CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCING WINDOWS PHONE AND THE WINDOWS PHONE PLATFORM Application Development Life Cycle It's important to understand the application development life cycle helps you prepare for it. In-depth discussion of the application development life cycle, including the certification process, is provided in Chapter 5. Figure 1-6 shows a high-level view of the development life cycle of a Windows Phone application. Consumers Developer Feedback Purchase 1 Registration 2 Download SDK Guidelines Content 3 Publish Windows Phone Application Application Storefront Deploy Update Reject Install Uninstall Consumer Ratings Comments Windows Phone Marketplace