<s>
Windows	B-Operating_System
Marketplace	I-Operating_System
for	I-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
was	O
a	O
service	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
for	O
its	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
platform	O
that	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
browse	O
and	O
download	O
applications	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
developed	O
by	O
third	O
parties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
was	O
available	O
for	O
use	O
directly	O
on	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
6.x	O
devices	O
(	O
versions	O
earlier	O
than	O
6.5	O
require	O
downloading	O
a	O
free	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Marketplace	I-Operating_System
for	I-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
application	O
)	O
and	O
on	O
personal	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
it	O
was	O
available	O
only	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
6.5	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
older	O
6.x	O
versions	O
a	O
few	O
weeks	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
15	O
,	O
2010	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
its	O
next	O
generation	O
mobile	O
platform	O
named	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
;	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
separate	O
app	O
store	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Phone	I-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
for	O
it	O
;	O
WM6.x	O
apps	O
are	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
WP7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Operating_System
Marketplace	I-Operating_System
for	I-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
,	O
available	O
through	O
applications	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
and	O
personal	O
computers	O
,	O
offered	O
a	O
24-hour	O
return	O
policy	O
for	O
buyers	O
,	O
and	O
70%	O
of	O
each	O
application	O
sale	O
was	O
paid	O
to	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rumors	O
about	O
the	O
service	O
began	O
to	O
surface	O
around	O
the	O
internet	O
in	O
September	O
2008	O
,	O
whereas	O
it	O
was	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
Skymarket	B-Operating_System
"	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
to	O
appear	O
with	O
the	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
7	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
16	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
made	O
an	O
official	O
announcement	O
for	O
the	O
service	O
at	O
the	O
2009	O
Mobile	O
World	O
Congress	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
upcoming	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
6.5	I-Operating_System
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Marketplace	O
website	O
announced	O
in	O
mid-2011	O
:	O
"	O
On	O
July	O
15th	O
 [ 2011 ] 	O
this	O
website	O
will	O
no	O
longer	O
offer	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
6.x	O
applications	O
for	O
download	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
have	O
a	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
6.x	O
phone	O
you	O
can	O
continue	O
accessing	O
the	O
application	O
store	O
from	O
the	O
Marketplace	O
client	O
on	O
your	O
phone	O
.	O
</s>
