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This isn't the case for platforms that don't have a compulsory 'app store' model. I can write an app for Android or Windows Mobile (and probably many other platforms) and distribute it any way I see fit.

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When you develop for these platforms, does your code have to be signed before you can give your app to other people to run?

If yes, who controls access to the capability of issuing/revoking certificates?

Android apps can be self-signed and published in the Android Market.

Windows Mobile doesn't have/require signing. I'll wager most Symbian phones are like this as well.

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