Microsoft hopes to lure iOS developers to Windows Phone 7. A new website published by the company earlier this year now offers guides and testimonials specifically designed to entice iOS developers to transform their iPhone apps into Windows Phone compatible software.
Currently, Microsoft finds itself on the wrong side of the mobile application availability debate. Mac supporters are used to hearing about the thousands of additional software titles available for the Windows platform on the desktop. In fact, those numbers often influence a customer’s purchase decision. Similarly, the nearly 400,000 apps for iOS and 300,000 titles for Android eclipse the mere 15,000 applications available for Microsoft’s newest mobile platform. The massive app markets available to iOS and Android may influence customers to choose those devices instead of Microsoft’s.
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