Microsoft cuts app purchase in Zune and disable access to pre-Mango phones..

Don't go into panic mode. There's really nothing to worry about. According to Microsoft, most people use the Marketplace web interface and their device to purchase and download apps. As such, there's no reason to keep that option in the Zune PC software. Next time you run Zune on your computer, it will inform you of changes made to the software and ask you to restart - the software, not your computer. Do that and you'll see that you no more have access to the Windows Phone Marketplace. 


Second part of the announcement is about the requirement to run Windows Phone 7.5 to access Marketplace. Most phones out there already upgraded or come pre-loaded with Microsoft latest version of the OS. Some users out there seems no to have made the jump to 7.5. In a few weeks, those will start getting errors when attempting to access Marketplace. Wait no more and plug your phone to your PC and Zune will offer to upgrade your phone.


There's more info on the Windows Phone blog post.