Boston, MA 08/18/2014 (wallstreetpr) –Even as the developers of different applications rushes into launches just by taking cues from the established application providers and make a quick buck of money, software developer Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) was quite content in releasing mobile app purely for experimentation and research purposes. The communication devices have undergone sea changes, and the biggest software developer has been lagging behind others in making a mark in this space.
Mobile App
The company had recently unveiled an app for its Windows phone and named it WindUp, a Snapchart that sends disappearing texts and photos. It had also clarified that the mobile application was for purely research purposes only. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s Richard Harper had reportedly said that the idea of launching the mobile apps was to explore contents creation prototypes and exchange, Forbes reported.
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s official also clarified that it was not meant to take on anyone’s service and also not for commercial purposes. He said that the launch was part of its normal procedure of building prototypes with the sole purpose of exploring some basic research questions. The official was also hopeful of a feedback from the users based on their experiences that would allow the company to addresses the issues to be raised by such users.
No Label Indicating Research
Though the company had clarified that the mobile app was for research purpose only, the fact that it was available without any label indicating that the mobile app was a research project raises doubts. In such a case, it was bound to create only confusion among the consumers, and there was every chance of people believing it as one more app from the staple of the software developer.
Interestingly, reports pointed out Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s role in the Xbox Kinect motion inception and that its commercial interest in the launching of mobile app was not ruled out. The company faces pressures on losing its market share in the operating system of smartphone space. Its windows phone operating system’s market share fell to 2.5% in the second quarter from 3.4% in the year-ago quarter, a data from International Data Corp had recently indicated.
