Trial Phone Apps

From the department of ‘Oh, I want that in the Apple App Store’:

For Windows Phone 7 applications, the Microsoft Windows Phone Marketplace will support trial versions.

The Windows Phone Marketplace: A different shopping experience for a different kind of phone - Windows Phone Developer Blog - The Windows Blog:

“Marketplace now adds a new Trial API that gives every application or game developer the option, but not the requirement, to enable a single instance of their code to include trial usage limitations (like time or level) so that users can test drive the app/game they are considering.”

Update:

Clearly I’ve not been paying attention: Apple opens door to iPhone ‘freemium’ apps - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal: