Di Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona yg sedang berlangsung skrg ni, telah terkeluar berita2 tentang Application Store yg akan dikeluarkan pengeluar2 mobile OS masing2. Secara ringkasnya,
telah senaraikan mereka2 itu.
Nokia’s Ovi Store. An online app and media portal that comes “pre-integrated” on Nokia’s new N97, but will be available for download on a slew of existing Nokia phones come May.
Windows Marketplace. Along with a new version of Windows Mobile, Microsoft announced Monday that it will open a new Windows Marketplace offering — you guessed it — 20,000 apps, some of which actually run on mobile devices.
App Store for Symbian. PocketGear, which had previously built its own Palm App Store and an App Store for Windows Mobile, unveiled an App Store for Symbian, the operating system that runs Nokia’s smartphones. How it will compete with the Ovi Store remains to be seen.
Android Market. Google opened an application marketplace for the Android platform last October, but so far it has only accepted free apps. Look for an announcement from Google this week about how that’s going to change.
BlackBerry Applications Center. Research in Motion invited developers to submit programs to its forthcoming Applications Center in October. We may be hearing more this week about when that will open for business.
Palm Software Store. This one went live in December with 2,000 apps and 1,000 free games available for download to both Palm OS devices and Windows Mobile.
Lawak betol la diorg ni. Semuanya ikut buntut Apple. Sebagai renungan, meh gua ceritakan kronologi 'ikut-buntut' ni secara ringkas.
Jan '07 - Apple announce 'multi-touch' smartphone.
Jun '07 - Apple kuarkan 'multi-touch' smartphone-nya (iPhone).
Feb '08 - Semua pengeluar lain announce 'multi-touch' smartphone diorg.
Mac '08 - Apple announce AppStore.
Jul '08 - Apple lancarkan AppStore-nya.
Feb '09 - Semua pengeluar lain announce App Store diorg!
So, lu bleh tau apa pengeluar lain nak kuarkan tahun depan, pada pertengahan taun ni! Paham?