Should thier be a windows mobile 99cents store?

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Seeing how iphone is popular with thier 99 cents games and apps do you think there should be a windows mobile 99cent store. It would be alot better for developers because people wouldnt mind paying 99 cents for a fun game or apps and it will cut down people looking for warez. I mean 29 dollars for a game or app is too much. And with that price volume would be high what do you think?

There doesn't seem to be any real competition in the Marketplace. I mean, if there were like 30 marble maddness-type games, then you'd find a lot for 99 cents.

microsoft blackball

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Well believe me the windows mobile marketplace doesnt allow games and apps made by 3rd party compilers to compete. They want everyone to use thier set of tools to make games and apps. Check out stores like mobi-hand which offer way better games and apps. I feel 99 cent price range will limit the amount of warez thats exploding . I seen some websites that have almost every game made for windows mobile for free. The price change is nessary.

Seeing how iphone is popular with thier 99 cents games and apps do you think there should be a windows mobile 99cent store.

No. Let them charge whatever they want for their apps. If you don't want them, don't buy them.

common sense

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Originally Posted by rodbac

No. Let them charge whatever they want for their apps. If you don't want them, don't buy them.

Well developers are complaining that sales are that high. This results in making windows phone7 a lockdown phone. I feel if they charge less customers would purchase more and not look for free alternatives. There should be a separate 99 cent store for windows mobile

Well developers are complaining that sales are that high.

Did you mean "devs are complaining that sales aren't that high"?

If not, I don't understand your point.

If so, there's nothing stopping them from charging only a buck for their applications.

The success of the iPhone app store isn't its pricepoint, but the fact that it caters to a phone a lot of people own (I wouldn't buy one myself) and they have no other choice- it's a locked platform.

In other words, yeah, I guess a 99c store would be great, but it wouldn't really change anything. Devs should still be able to charge more (you get better apps that way- do you think you'd be able to buy SPB Mobile Shell if they had no other choice but to sell it for a buck?), and you can still buy/obtain software from any place you like.

warez

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The reason I brought this up is as long as games and apps are high priced people will search very hard for warez. If the price point is low many people will just buy the product without worrying about looking for warez. Look anyone can jailbrake iphone but still most people buy the app because its so cheap.

I agree with you, zarpy. The point is devs are free to drop their price to 99c now. They shouldn't need some dedicated store to force them to acknowledge one of the most basic tenets of the free market.

I dont know if most of the 99 cent apps or games would be that great. I would imagine the quality of the app or the content itself would be lacking or out dated. I would be willing to pay a reasonable price for an application that would be value added and provide some functionality that would enhance the overall experience of my phone, but I would never buy a game. I don't find myself in enough situations to be able to whip out my phone and play for extended periods of time.

why charge 99 cents? there are lots of freeware games and apps out there if you take the time to look for them

they dont make it to marketplace because of the restrictions on apps that can be sold through there