Since the store’s introduction, Microsoft says that out of the 11,500 apps for the Windows Phone 7 platform, 7,500 are paid apps from around 36,00 developers. Some analysts are predicting ...

More detail of the leaked Windows App store. Microsoft and Apple have already fired competing salvos over the phrase “App Store.” And the Windows Phone 7 App Store is widely criticized.

Microsoft also showed off its new Windows Phone Marketplace, which has been redesigned so it looks totally different from the iPhone App Store wannabe that we saw released with Windows Mobile 6.5.

Microsoft details their upcoming app service for Windows Phone 7 Series, which will include phone service management, app previewing, and more.

App Stores are the Trapper Keepers of 2009: everyone wants one, and the more stuff you have inside the cooler you are. Microsoft’s even considering one for Windows 7, according to a survey.

Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 will have a transparent apps-submission policy, according to company executives, when it rolls out later in 2010. Issues with submitted and rejected apps occasionally ...

Microsoft's upcoming Windows Phone 7 launch might just be the last chance Microsoft has to compete in the smartphone market. A solid app store is vital to that, and Microsoft is working to ensure ...

Google does the same with its Chrome Store for Web apps. Additionally, Microsoft has been long rumored to be planning an app store for its Windows 8 release.