tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13459850.post2584813047201599853..comments2023-10-15T08:07:08.589+00:00Comments on Forwards: Please put some time and love into the WP7 marketplace submission processUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13459850.post-48660939610482772802012-05-30T09:54:35.349+00:002012-05-30T09:54:35.349+00:00The behaviour is certainly more inconsistent that ...The behaviour is certainly more inconsistent that it's ever been, whether it's down to workload (more apps submitted) or a directed move to the new marketplace (unlikely as they are separate business units) who knows, Microsoft certainly aren't telling.<br /><br />Probably a combination of many factors but as previous uses of the XBLIG realm these things are not uncommon when MS has it's sights on other areas.<br /><br />Personally I submitted 4 updates a couple of weeks ago and they came back in just over a week and were published 48 hours later.<br /><br />The testing process seems to have evolved and the same inconsistencies that were there before have gotten stranger, the 4 apps in question are pretty much identical except for their target (XNA tutorial apps in 2D / 3D and SilverXNA), one filed because it was showing ads in a non confirmatory way and it's description didn't match the game (all the apps have very similar descriptions explaining they are tutorials only and not games, RTFM) and I got a warning about another one (not a failure?) stating a test issue arose AFTER testing? that showed what was obviously a failure but it was found after certification and a non-show stopper and should be fixed in the next update.<br /><br />This last case does seem to indicate that tests are continuing post submission or there are multiple test teams are involved now, or an app has to pass through several hands with several devices to get approved.<br /><br />Maybe it's growing pains as they get better but this has to improve and it will be undoubtedly the proving ground for he new marketplace.Simon (Darkside) Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11886586409059479949noreply@blogger.com