Joseph
Landes, General Manager (Developer and Platform Evangelism) at Microsoft India,
has stated in an interview with The Hindu that there is a “zero app gap in
Windows Phone versus competition”.
He mentioned
that the company is not far behind in the apps development space.
“We are not
far behind. Of course there are certain apps like Candy Crush which is not
available on the Windows Phone Store but if you look at the apps created by Indian
companies or top brands, we have zero app gap versus competition”
Landes focused
on security, that though the Windows Store does not feature as many app as
Android or iOS but what differentiate Windows Store from its competitor is that
its apps are malware free.
He also mentioned that another misconception with
Windows Phone has to do with number of apps. Microsoft currently have 300,000
apps available for download. There is no doubt that the Google Play Store and
the iOS have more apps but the question is how many apps do you really need?
How many apps that perform the same task do you really need?
About the
state of app ecosystem in India, Landes mentioned that Microsoft has invested
heavily in the start-up ecosystem in the country with recent partnership with
Reliance Industries’ GenNext ventures that will see the introduction of
innovation hubs.
We surely
will like to see many many great innovation come out of these initiatives in
terms of building a great app in the times to come.
According to
Microsoft, several Indian companies and retailers have embraced the Windows
Phone platform by launching native app. As the platform gains momentum in the
country more and more organizations will start offering dedicated clients to
Windows Phone.
So readers,
Do you think that Windows Phone Store suffers from an app gap in India? What
crucial apps are still missing from the platform? Share your thoughts in the
comments.
Source : The
Hindu, WP Central
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