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March 26, 2012 11:57 am GMT
We saw what a commotion it caused when Rovio's Mighty Eagle intimated that his company would not be developing a version of its newest game, Angry Birds Space, for the Windows Phone platform (some quick statements from Rovio's CEO put that to rest). Now it looks like Microsoft and its biggest partner, Nokia, are taking some steps to make sure that they have better control over how that story develops in the future -- on Nokia's home turf, at least.Today the two announced that they are each putting in up to 9 million (around $12 million) into a new mobile apps development program at Finland's Aalto University called AppCampus -- aimed specifically at funding new apps for the Windows Phone platform, but also some of the legacy platforms that Nokia still users, such as Symbian and Series 40.
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Seeking The Next Rovio, Microsoft, Nokia Commit Up To $24 Million Into A New Push To Get Apps On Windows Phone
We saw what a commotion it caused when Rovio's Mighty Eagle intimated that his company would not be developing a version of its newest game, Angry Birds Space, for the Windows Phone platform (some quick statements from Rovio's CEO put that to rest). Now it looks like Microsoft and its biggest partner, Nokia, are taking some steps to make sure that they have better control over how that story develops in the future -- on Nokia's home turf, at least.Today the two announced that they are each putting in up to 9 million (around $12 million) into a new mobile apps development program at Finland's Aalto University called AppCampus -- aimed specifically at funding new apps for the Windows Phone platform, but also some of the legacy platforms that Nokia still users, such as Symbian and Series 40.Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/Xe3qp6xUrNI/
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