Nokia will be holding a four-hour question and answer event for publishers and developers interested in the upcoming Ovi Store on-phone content shop. The registration link and more details are available below.
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Ovi Store event on 19th of March in Mountain View, California
I'm sorry but in my view until operators start including unlimited data usage with all tariffs then I don't see any store being as popular as the appstore, the fact that iPhone users can just hit the appstore icon and browse without having to worry about hdden charges makes the experience much more user friendly and popular, anyone agree?
Iain 117, you're mistaken on so many levels:
1. Some iPhone users DO have to worry about hidden charges, because Apple does not actually have unlimited data tariffs everywhere. For example here in Finland the iPhone's data tariffs are capped, with charges for anything over the limit, unless you choose the most expensive iPhone plan. This is very unusual as most phone plans in Finland include unlimited data, so presumably it's the operator Sonera trying to milk iPhone users for every cent they can get because they have the iPhone exclusively. And that exclusivity is entirely the fault of Apple.
2. Apple did not invent the concept of unlimited data tariffs. Operators all around the world (including the United States) had already been offering unlimited access plans for many years before Apple even entered the phone business. I have had a flat-rate uncapped data tariff on my phone since 2004.
3. Apple does not have the monopoly on unlimited data tariffs, in fact most phones with unlimited data tariffs are non-Apple devices. I have a Nokia 5800 with an uncapped flat rate data tariff for example.
4. You don't actually need mobile data AT ALL for an app store to work. The iPod Touch accesses the same app store as the iPhone, yet the iPod Touch has no mobile network access whatsoever. All you really need is Wi-Fi, and practically all current smartphones now have Wi-Fi. Even people with high data charges could buy their apps at home through wi-fi at zero cost.