Now it’s time for WinMo Apps Store

2 September 2008

Now it’s time for WinMo Apps Store

The Apple Apps and the mooted Android Apps stores have featured heavily on The Gadget Monkey over the last few days, so what better way to round things up than with strong rumours of a Windows Mobile application store.

This cute device will run the upcoming Windows Mobile 7, a long rumoured adddition to the Microsoft family which will hopefully feature seamless communication and synchronization with its big brother, the successor to Vista: Windows 7.

The app store is apparently called Skymarket, and has been revealed by way of a job advert for a Senior Product Manager:

Job Title: Senior Product Manager - Skymarket
This is a unique opportunity and time of rapid change in the mobile industry for a Senior Product Manager in the Mobile Communications Services team to drive the launch of a v1 marketplace service for Windows Mobile.

Key Responsibilities include the following:

Definition of the product offering, pricing, business model and policies that will make the Windows Mobile marketplace “the place to be” for developers wishing to distribute and monetize their Windows Mobile applications

Responsibility for the business model and key elements that will drive the optimal experience for developers and monetization of the service by Microsoft

Preparation and driving the cross group collaboration for the initial launch of the marketplace offering to the developer community this fall

Preparation and driving the cross group collaboration with stakeholders in the commercial launch of the marketplace service with the launch of WM 7

Define and mange the consumer, developer and mobile operator value proposition and supporting materials for use by PR, MCB’s developer outreach organization, and other teams across Microsoft

Working with multiple stakeholders (product team, product planning, developer outreach, business operations, legal and more) in definition on the process, policies and terms of use through which developers and consumers take part in the marketplace

Work closely with product planning on prioritization of consumer, developer, and mobile operator scenarios

Support business development on engagements with mobile operators and integration of the marketplace offering into broader Microsoft services offerings or discussions

Work closely with the Mobile Communication Business developer outreach organization

Management of KPI’s for the service post launch