The number of apps in the Windows Marketplace for Mobile has jumped from 190 at launch earlier this month to now 253 here in the US (with far lower numbers in other countries. Soon Marketplace will allow you to switch locality). We all know the saying: “Rome wasn’t built in a day”, and that will be true of the Marketplace considering the slow start in app availability.

That makes us wonder – have you purchased from the Marketplace? Why or why not? If you have, what app did you buy? Don’t forget that if you’re running a Windows Mobile 6.0 or 6.1 device, you can still install the Marketplace.