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35-666: Windows Phone Store (originally known as Windows Phone Marketplace ) is an app store platform, developed by Microsoft Corporation for Windows Phone letting users installing various apps on their device. It initially launched with Windows Phone 7 in October 2010. With the rollout of Windows Phone 7.5 , Microsoft unveiled the online Marketplace that offers over the air installation of apps. In August 2012, Microsoft renamed Windows Phone Marketplace to Windows Phone Store. In 2015, Microsoft announced that Windows Phone Store would be killed out and replaced by Windows Store which would act as

70-536: A XAP file to a computer was also present, allowing a user to install an app from their SD card if no internet access was available. Developers had to pay an annual subscription fee of $ 99 to become an App Hub member and submit apps to the Windows Phone Store. This, according to Todd Brix, the General Manager for Windows Phone Apps and Store team, was on an ongoing promotion at $ 19. There was

105-479: A generic trademark to refer to other distribution platforms of a similar nature. Apple asserted trademark claims over the phrase, and filed a trademark registration for "App Store" in 2008. In 2011, Apple sued both Amazon.com (which runs the Amazon Appstore for Android-based devices) and GetJar (who has offered its services since 2004) for trademark infringement and false advertising regarding

140-759: A Senior Editor at NeXTWORLD Magazine , Simson Garfinkel , rated The Electronic AppWrapper 4 3/4 Cubes (out of 5), in his formal review. Paget's Electronic AppWrapper was named a finalist in the highly competitive InVision Multimedia '93 awards in January 1993 and won the Best of Breed award for Content and Information at NeXTWORLD Expo in May 1993. Prior to the Electronic AppWrapper, which first shipped in 1992, people were used to software distributed via floppy disks or CD-ROMs, one could even download software using

175-486: A developer, it can be leveraged as a starting point for professional developers for boilerplate code generation. Once all the configuration is made, in addition to publishing the app, the user can actually download the Visual Studio project for advanced editing. This opens a new paradigm for rapid development, where the developers get initial assertion from clients in the form of readymade prototype code. The service

210-521: A limit of 100 free submissions for free apps; thereafter, there was a fee of $ 19.99 per submission for free apps. Developers could also choose to work with OEMs to deploy their apps; this would allow apps to be preinstalled on Windows Phone devices or be exclusive to that specific OEM's products. This process was used by Microsoft Mobile (formerly Nokia ) for apps specific to Lumia devices (including Lumia Camera , HERE Maps , and MixRadio ). OEM-exclusive apps were deployed and available to end-users in

245-573: A new catalog application called Download Fun, also known as the Catalog or Premium Download Manager(PDM). This was one of the first modern app stores on a smartphone with a framework similar to what we see today with the other App Stores. The Download Fun catalog allowed users to download ringtones and applications directly to their device and be billed through their wireless carrier. Third party developers could develop native Java based applications using Danger's free SDK and submit them for distribution in

280-428: A package manager . An app store is any digital storefront intended to allow search and review of software titles or other media offered for sale electronically. Critically, the application storefront itself provides a secure, uniform experience that automates the electronic purchase, decryption and installation of software applications or other digital media. App stores typically organise the apps they offer based on:

315-413: A separate channel available only on OEM-specific hardware. Most Windows Phone OEMs have a category, such as "Lumia Collection" (formerly "Nokia Collection"), "Samsung Zone", "HTC Apps" and "Huawei Selected" for this purpose. A user could download games and apps from the Windows Phone Store; if an Xbox live account is enabled, the store could be accessed remotely from the phone itself. Microsoft had lined up

350-723: A single process. Package managers predate appstores. In the mid-1990s, package managers developed automated dependency resolution and updates; they already kept track of program files and cleanly uninstalled packages. Some app stores have also developed these features. Package managers are used by most FOSS operating systems , for all of their software packages, not just application-level ones. Notable package managers in Unix-like operating systems have included FreeBSD Ports (1994), pkgsrc (1997), Debian 's APT (1998), YUM , and Gentoo 's Portage (which unlike most package managers, distributes packages containing source code that

385-845: A unified store for all Windows-powered devices. This process was complemented by the Apps on Windows website, an interim solution before the unified Windows Store. Windows Phone Store supported credit card purchases, operator billing, and ad-supported content. The store also featured a "try-before-you-buy" option, where the user had an option to download a trial or demo for a commercial app. Other features are said to be similar to Windows Phone Store's predecessor, Windows Marketplace for Mobile . The Windows Phone Store had 61 categories split up into 16 main categories and 25 sub-categories. Apps could only be placed in one category. Windows Phone Store also featured downloads for 3D games that will have integrated Xbox Live connectivity and features. The ability to download

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420-410: A web browser or command-line tools. Many Linux distributions and other Unix-like systems provide a tool known as a package manager . Package managers lack the financial transactions, and are not restricted to app-level software. A package manager allows a user to automatically manage the software installed on their systems, including both operating system components and third-party software. This

455-643: A wide range of popular games to be available from the launch of Windows Phone 7. Also at Gamescom , Microsoft unveiled more than 50 premium Windows Phone 7 games and apps that used the Xbox Live mobile connection. Windows Phone Store grew swiftly since its launch and by February 2012, it had outgrown Blackberry App World with 70,000 apps available (a milestone that Blackberry App World passed in March 2012). In June 2012, after 20 months, Windows Phone Marketplace has reached 100,000 apps. The growth to achieve 100,000 apps

490-506: Is automatically compiled instead of executables ). In 1996, the SUSE Linux distribution has YaST as frontend for its own software packages. Mandriva Linux has urpmi with GUI frontend called Rpmdrake . Fedora Linux and Red Hat Enterprise Linux has YUM in 2003 as a successor of YUP (developed at Duke University for Red Hat Linux ). In 1997, BeDepot a third-party app store and package manager ( Software Valet ) for BeOS

525-401: Is free of cost and requires the user to sign in with Microsoft Account . Windows Phone App Studio was later renamed to Windows App Studio which serves as a unified app studio across all Windows devices. In Q2 2015, Microsoft launched Windows 10 Mobile , at which point Windows Phone Store was merged with Windows Store . App store An app store is a restricted, commercial version of

560-436: Is offered as an automatic download, after which the app installs. Some app stores may also include a system to automatically remove an installed program from devices under certain conditions, with the goal of protecting the user against malicious software. App stores typically provide a way for users to give reviews and ratings. Those reviews are useful for other users, for developers and for app store owners. Users can select

595-415: Is often done using command line tools, but some package managers have graphical front-end software which can be used to browse available packages and perform operations, such as Synaptic (which is often used as a front-end for APT). New software (and the other packages required for its proper operation, called dependencies ) can be retrieved from local or remote mirrors , and automatically installed, in

630-651: The Ubuntu Software Center on version 9.10 as a replacement for Synaptic. On Ubuntu 10.10, released in October 2010, the Software Center expanded beyond only offering existing software from its repositories by adding the ability to purchase certain apps (which, at launch, was limited to Fluendo 's licensed DVD codecs ). Due to its popularity, the term "app store" (first used by the Electronic AppWrapper and later popularised by Apple 's App Store for iOS devices) has frequently been used as

665-1028: The App Store, it has been a major financial success for the company. The popularity of Apple's App Store led to the rise of the generic term "app store", as well as the introduction of equivalent marketplaces by competing mobile operating systems: the Android Market (later renamed to Google Play) launched alongside the release of the first Android smartphone (the HTC Dream ) in September 2008, BlackBerry 's App World launched in April 2009, as well as Nokia 's Ovi Store , Microsoft 's Windows Marketplace for Mobile , Palm 's App Catalog and Samsung 's Samsung Apps all launching that year. The popular Linux distribution Ubuntu (also based on Debian) introduced its own graphical software manager known as

700-589: The Catalog. In October 2003, Handango introduced an on-device app store for finding, installing and buying software for Sony Ericsson P800 and P900 devices. App download and purchasing are completed directly on the device so sync with a computer is not necessary. Description, rating and screenshot are available for any app. In 2006, Nokia introduced Nokia Catalogs , later known as Nokia Download!, for Symbian smartphones which had access to downloadable apps—originally via third-parties like Handango or Jamba! but from mid-2006 Nokia were offering their own content via

735-642: The Nokia Content Discoverer. Apple released iPhone OS 2.0 in July 2008 for the iPhone , together with the App Store , officially introducing third-party app development and distribution to the platform. The service allows users to purchase and download new apps for their device through either the App Store on the device, or through the iTunes Store on the iTunes desktop software. While Apple has been criticised by some for how it operates

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770-575: The Ringers & More Wireless Download Service for their then-new 3G wireless network. This allowed subscribers to the Sprint PCS mobile phone network to download ringtones, wallpaper, J2ME applications and later full music tracks to certain phones. The user interface worked through a web browser on the desktop computer, and a version was available through the handset. In 2002, the commercial Linux distribution Linspire (then known as LindowsOS—which

805-479: The SDK is also changed to use Hyper-V, which requires at least Windows 8 Pro or Windows Server 2012 , in addition to hardware-assisted virtualization . A subset of Windows Runtime objects allow code reuse on Windows 8 and later. A subset of the traditional Windows API is also available. Finally, use of third-party frameworks such as Unity is also supported. For a time, developers could develop Windows Phone 7 apps using

840-655: The Windows 7 SDK and they would still be compatible with Windows Phone 8. Windows Phone App Studio was a one stop source for rapid app building for Windows Phone. With a couple of configuration steps (complying with "separation of concerns"), users can generate a production-ready app for Windows Store. Once all the configuration and look and feel is set, this online studio let you publish the app directly to Windows Phone Store. Windows Phone App Studio makes it significantly easy for non-developers to publish homebrew or small business apps without indulging them in source code or hiring

875-499: The best apps based on ratings, developers get feedback on what features are praised or disliked, and finally, app store owners can detect bad apps and malicious developers by automatically analyzing the reviews with data mining techniques. Many app stores are curated by their owners, requiring that submissions of prospective apps go through an approval process. These apps are inspected for compliance with certain guidelines (such as those for quality control and censorship ), including

910-562: The first integrated online app store for mobile phones, gaining nationwide popularity in Japanese mobile phone culture . DoCoMo used a revenue-sharing business model, allowing content creators and app providers to keep up to 91% of revenue. Other operators outside Japan also made their own portals after this, such as Vodafone live! in 2002. At this time mobile phone manufacturer Nokia also introduced carrier-free downloadable content with Club Nokia . In December 2001, Sprint PCS launched

945-475: The function(s) provided by the app (including games, multimedia or productivity), the device for which the app was designed, and the operating system on which the app will run. App stores typically take the form of an online store , where users can browse through these different app categories, view information about each app (such as reviews or ratings), and acquire the app (including app purchase, if necessary – many apps are offered at no cost). The selected app

980-471: The monthly subscription charge, the user only paying the per minute connection / data charges for a download, while other programs resulted in the user being additionally billed per purchase. The Electronic AppWrapper was the first commercial electronic software distribution catalog to collectively manage encryption and provide digital rights for apps and digital media (issue #3 was the app store originally demonstrated to Steve Jobs at NeXTWorld EXPO). While

1015-554: The requirement that a commission be collected on each sale of a paid app. Some app stores provide feedback to developers: number of installations, issues in the field (latency, crash, etc.). Commercial Bulletin board services appeared in the early 1980s, such as Micronet 800 (1983), that permitted registered subscribers to browse, purchase, and download software for a variety of proprietary operating systems, then offered by manufacturers such as Acorn, Apple, Commodore, Dragon, IBM, RML, Sinclair and Tandy. Some programs being included in

1050-565: The share is only 56.1% when the customer purchases with methods covered by the Commerce Expansion Adjustment . Students can submit apps free of charge through the DreamSpark program. Apps for Windows Phone 8 can be developed either in native code or managed code, using Visual C# , Visual Basic .NET and Visual C++ . Microsoft has deprecated XNA in favor of DirectX for Windows Runtime . The phone emulator in

1085-775: The usage of drugs, alcohol and tobacco. Suggestions or depictions of prostitution , sexual fetishes , or generally anything that "a reasonable person would consider to be adult or borderline adult content" are forbidden from the marketplace, even after the unification with Windows Store. Windows Phone 7 development is based on Silverlight , XNA , and the .NET Compact Framework . The primary tools used for development are Visual Studio 2010 and Expression Blend . Excluding unlocked developer devices, Windows Phone 7 only runs mobile apps that have first been approved by Microsoft and are only available via Windows Phone Store. Developers earn 70% of their app revenue and can include an advertising model built into their apps. However, in some countries,

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1120-470: The use of the term "app store" to refer to their services. Microsoft filed multiple objections against Apple's attempt to register the name as a trademark, considering it to already be a generic term. In January 2013, a United States district court rejected Apple's trademark claims against Amazon. The judge ruled that Apple had presented no evidence that Amazon had attempted "to mimic Apple's site or advertising" or communicated that its service "possesses

1155-619: Was faster than Android with 24 months, but slower than iOS with 16 months. The number ramped up to 150,000 in December 2012, followed by 200,000 in December 2013. Windows Phone Store contained more than 300,000 apps in August 2014. Apps in Windows Phone Store are subjected to a content policy, which exists to guide app developers, and to facilitate a restriction or banning of certain content. Examples of restricted or banned content include pornography , promotion of violence, discrimination, hate, or

1190-500: Was founded by Michael Robertson , founder of MP3.com ) introduced an app store known as Click'N'Run (CNR). For an annual subscription fee, users could perform one-click installation of free and paid apps through the CNR software. Doc Searls believed that the ease-of-use of CNR could help make desktop Linux a feasible reality. In September 2003, Danger Inc. released an over-the-air update for T-Mobile Sidekick devices which included

1225-539: Was launched, which operated until 2001. It was eventually acquired by Be Inc. BeDepot allowed for both commercial and free apps as well as handling updates In 1998, Information Technologies India Ltd (ITIL) launched Palmix, a web based app store exclusively for mobile and handheld devices. Palmix sold apps for the three major PDA platforms of the time: the Palm OS based Palm Pilots, Windows CE based devices, and Psion Epoc handhelds. In 1999, NTT DoCoMo launched i-mode ,

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