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A recent job posting (since expired - or perhaps filled?) for a Project Manager suggests that Microsoft is looking to produce something similar to Apple’s MobileMe for its Windows Mobile platform. The news comes hot on the heels of Google’s own Android Market announcement.  The ad calls the new platform “Skymarket,” and describes it as a “marketplace service for Windows Mobile,” Skymarket could seemingly be a critical part of WinMo 7.

The blog Windows Mobile Power User reads more into the ad. “Taking the lead from Mr Zheng from istartedsomething.com, I have taken a good look around Microsoft’s job postings, and have revealed a whole raft of projects by Microsoft to retake the mobile initiative from RIM and Apple.”

“From reading about 20 job postings, it seems Skyline is a business focused service which will integrate Microsoft-hosted Exchange-like services to consumers and small businesses. This will be Microsoft’s attempt to directly gain subscription revenue from mobile consumers, much like RIM thrives on subscription revenue from their 15 million captive users. It will also integrate other MobileMe-like value added services and leverage existing Microsoft properties like Hotmail and surrounding services.”

“Integral that that is Skybox, which is server-based technology, definitely all about the cloud, and from the name I can only assume involved online storage.”

“Of course, after istartedsomething.com’s scoop, we now know Skymarket is an online market place modeled on the App store from the iPhone.”