want to use. Users can access apps, games, messaging, photos and music easily. So the developers can make the most of this user-friendly interface to create some exciting apps.
New experience: Windows Phone 7 is not an old platform, slightly modified and repacked. Windows has literally started building this platform from scratch and created a new exciting mobile OS that can legitimately compete with some of the top platforms in the market. This is a great thing about Windows Phone 7. So, one should agree that Windows Phone 7 offers a brand new experience. They have started building it from nothing and have come up with a fresh and exciting platform. For developers, they don’t have to think about the old Window Mobile platforms while creating apps.
If you are thinking about creating an app for Windows Phone 7, do it now. Because, Windows Phone Marketplace might be the next App Store.