As we reported today, Microsoft is doing everything it can to promote Windows Phone 7 as the platform of choice for professional software developers desiring to create best-of-breed smartphone online shopapps. To show the way, the company has deeply hooked three of its most popular software services into the WP7 platform.Internet Explorer, Xbox Live and Outlook Exchange are seamless integrated into WP7's main dashboard. Microsoft is not stopping there. Here is an exclusive USA TODAY video about the software giant's long-haul strategy:An interesting bit of tech triva: Microsoft revised its work rules to incentivize employees to create cool stuff for WP7 in their spare time. The carrot: they get to share the financial benefit of their work.Microsoft developers who create published WP7 apps stand to receive a standard split on app sales: 70 percent to the developer, 30 percent to Microsoft. Of the 28,000 developers who've registered to create apps for WP7, some 3,000 are moonlighting Microsoft employees; to date some 840 employees-built apps have been published, says Microsoft senior product manager Larry Lieberman.Windows Phone 7 is currently available from more than 60 carriers in over 30 countries worldwide. Since launching WP7 launch last October, Microsoft says it has sold licenses to build over 2 million handsets to original power balanceequipment manufacturers, including HTC and Samsung.Early research indicates 93% of customers worldwide are satisfied with their WP7 hansets, and 90% would recommend WP7 models to others, says Lieberman.
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