After Apple and Google, the company Palm announce an online store selling applications. To date store offers about 5,000 programs (1000 of them - free of charge) for communicators working in the operating systems, Palm OS and Microsoft Windows Mobile.
“The Software Store has gone mobile,” the digital assistant and smartphone manufacturer, headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, says. “Browse and download over 5,000 apps & games right from your Palm device. Plus, there are over 1,000 free apps to choose from. The mobile software store supports over 25 Palm devices, from the Centro to the Treo Pro.”
Users receive a 25% discount on the original price of their first downloaded item, whether it's a game, or an application they grab. The only requirement is to enter a coupon code (SHOPMOBILE) at checkout.
The contents of the shop is divided into categories, with free programs available in a separate section. On Windows Mobile and Palm OS shop looks the same. Palm partner in building the store was made by the company Pocket Gear. The company has about 50,000 applications in its own online store. However, "thanks to" cooperate profit from sales is divided in proportion 50/50 between the developer and other parties involved. By comparison, Apple and Google have established developers share of 70%, and RIM, announced soon launch its own store - even all of 80%.
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