Windows Phone developers have taken to Microsoft’s forums to complain about the issues. Unfortunately some Microsoft support personnel have deleted the threads or simply stated that the App Hub does not look after the Application Rankings. “One or two days would be bad enough,” says Sab. “Ten days and not even an answer, it’s making me and other developers anxious whether this platform still needs a lot more maturity.”
One thread, created on May 27 and remains alive at the time of writing, was started by Elbert Perez. U.S. based Perez recently went full-time developing Windows Phone 7 apps. Perez revealed last week that his total revenue so far from creating Windows Phone 7 apps is nearly $30,000. “The App rankings have been stuck for 1 week now and I have not seen any official response from Microsoft on this,” said Perez. “This is really hurting everyone as releasing new games/apps is not recommended right now because you just get stuck in the rankings.” The thread created a number of responses from angry and frustrated developers. “I’m astonished by the lack of answers and the poor stability of the system,” said one developer.
Where Windows Phone is going popular rapidly, such issues can hurt the developers who are the real ones behind the success of any Smart Phone.