Do you actually need a phone to develop Windows Phone 7 apps?

Question

I\'m thinking about trying my hand at a Windows Phone 7 app, and I\'d like to put it up on the market place. I know I don\'t need a phone to create the app (I\'ve toyed arou

Answer 1

My development team did not have access to a physical phone, and we developed and submitted our app to the marketplace using the emulator only.

Our application passed the certification and got accepted in the marketplace, so the emulator is good enough to pass the certification and get your app in the marketplace.