Nokia N97 with Ovi Store client
Last week, Nokia launched its Ovi Store. There are over 1,200 content items in there, of which 90% are paid.
Nokia will be extending the reach of the store very soon. The first phone with the Ovi Store pre-installed, the N97, is going to market in 75 countries this June.
The pre-installed Ovi Store on the N97 will offer the best experience so far for Nokia users. Right now, Nokia users still have to download the store to their phones first from http://store.ovi.com. There is also a browser based version, however, it does not offer the same experience as the full Ovi Store client.
More popular applications are also finding their way to the Ovi Store. Facebook just launched its application in the store, which is very popular in the Apple App Store and on Getjar. It will be interesting to see whether Facebook will be just as popular in Ovi.
Vincent Hoogsteder
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