{"id":2596,"date":"2009-05-06T13:23:10","date_gmt":"2009-05-06T05:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/?p=2596"},"modified":"2009-05-06T13:23:10","modified_gmt":"2009-05-06T05:23:10","slug":"microsoft-windows-mobile-marketplace-restriction-leaked-out-not-developer-friendly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2009\/05\/06\/microsoft-windows-mobile-marketplace-restriction-leaked-out-not-developer-friendly\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Windows Mobile Marketplace Restriction Leaked Out, Not Developer Friendly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Someone who is running a hacked version of the Windows Mobile 6.5 got a glimpse of the Marketplace. While exploring, he managed to take a quick look at the restriction in the Marketplace. More information after the break.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2597\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2009\/05\/06\/microsoft-windows-mobile-marketplace-restriction-leaked-out-not-developer-friendly\/winmo-marketplace-leak\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/winmo-marketplace-leak.jpg?fit=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"225,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"winmo-marketplace-leak\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/winmo-marketplace-leak.jpg?fit=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/winmo-marketplace-leak.jpg?fit=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2597 aligncenter\" title=\"winmo-marketplace-leak\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/winmo-marketplace-leak.jpg?resize=225%2C300\" alt=\"winmo-marketplace-leak\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more-->I don&#8217;t know if this information is already circulated but I find that if Microsoft is going into so many restrictions, marketplace will just become a marketplace where people take a look and go (and not buying anything). Over time, I believe it may be filled with non interesting software that are good but not appealing to the mass.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, I went for a <a href=\"http:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2009\/04\/29\/ppcsg-event-exclusive-preview-of-wm65-spb-shell-30-htc-touch-diamond2-pro2-snap\/\" target=\"_blank\">preview of the Windows Mobile 6.5<\/a> and was also introduced to Marketplace. There were many questions by developers and my personal question to Microsoft on that day is whether there is a cap on the pricing in Marketplace. I was quite surprised that the answer is &#8220;NO&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>In this case, you better be careful when downloading program from Marketplace. Credit card will be used on Marketplace. If you are like me who don&#8217;t like to log out from program, you may get into trouble if someone played around with Marketplace on your mobile\u00a0 and start downloading applications.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, this post is on the Marketplace&#8217;s restriction. Below are some of them.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Apps that enable VoIP over mobile operator networks<\/li>\n<li>Apps that sell, link to, or promote mobile voice plans<\/li>\n<li>Apps that distribute alternate marketplaces for content types distributed through the Windows Marketplace<\/li>\n<li>Apps with over the air download sizes of more than 10MB<\/li>\n<li>Apps that run code outside of Microsoft runtimes<\/li>\n<li>Apps that change the default browser, search client, or media player<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you like to see the whole list, there is a PDF version for you to download.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/developer.windowsmobile.com\/resources\/en-us\/MarketplaceProhibitedApplicationTypes.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Download the PDF file.<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Note that this is just a hacked WM6.5 ROM which I understand from Microsoft that they are changing every time. So, nothing is confirmed here, even the restrictions. Please view it with an open mind. On a final note, Microsoft mentioned to us that they are not restricting any person from promoting their software products other than Marketplace. So, if you don&#8217;t like Marketplace, just go to your favorite website to download the apps.<\/p>\n<p>[ad#boxlist]<br \/>\n(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hardwarezone.com.sg\/news\/view.php?id=13469&amp;cid=9\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Someone who is running a hacked version of the Windows Mobile 6.5 got a glimpse of the Marketplace. While exploring, he managed to take a quick look at the restriction in the Marketplace. 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