Microsoft has recently issued an update on its planned Windows Phone 7 launch timing, including the final Windows Phone Developer Tools availability on September 16th. The final release of the Developer Tools will include some minor breaking changes compared to the beta tools that are already available. This means that developers may be faced with a number of bugs resulting from these minor changes.
To date, the beta tools have been download over 300,000 times, which indicates that Microsoft has been able to generate some momentum around the Windows Phone 7 platform. The final Developer Tools will also introduce several “highly requested” Silverlight controls, and the panorama, pivot and Bing Maps controls will be available to drop into applications.
While issuing the new timing schedule, Microsoft also advised developers to have apps ready for submission to the Windows Phone marketplace “in early October, when it opens”. This advise indicates that Microsoft is is targeting to launch its platform before the Christmas season. A limited beta test of the app store submission and certification process will be conducted in the coming weeks.

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