App developers declining offers from Microsoft, Google
updated 07:30 pm EDT, Mon June 21, 2010
Attitude shows strength of Apple's iOS
Following reports suggesting Microsoft has been offering incentives to bring developers onto the Windows Phone platform, Chillingo has confirmed the practice and offered reasons for refusing. The developer, which has produced many top sellers on the App Store, has reportedly declined offers from both Microsoft and Google.
Chillingo's Joe Wee claims his company ignores the frequent requests because Apple's iOS is the only "commercially viable" mobile platform in the current market. The developer has produced several top sellers, including Angry Birds with over 4 million downloads.
As Apple's App Store continues to gain momentum, Microsoft's struggle in the mobile market is viewed as an uphill battle. Windows Phone 7 will require apps to be rewritten, even many titles originally produced for Windows Mobile.
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But the iOS Platform is *STIFLING* to Developers!
It's incredibly difficult to do any development when you're burdened by the weight of all the cash which is being dumped in the laps of the developers of quality iOS apps.
Google and MS offer a much, much more *open* environment.