据Flurry最近的调查结果显示，诺基亚与微软联姻之后，目前有意针对WP7平台开发应用的开发商比例也随之上升，其支持率已达66%。

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游戏邦获悉，Flurry公司的彼得·法拉戈（Peter Farago）日前发表博客指出，诺基亚力挺WP7，有可能促使WP7平台重演Android的历史。“当Flurry在2008年宣布支持Android的时候，业界还在质疑Android作为一个开发平台的可行性。当时盛行的观点是，Android可以作为一个手机操作系统争取市场份额，但未必可以成为应用开发平台，或者形成一个可让开发商获利的经济生态圈。但如今的Android却已用18万个应用程序的成绩，回应了当初的质疑者。”

的确，目前的这种局面与Android早期出道的情况十分相似， 而微软现在正大力培养的WP7平台，也不免对谷歌形成了压力。

Farago补充道，在与诺基亚合作之前，“许多人很怀疑WP7作为一个操作系统可对开发商提供的支持力度”，这与他们先前对Android的质疑如出一辙。

他推断，“从Flurry的角度来看，WP7开发商在本周对微软与诺基亚的结盟表现出了极大的兴趣，他们不但相信诺基亚的支持必将让WP7更具竞争筹码，而且认为这两者的合作能够为开发商建立起一个可行的经济生态系统。”

除此之外，游戏邦还获悉，因为WP7对游戏领域的大力支持，该平台目前对开发商的吸引力已经超过了黑莓。

当然，在Windows Phone Marketplace成长为与苹果App Store一样具有生机和活力的应用商店之前，WP7仍然还有很长的一段路要走，如果Flurry的数据确实可靠，那么我们就不难看出，诺基亚的支持倒真是扶了WP7一把。（本文游戏邦/gamerboom.com编译，转载请注明来源：游戏邦）

Developer interest in Windows Phone 7 up 66% following Nokia deal

While Pocket Gamer has been party to the generally positive reaction to Microsoft’s alliance with Nokia from developers already working on Windows Phone, according to Flurry, interest from studios across the board has surged following its announcement.

The latest numbers from the analytics firm claim there’s been a 66 percent increase in project starts by developers on Windows Phone 7 of late.

History repeating

While that increase is relative to the somewhat smaller base Windows Phone 7 had amassed in the first place, in a blog post Flurry’s Peter Farago notes that the boost Nokia has given WP7 means it’s now following a path laid down by the likes of Android before it.

“When Flurry launched its support for Android in October 2008, there was doubt in the industry around the viability of Android as a development platform,” he notes.

“Back then, the sentiment was that Android would capture market share as a mobile operating system, but not necessarily as an application development platform or an ecosystem where developers could thrive. 180,000 apps later, Android answered its critics.”

Three horse race

Indeed, it’s the very similarities between support for Android during its early days and the kind Microsoft is currently fostering for Windows Phone 7 that should have Google worried.

Farago adds that, prior to the Nokia deal, “many questioned the viability of Windows Phone 7 as an operating system that developers would support” in the same way they previously had Android.

“From Flurry’s point of view, this week’s spike in Windows Phone 7 developer activity shows that developers not only believe Nokia has given Microsoft Windows Phone7 a shot in the arm, but also that Nokia and Microsoft together can build a viable ecosystem,” he concludes.

As a result of the platform bedding down – and, no doubt, thanks in no small part to its focus on games – Flurry reports Windows Phone 7 is now generating more interest from developers than BlackBerry.

There’s certainly a long way to go before this renewed interest transforms Windows Phone Marketplace into as vibrant an outlet as the App Store, but if Flurry’s figures are anything to go by, the Nokia deal has given Windows Phone 7 the kick-start it was looking for.（source:pocketgamer）