Microsoft Marketplace for Mobile Shoots Self in Foot: No VoIP, Alt-Browser or Apps Bigger Than 10MB

I’ve been using Windows CE/Windows Mobile devices since early 1997. So, I’ve seen a lot of good and bad mobile related ideas coming out of Microsoft. I’m classifying the restrictions for apps in their upcoming Marketplace for Mobile in the shoot-self-in-foot category. Here’s what PC World reports…

Microsoft to Forbid VoIP, Rival Stores at Mobile Market

– No Voice over IP (VoIP) apps that run over 2G/3G: In other words, no Skype, Fring, Truphone on carrier networks.

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