Nokia Windows Phone apps gaining traction?
Tero's sons drawing the graphics (image from Nokia Conversations)
With no device out in the market right now and just a vague hint at one coming in the near future, Windows Phone apps are already being made by Nokia developers. One app or game actually is from Tero Paananen who you might know from the games he made with and for his sons or as one of the first Symbian developers to try Windows Phone development.
Tero is now back with yet another game; Angry Monsters. A game that is based on an Angry Birds like gameplay but with Monsters.
It’s a fun little game that still needs some work as Tero also says; sounds, exploding enemies, better game play and game over need to be added.
But what this quick app by Tero shows is that there are Symbian/Qt developers trying out Windows Phone (development) and don’t hate it, but go with Nokia to Windows Phone. Another testament to that is the Windows Phone app count over at Nokia Developer Projects: 12 apps are currently in development for Windows Phone, 70 for Symbian, 46 for Maemo and 36 for MeeGo. Considering Nokia doesn’t have any Windows Phone product in the market right now it is nice to see that Windows Phone is gaining this kind of traction in the Nokia developer world.
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Dang, I even searched for similar content and yet there still was one a month ago. ‘Fast Man’ Montano at work here I see.
Google search is how I find trackbacks to posts if we had some. Our wordpress search is pants.
Oh sounds good
BTW, app development on windows phone is amazing. The developers keep updating their apps, pushing updates, making apps better and better, resulting in excellent high quality apps.
I really want to showcase them (as suggested by several readers) but I’m not sure how it would go down with having Samsung hardware to show it off :p ah well. Working on writing up Omnia 7 thoughts to share why I like WP and think it’s not all bad.
Oh mandatory comment on WP post, “boo, eFlop, fire elop, lala” /jk
I am actually surprised you havent show off much from your device, how about trying one piece and see what people think, although I already have a feeling what people will write, would still be nice to see how its going though.
Lets say Next Friday – rough time scale?
Andre’s up for it too, though since then he’s put Mango on it (prepro release). I’m not doing that (didn’t touch non-official NoDo) even though it would be Mango that we’ll be experiencing from Nokia.
I’ve typed up most of it already I think on office (for wp, all with the touch keyboard).
sounds good looking forward to reading it. We havent had actual extensive perspective from Nokia users on using Wp7.
@Jay
Can we get an extensive write-up on meego (maemo 6-ish) when it’s out too then please?
Thank-you!
I’ve been following the apps development and general WP news for a about a month or two now and the rate of app refreshment and major brands jumping in WP is amazing.
There is still the unknow UI factor that bothers me a bit though. The succes of WP can be diminished by it’s not general appeal. I like it though, butdo the masses?
I am quite excited by Wp7 UI, primary factor why I am even remotely interested in it.
I am really intrigued how microsoft will evolve Metro UI for the future.
I wasn’t very interested about it before and even less after seeing Harmattan
I hope Nokia can change it a bit at least the ugly colors.
I agree the colours need changing, MeeGo makes Wp7 look a bit bland. Windows 8 proves that by bringing in brighter colours that is can look better
It’s not about if WP is good or not. It’s just that Nokia is not Nokia any more with Microsoft. Nokia lost the game.
Windows Phone 7 = Rubbish
Cardboard was it, wasn’t it?
updated
Cardboard to Rubbish
plastic LOL
plastic Old version
he he he =)
WP7 is reused 6.5 plastic
That’s right.
So we conclude:
6.5 plastic
wp7=Cardboard
wp7.1=Rubbish
and….
I’m more amazed at the Maemo and Meego numbers, given that one is already EOL’d and the other has a clear notice that it will be.
So I would advise against drawing too many conclusions from the WP numbers (yet).
It would be interesting to see some posts on “What Nokia Users can expect from WP Applications”, though (even for me, and I shall not be a customer for WP).
True, the MeeGo/Meamo numbers are amazing too. However development for that platform probably started a while ago thus having a higher nimber of apps in development. Nevertheless it is still a high number of projects for the platform.
What do you mean with the post suggestion? I don’t quite understand. Wouldn’t mind writing up reader suggested content.
Well, it seems Jay has got his new found love in WP platform
Do you think success of WP platform will imply success for Nokia too? I doubt as Samsung is much faster than anyone else in market.
Had Samsung launched N9… It might be in Market selling like HotCakes. You can see SGS II
Looks like no one can save Nokia now
The last chance of saving Nokia was Meego and Mr. Elop will surely kill it. (Oops I didnt said Kill Elop 
)
You are neglecting one imporant fact though: While Samsung supports two major OSes (Android and WP) Nokia will only support one of them (WP). That specialization/dedication is a significant advantage for Nokia
We are focusing on WP because we value our profits and investors.
Philanthropy is so passe. Nobody gets rich thru helping poor people.
+1
well, you better start looking for a job while they are still there.
Flogging a dead horse is not a paying job.
Well Bada is selling well in some markets (I have never seen one) but for the most parts Samsung sells units in existing eco systems.
oh thats fine. 3 time more apps for meego!
CAUSE IT’S JUST THAT DAMN GOOD…look at symbian XD
Although numbers are a decent indication of developer support, it doesn’t tell all. What is important is the kind of apps available, more importantly, if the platform will get OFFICIAL support.
Will Facebook have an official app for WP7 or Meego? How about Evernote? What about my bank? Can I pay certain bills using OFFICIAL apps (making them more secure)?
This is not directed at you personally, but is just a general statement. Nokia fanboys love to dismiss the large number of apps for iPhone and Android and call say they are just a whole bunch of fart apps. Along with those “fart apps,” there are TONS of OFFICIAL apps that are actually useful. Can we say the same for WP7 or Meego? We shouldn’t get a hard-on for the number of apps available for Meego quite yet until we can see the quality and the usefulness of them.
I recommend you to see this, it’s about Nokia Play 360° and it’s really cool.
snoooooooore
Congratulations and good luck.
My take as an (aspiring, as I’m still studying) developper on moving from Symbian to another platform is the following: Symbian had a huge userbase with a relatively low developper base, with WP7 this is quite reversed in my opinion (lets call it a low developper per customer ratio).
With that in mind it, and with the fact that symbian will not exist for much longer, the only sane option is to start developping fo either Android, iOS.
I don’t really follow your logic? Are you saying, that it is better to jump to a platform where pretty much every app has been made umpteen times over, than developing for a growing platform that has great potential for “taking over” the market?
Also, I don’t really understand how developing for platform X would prevent the same software to be ported for platform Y as well? Seems quite stupid to me to focus on one single platform as a developer.
I think he is trying to rationalize between developing for an ecosystems where there is not enough apps per user a vs. too many apps per user.
Have you heard about something that is called Qt?
If it isn’t MeeGo then it’s Apple for me. iTunes is awesome with apps and books and a great listing of podcast. I’ve tried wp7 in the ui may be nice but marketplace is no where near iTunes and won’t be for awhile.
To me those numbers tell that there isn’t interest in WP7. If there was real interest and enthusiasm, WP7 numbers should be closer to Symbian and not only 1/6 of the “failed” and “dead” OS. Or maybe even worse, it has only 1/3 of what MeeGo has. How is that even possible when WP7 is supposed to be the main platform for Nokia, getting all the support, and not MeeGo, the one time experimental OS that Elop has decided to kill before it’s even born?
People should really go and read some posts from Tomi on Communities Dominate Brands to see how bad it is for WP7 and Nokia.
http://communities-dominate.blogs.com/
Considering Nokia has not one WP device in the market and won’t have one in the very near future those numbers are fairly impressive.
Besides that, WP is just eyecandy at the moment. The functionality people demand these days is not present in the current build. Mango will plug a lot of those holes and frankly developers are also waiting for it to go live because of added features they want to utilize.
MeeGo (and Maemo) is a platform that has been out far longer @Nokia and thus will have gained more interest. Up until december 2010 it was going to be the main platform for Nokia hence the many apps. And Symbian is the current platform with a plethora of devices out so that accounts for the many Symbian apps.
These numbers don’t mean anything in terms of succes or future succes of a platform. What I did try to point out though is that some former Symbian developers are trying out Windows Phone and don’t full out hate it.
There is a difference between not liking something an hating it. Currently I see so much hate, even from Tomi Ahonen that went from scientific research pieces to all out rants that are borderline fanboy written pieces. I can understand someone won’t like Windows Phone (I’m not even fully convinced by it myself) but the hatred that some commenters have for either Elop, Microsoft or Windows Phone is just beyond me.
Well eFlop is behaving very irrationally and against Nokia’s interest, so I can fully understand Tomi’s frustration. I’m frustrated as hell too. EFlops actions concerning MeeGo are just mad and make no sense from the business point of view. Unless his job is to make money for Microsoft. And it’s not the first and only mad thing he has done. He has managed to do lots of stupid things during the last 4 months. Things that anyone with common sense would have avoided. Like killing Symbian before you even had anything to replace it. Or calling your own products shit.
Now he should be doing everything he can to make N9 successful. That’s in Nokia’s interest, not practically killing N9/MeeGo before it’s born. He should try to sell and make lots of money with N9. Market, hype, guarantee it’s continued development so devs can be sure they’re not wasting time and effort and keep the customers happy knowing they can upgrade in the future. People already like N9 and media is hyping it for you, so you have an easier job to sell it.
But instead of all this, eFlop says that even if it’s a huge success Nokia won’t continue it. What!?!? You are in a money making business. Of course you continue to sell it when people want to buy it. Your job is to make money for Nokia, not to dismiss N9/MeeGo because it isn’t your (and Ballmer’s) pet project. Customers are always right and you will make money by selling customers what they want. It’s so self evident business truth that I really can’t understand why eFlop is behaving otherwise. It doesn’t make any sense. It’s plain stupidity. Unless you’re working for Microsoft and not Nokia, and consider MeeGo a threat to WP7.
Meh, I’ve decided to wait for iPhone 5 in only a couple of months, supposedly coming in September-ish.
N9 should be out just before the iP5, why not give this new upstart a chance?
If you carefully research all the data out there now.
The whole package is certainly very compelling…
It just needs to be given a chance by every days users.
Not just highly technical folks like myself (sysadmin) & devs.
Overall I suspect the iP5 will be better…
But once folks commence detailed/unbiased comparisons. I also suspect it’ll be revealed that the N9 comes a very close 2nd.
^ N9 should be out just before the iP5, why not give this new upstart a chance?
If you carefully research all the data out there now.
The whole package is certainly very compelling…
It just needs to be given a chance by every days users.
Not just highly technical folks like myself (sysadmin) & devs.
Overall I suspect the iP5 will be better…
But once folks commence detailed/unbiased comparisons. I also suspect it’ll be revealed that the N9 comes a very close 2nd.