As we predicted at the end of BUILD, Microsoft is now focusing its PR and product lasers at a single target: Windows Phone.
Today the companymade available for downloada new ‘release to web’ (RTW) edition of the Windows Phone SDK version 7.1. That the software is designed to support Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) is merely a piece of irony.
Of course, previous versions of the SDK had allowed for the development of Windows Phone Mango apps, but this new edition has a number of bells and whistles that are poised to be quite useful. Chief among the changes is the fact that the SDK contains seven additional languages, opening the use of the tool set up to a great number of people. Mango itself contains expanded language support as well.
Further, according to the Microsoft notes on the matter, version 7.1 RTW contains“final finishing touches to the tooling experience, a handful of bug fixes, and additional upgrade logic to provide a better installation process for users coming from earlier tools.”It’s the full, complete package, in other words.
Microsoftbegan to roll outWindows Phone Mango to the general public yesterday, throughnearly all of its partner carriers. However, the release of the software is being done in waves, as Microsoft is loath to repeat itspast mistakes.
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After some lag, due to the submission requirements and deadline previously in place for Mango-ready applications, app release activity isagain picking upfor Windows Phone. Whether the new version of the operating system will spur handset sales is anyone’s guess, but it is certainly not harming developer activity.
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Alex Wilhelm is a San Francisco-based writer. You can find Alex on Twitter, and on Facebook. You can reach Alex via email at alex@thenextweb(show all)Alex Wilhelm is a San Francisco-based writer. You can find Alex onTwitter,and onFacebook.You can reach Alex via email atalex@thenextweb.com
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