Developer momentum on Windows Phone 7 is already incredibly strong—no doubt a testament to the substantial .NET experience and capable development environment—with, depending on which press release you read, slightly less than, or more than, 13,000 applications and games already available for the platform. Mango will offer developers a wealth of extra features and richer capabilities, and though a few gaps remain, it answers almost every demand that developers have made. For both users and developers alike, Mango can't come soon enough.
