LeBlanc also slipped in another interesting detail: Microsoft developers keep 80 percent of the revenue they make in the store — more than Apple developers make from the Cupertino, Calif., company’s 70-30 split.

Microsoft is the subject of a lot of interest, particularly headed into the holiday season, as the company tries to gain marketshare in the smartphone and tablet worlds.

A recent report from Digitimes, which has a spotty rumor record, has revived speculation that Microsoft will be launching its own smartphone. According to the Monday report, Foxconn has reportedly landed deals to make smartphones for Microsoft and Amazon.

There has been speculation that both companies would begin manufacturing their own smartphones — right now, Microsoft partners with other smartphone makers on its Windows Phone 8 system, while Amazon has no presence in smartphones. The Wall Street Journal reported last month that Microsoft was testing a smartphone with its Asian suppliers.

Microsoft has been tied closely to its partner model for smartphones but has shown with its Surface tablet that it’s willing to try its hand at hardware as well.