Microsoft reveals list of banned mobile apps

Microsoft has published a long list of no-nos for its forthcoming mobile apps store, Windows Marketplace for Mobile. PCPro reports.

The list of banned items includes VoIP applications, which many mobile networks block on the grounds that they could deprive them of call revenue.

Applications that have an over-the-air footprint that's larger than 10MB are also persona non grata, as are apps that operate outside of Microsoft runtimes.

... The guidelines may help Microsoft avoid some of the controversy that initially surrounded the iPhone App Store, when Apple was accused of arbitrarily banning certain applications.

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