{"id":328994,"date":"2010-02-15T20:55:23","date_gmt":"2010-02-16T01:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/wholesale-applications-community-app-store\/14187\/"},"modified":"2010-02-15T20:55:23","modified_gmt":"2010-02-16T01:55:23","slug":"mobile-companies-band-together-to-create-giant-app-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/328994","title":{"rendered":"Mobile companies band together to create giant app store"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/pictures\/hero\/wholesale-applications-community.jpg\" alt=\"The Wholesale Applications Community is designed to make it easier for software developers...\"><\/p>\n<p>Today at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, 24 of the world&#8217;s largest and most influential wireless carriers &#8211; with a combined subscriber base of around 3 billion &#8211; have announced they are joining forces to create the Wholesale Applications Community. This venture is designed to make it easier for software developers to write and supply apps for as many phones as possible, regardless of their platform. Obviously, the group hopes this proposed mega-store will emulate the likes of Apple and Nokia in the growing app store marketplace..<\/p>\n<p><b>Tags:<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/apple\/\" rel=\"tag\">Apple<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/applications\/\" rel=\"tag\">Applications<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/handset\/\" rel=\"tag\">Handset<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/iphone\/\" rel=\"tag\">iPhone<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/mobile+world+congress+2010\/\" rel=\"tag\">Mobile World Congress 2010<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/nokia\/\" rel=\"tag\">Nokia<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/samsung\/\" rel=\"tag\">Samsung<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/sony\/\" rel=\"tag\">Sony<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/sony+ericsson\/\" rel=\"tag\">Sony Ericsson<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/wireless\/\" rel=\"tag\">Wireless<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Related Articles:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/10-million-developer-challenge-for-android-mobile-platform\/8338\/\">&#36;10 Million developer challenge for Android mobile platform<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/four-billion-mobile-connections-reached\/10983\/\">Four billion mobile connections reached<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/sony-ericsson-co-creation\/14196\/\">Sony Ericsson announces Co-creation platform<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/the-rise-and-rise-of-mobile-application-stores\/13912\/\">The rise and rise of Mobile Application Stores<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/top-10-iphone-applications-2008\/10490\/\">The Top 10 iPhone Applications for 2008<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/the-rise-and-rise-of-itunes\/9509\/\">The rise and rise of iTunes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/3Vg9OlOyBGO1zYxY2HWV3Blqn1c\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/3Vg9OlOyBGO1zYxY2HWV3Blqn1c\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/3Vg9OlOyBGO1zYxY2HWV3Blqn1c\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/3Vg9OlOyBGO1zYxY2HWV3Blqn1c\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=aqDvbrgXmgg:ekCuWM_PW-o:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=aqDvbrgXmgg:ekCuWM_PW-o:H0mrP-F8Qgo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=aqDvbrgXmgg:ekCuWM_PW-o:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?i=aqDvbrgXmgg:ekCuWM_PW-o:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=aqDvbrgXmgg:ekCuWM_PW-o:wF9xT3WuBAs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?i=aqDvbrgXmgg:ekCuWM_PW-o:wF9xT3WuBAs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=aqDvbrgXmgg:ekCuWM_PW-o:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine\/~4\/aqDvbrgXmgg\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, 24 of the world&#8217;s largest and most influential wireless carriers &#8211; with a combined subscriber base of around 3 billion &#8211; have announced they are joining forces to create the Wholesale Applications Community. 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