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The Windows Phone Marketplace is ever growing (at the time of this post, there were around 60,000 apps), but sometimes the application you’re looking for is only available for Android or iOS. Sometimes this is because the vendor doesn't think the Windows Phone community is large enough to matter so they refuse to build (or even consider building) a Windows Phone version; other times it's because the vendor simply doesn't realize there is a demand for it. As consumers, the only thing we can do is be vocal about our desire to see these applications on Windows Phone.

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In an effort to raise awareness, I just launched Windows Phone Marketplace Requests. This is our opportunity to request applications and show those companies just how much interest there is for seeing their application on the Windows Phone platform. This site is currently running on a free UserVoice site, so I’m a bit limited on how much customization can be done, but it allows you to easily submit application requests, add comments, and, more importantly, vote for your favorite applications to come to Windows Phone!

As I find out the status of requested applications, I will update the status of the request. If you know and have offiical communication from one of the companies indicating they will be or are working on a Windows Phone version, please let me know and I'll update the status of the request after verifying (or at least trying to verify) the information.

posted on Wednesday, February 08, 2012 1:46 PM

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# re: Windows Phone Marketplace Requests 2/9/2012 12:35 PM Jeff D.
I love that you are doing this. I hope it helps get some of the apps that I'm missing over to Windows Phone. In one case, I had the app on Windows Mobile, but they never upgraded for WinPhone.

It might be helpful if you could get everyone to request the app from the site/developer directly. If they hear from a bunch of users, they might get the picture that the platform will be good for them.

I also don't know how to request basic video editing. I don't know the names of the apps on iOS or Android. I think they might be built into the OS, but I'm not sure.

# re: Windows Phone Marketplace Requests 2/9/2012 6:50 PM Scott
@Jeff: Thanks! I hope it helps us get the apps we want as well. I'm not sure what you mean by "get everyone to request the app from the site/developer directly". Can you elaborate?

As for getting a request for a basic video editing app, right now the forum is intended to be requests for specific apps from specific developers/companies. I'm working with the UserVoice people to figure out what some cost effective options are to allow me to add some additional forums for these more "general purpose" app requests, so hopefully I'll have a place you can submit your request soon.

# re: Windows Phone Marketplace Requests 2/10/2012 2:14 PM Carlo Mendoza
It looks like they officially added this in the Windows Phone UserVoice site:

http://windowsphone.uservoice.com/forums/149414-application-suggestions

# re: Windows Phone Marketplace Requests 2/10/2012 3:36 PM Scott
@Carlo: Thanks for the heads up about the new forum on the Windows Phone UserVoice site. I've got an email in to get some more information.

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