Microsoft, Defying Image, Has a Design Gem in Windows Phone
by Volker Weber
Microsoft, long ridiculed as the tech industry dullard, has surprised critics with its Windows Phone software. But will consumers be tempted enough to try it?
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I think it looks ugly.
And I think you have never really used one :)
when i use my Windows Phone i think i understand how Mac users had it on the early 00.
They know they had the right product but the applications was missing.
I have never had one single person outside a MS employee, Volker or the IT Press mention a Windows Phone since at least 2002. Let alone mentioning that thay *wanted* one.
This is a very high mountain to climb.
“A software update for Windows Phones in the fall” – that would be Mango – “added a number of improvements to the product, including basic editing functions like copy and paste.” - copy and paste had been added long before the Mango update.
And linking Myerson’s promotion to the disappointing Windows Phone sales seems a bit odd. It’s at least not the official version Microsoft told.
I expected the NY Times to do better....
Darren, that’s because the first Windows Phone somebody would actually *want* is the Lumia 800 ;-) If RIM keeps screwing up like they did recently and Microsoft improves on the enterprise integration/features of Windows Phone, those Blackberry shops will be easy prey.
@Max , my guess is that RIM is using activesync within the end of the year and will focus on device management.
@Darren... in the UK I'm running into a number of customers with Windows Phone. My first thoughts were they've been seeded by Microsoft or Nokia, but no, many people have acquired them through choice. Certainly the availability of the Nokia Lumia 800 has had an impact on the desirability factor.
@Flemming, oh yeah, RIM is going full BB10 and Fusion. But neither technology (QNX/Ubitexx) was invented by them. They have bought it and now they need to evolve it to their needs. The announcement for PlayBook OS 2.0 sounds very promising though.
Microsoft OTOH has been surprisingly innovative recently. They managed to come up with a genuine new UI and visual concept that doesn’t stop with WP7. I’m really curious about the integration between Windows, Office, Windows Phone and their Cloud services that we’ll see starting with the Win8/office15 beta.
I think this is going to be an interesting year :-)
