The tech world thought Vine would be out for the count this year after Instagram introduced its own video capture-and-sharing app.
Instagram allowed longer video capture compared to Vine's six seconds and seemingly outclassed its rival. However, thanks to several specific videos from the Twitter-owned app (this year's fascination with Terio), Vine has maintained a solid user base despite domination from Facebook rival.
Though the battlefield has mainly been between Apple's iOS and Google's Android, Microsoft's mobile platform may set the stage for a new slug-out as Vine just announced a version compatible with Windows Phone.
Announced first at Nokia World in Abu Dhabi last month, the Windows Phone version will utilize the mobile operating system's camera Lens feature and Live Tile. Vine made the announcement Tuesday of its availability through a blog post by company designer Ryan Swigart.
"Today, we're launching Vine for Windows Phone, making it easy for even more people to capture and share life in motion," read the post.
Launching in January of this year for iOS, Vine reached 13 million users before eventually launching on Android. Even after facing stiff competition from Instagram video, Vine reached 40 million users in August. Instagram made its announcement for a Windows Phone version of the app during the Nokia World event also.
"Our ultimate goal is to bring Instagram to everyone who wants to use it," said Instgram co-founder and CEO Kevin Systrom. "We're looking forward to watching the Windows Phone community use Instagram to capture and share beautiful moments in the coming weeks."
Development for Windows Phone app ramps up as Microsoft's mobile operating system plays third place to Apple and Google's fight for smart phone supremacy. It was also announced that Flipboard and Path would make their way to Microsoft's smartphones soon. Flipboard's move comes just in time as it recently announced an expansion to shopping catalogs, contradicting recent reports that development for the platform was unpopular with developers.
