Data sharing for the first anniversary of Windows Phone 7 Development Platform

On the first anniversary of Windows Phone 7 Development Platform, Microsoft shared some data about Windows Phone 7 Development Platform over the past year. Brandon Watson, senior director of Microsoft Windows Phone Business, said through a blog that the number of applications in the Windows Marketplace app store has reached 11.5 thousand, of which 7500 are paid applications, 1110 applications use Microsoft's advertising control service to generate revenue.

1.5 million-Windows Phone development tools (including Visual Studio Express for Windows Phone and Expression Blend 4 for Windows Phone) have been downloaded for more than 1.5 million times.

36,000-36,000 members of the AppHub community have paid for and become part of the Windows Phone developer community.

11,500-the number of applications in the Windows Phone 7 app store has exceeded 11,500. 7,500-about 65% of applications are paid applications, that is, 7500.

1,200-1200 New registered developers are added every week. 1,100-currently, 1100 applications are gaining benefits through the Microsoft Advertising control.

12-each Windows Phone 7 user downloads 12 applications per month on average.

1.8-since the launch of the WP7 App Store, the average application review time is 1.8 days. 62%-62% the application will pass when it is submitted for the first time.

44%-in App Store 44%, paid apps include Trial versions based on Trial APIs.

40%-40% of registered developers have released at least one application or game.

IDC, a market research organization, predicts that Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system will account for 5.5% of global smartphone shipments this year, falling behind Google Android, Apple iOS, RIM Blackberry, and Symbian. IDC estimates that Microsoft's market share will grow to approximately 2015 by 20%. The cooperation between Windows Phone 7 and Nokia is a combination of risks and opportunities. The installation volume does not mean that these users can activate online applications on Windows Phone of Nokia.