RIM announces BlackBerry StoreFront coming to devices in March 2009
RIM is working with PayPal for online payment services and has stated that developers will retain 80 percent of the revenue generated from their applications, compared to 70 percent that Apple gives iPhone developers. RIM is also working with carriers for customized on-device storefronts.
Having a good application center on the device itself definitely looks like a winning strategy and I cannot believe that Microsoft has let something this basic slide by them all these years when now they need to catch up to the new players (Apple and Android) and old players (BlackBerry) to stay competitive and fresh.