Smartphone Thoughts: Generic Application Update Tool for Windows Mobile from MoDaCo

"I have a whole bunch of software on my device. Probably 15 apps at least. I also write software, which is downloaded by a fair few people, both commercial and free. I like to ensure that my software on my device is up to date with the latest versions, and it's a right pain in the ****. Not only that, I'd like my end users to have the latest versions installed to get the best possible experience... and to facilitate that I have to write a custom update checker into each of my applications. Fine for big apps, not great for quickly rustled up apps or tweaks. But there could be another way. What if you could have an application that lived on the device, that wasn't tied to any one application or vendor, that could check for updates for everything installed on your device? IMHO, that would be awesome. A dream. "

Here's an interesting idea from Paul over at MoDaCo. It sounds like a great way to stay on top of your applications and make sure you're running the latest and greatest. However, for this to work there needs to be participation from the commercial and freeware developers alike. Paul tells me that he's got a number of main stream developers interested in it. What do you think, is this something that could work? Would you install and use it on your device? Share your thoughts and head on over to MoDaCo and let Paul know what you think too!