Microsoft Preparing to Launch Mobile Apps Store?

It isn’t too often that Apple seems to make a poor business decision, and with the launch of their apps store, it was an incredible decision, evidenced by the fact that it pulls in around $1M in revenue every-single day. Well, Google also offers such a service, though it’s nowhere near as popular as Apple’s incarnation. It’s no surprise then, that Microsoft wants a piece of the action, and apparently they’re planning to launch their own apps store in the near future.

The service will be called ‘Skymarket’ and consist of applications suitable for the Windows Mobile platform – essentially anything that’s not an iPhone. Few details are known right now about the new service, but Microsoft is actively seeking someone to fill the position as Senior Product Manager. Though, the original listing is now gone, so the position might have been filled, or is at least close to being filled.

How successful Microsoft’s shot at a mobile store is anyone’s guess, but it’s bound to be a success with all those who are sticking with Windows Mobile as their handheld platform of choice. I don’t own an iPhone, nor have ever experienced Apple’s apps store, but I do know people who love it, and visit it daily. It seems nowadays the best kind of developer to be is a mobile developer… it’s an industry that’s certainly on a steady incline.

It appears the software giant expects to launch an applications store called “Skymarket” this fall for its Windows Mobile platform, if a recent job posting spotted by Long Zheng at Istartedsomething.com is accurate. According to the ad posted Sunday on Computerjob.com, the Skymarket senior product manager will head a team that will “drive the launch of a v1 marketplace service for Windows Mobile.”