Popularity Contest
Microsoft attempted to remain relevant in the smartphone market by launching Windows Phone 7, its latest mobile platform, back in 2010. Though the OS has struggled to achieve a significant market share, there are still enough apps—and users—for those who are interested in Windows Phone 7's unique stream-based interface.
What follows are the 20 most popular Windows Phone 7 apps of last year. Games dominate the list, with only one utility (a Voice Recorder) standing out from the rest. This is not exactly shocking news, as leisure-based apps dominate the top lists of today's major mobile platforms.
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This should be titled "Top 19 Windows Phone Games of 2010"
Agreed. As a more business oriented user, where's the app for local Outlook synchronisation? The reason I still use an old Windows Mobile 6.1 dinosaur from HTC is because the local Outlook sync is still there.
DX9 can not do all that silverlight can but silverlight can do to an extent what DX9 can. Theres a reason why netflix DRM is silverlight based... and not DX9 based.
If they took advantage of DX9 then they might still need to use silverlight to take advantage of features that dont exist for DX.
In the end if they used just silverlight, and got really good at it (since this will most likely be the method to take advantage of hardware features built into upcoming phones).
its all about cost saving and what is easier in the long run man... not bandaid shortcuts.