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  1. Pay once for Windows Phone & Windows 8

    We should be able to allow people to pay once for our apps and then they can get both version of our apps for Windows Phone or Windows 8 without having to make them pay twice.

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    • Make payouts every month!

      Please make payouts for apps and in-app products every month!

      For now, we have to wait at least 4 months after we get $200 of revenue from our apps. It's a shame! There's no benefit of developing for Windows Phone at all, it's better to develop for iOS, Android and even BlackBerry first, and then, maybe, some time, for Windows Phone.

      You should remove these idiotic limits and make payouts for developers every month, not depending on what revenue did they get from their apps! Or if you don't want to or cannot (don't believe though), then you should not…

      30 votes
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      • Viber for Mango!

        Viber is an extremely popular application similar to Tango, but better in some ways.
        It has more users -> more people to call.
        The application is built into your contact list (no application to open).
        You can text people using Viber.

        Here is the info thats available on the Website of Viber:
        Viber is an application for free international calls and text messages to other Viber users using 3G or Wi-Fi. Uses your existing contact list - check out which of your phone contacts and friends is already on Viber so that you can call and text them for free.

        28 votes
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        • Support Monthly/Yearly subscriptions for app purchasing.

          As app developers we are currently stuck with 2 methods of generating revenues 1) one time app payment 2) Ads.

          I would like to see a monthly/yearly subscription model introduced that let me charge users $5 a year for my app for example.

          This would mean we could make ad free apps that developers are motivated to keep adding features to over time since they are generating ongoing revenues.

          25 votes
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          • Add more details to the crash report

            The following additional fields should be added to the crash report:
            Date of crash
            Phone model

            25 votes
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            • Top Rated Apps List

              I spent so much time and effort making an awesome app with almost 5 star averaging rating, yet there is no option in the Marketplace to sort by Top Rated so that people can easily find it ?!
              Please add a Top Rated list ASAP!

              14 votes
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              • Better Store Analytics

                Currently, there is no way of knowing if a user converts from our own advertising campaign or "out of the blue". It would be great if we could link to an app's store page with a campaign code, and get the breakdown by campaign codes in our daily stats. For example:

                United States Paid (after trial) 32
                United States Paid (after trial, campaign XYZ) 64
                United States Paid (without trial) 16
                United States Paid (without trial, campaign XYZ) 48
                United States Trial 192
                United States Trial (campaign XYZ) 284

                13 votes
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                • Free Apps with Donation in addition to Paid Apps with Trial

                  With WP7 we have the unique ability to offer Trails for Paid Apps, which is great. However, it would be nice if developers could offer Free Apps with a possibility to users for voluntary donations. Some devs do the workaround and offer a Paid app, with the trial version having no restrictions at all (if the user clicks 'buy', he essentially donates to the dev).

                  However, this workaround has the disadvantage of the app not apprearing in the 'free' category, though they are actually free. Therefore, it would be great if devs could put apps in the marketplace offering two…

                  12 votes
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                  • Option to submit your app only to markets where taxes are accounted for.

                    Currently, you can submit an app to all countries, or specific countries. I would like a button I can click that will only select the countries for which Microsoft already accounts for any taxes.

                    12 votes
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                    • Launch app from market

                      When searching in the market you should be able to open the app if already installed.

                      11 votes
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                      • Simplify the Payout registration process for non US developers!

                        The current process is very lengthy and costly for non US developers. Why can't Microsoft simplify it? Make it similar if not the same as Google!?!?!

                        Having read through the cumbersome process, I am more incline to build FREE apps with subscription rather than getting any money through the Marketplace.

                        Having to deal with physical paperwork (sending it back and forth) is a step backwards... we are living in a digital world!

                        There are heaps and HEAPS of really good developers outside of US who really want to contribute to making Windows Phone a preferred choice, so please Microsoft; make…

                        10 votes
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                        • 10 votes
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                          • Option to have a podcast check for updates

                            Although you can subscribe to podcasts I cannot find a way to force a podcast to check for updates. Even if you see an update is available in the market there is no obvious way to force a podcast to update.

                            7 votes
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                            • Notify publishers when an app is featured

                              There is currently no indication that an application is being featured, it would be nice to receive a email prior to it being featured to indicate what dates / countries it will be featured in.

                              7 votes
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                              • Optional game rating requirements for Brazil and Korea

                                Many small developers skip Brazil and Korea from worldwide distribution because there are mandatory rating agency requirements.

                                6 votes
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                                • Fix the way the marketplaces uses key word tags for apps

                                  Start by expanding the number of apps that can use a certain key word, such as "childrens stories" so that new apps who innovate can displace those who got their first with potentially crappy apps. Secondly, you need to limit the number of apps that a publisher can submit with a particular key word. For instance, if I build a children's book app and then submit that same app 50 times, each time with a different name and book loaded, i have essentially used up all the available space on the marketplace app search results screen, thereby stifling competition and…

                                  6 votes
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                                  • App Hub web interface enhancement

                                    Unstable loading, page layout glitch and too slow response.
                                    Hard to understand error messages.
                                    (e.g. "Now I am getting the error: An error occurred saving your data to the server. Please try again.")
                                    Poor browser support.

                                    6 votes
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                                    • Reward beta testers with the app for free

                                      Beta testers test our apps for free. It would be nice if when the app/game is published in the marketplace we could include a list of the testers that helped us so they can get the app from free instead of having to buy it.

                                      6 votes
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                                      • Rankings in Dashboard

                                        International rankings should be shown for apps in the dashboard. There is currently no obvious way to see where your apps or games chart on the top free or top paid lists without visiting the marketplaces for each country.

                                        It would be ideal to be able to see:
                                        Current chart position for each marketplace
                                        Best chart position for each marketplace
                                        Time at best chart position

                                        All of the above should be for overall (games or apps) and within the specific category the game or app is in.

                                        This would allow developers to say things like:
                                        "Top 10 paid apps in…

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                                        • Existing App availability in Marketplace

                                          As a recent purchaser of a Windows Phone: I love the platform, and it has huge potential to grow in competition with Android and Apple. I am concerned however that Microsoft are not pushing enough for access to successful top selling apps, which are popular on the Iphone and Android platforms e.g. Instagram. If Windows Phones are to compete they have to acknowledge the big selling apps, or they risk losing market share rather than gaining it.

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