I have been following the development of Windows Phone 7 for some time now, and noticed a very worrying development recently. It seems that even the most passionate supporters of the upcoming phone OS, are starting to prepare us for the worst!
Windows Phone 7: Not the game-changer we were promised?
Just a few weeks ago, the tech news jungle was buzzing with reports of a new “game-changing” phone OS. Then, suddenly, reports started to come out slamming it! Maybe the strongest post came from InfoWorld, with Windows Phone 7 – Don’t bother with this disaster. This is to be expected, right? Even the original iPhone drew some negatives for lack of certain features, like cut-n-paste (remember?).
But now it seems that even the most vocal supporters of Microsoft, like respected Microsoft blogger Paul Thurrott, have started preparing us for a far less game-changing OS than we were originally promised. When people like Thurrott start preparing us to be underwhelmed, I take notice. He is extremely well connected with Microsoft and is currently writing “Windows Phone Secrets” having been given a device by Microsoft for the book.
I’m guessing here, but I believe Microsoft’s PR people (the worst in the industry) saw all the buzz about how revolutionary the Windows 7 Phone OS would be, and knew they needed to crank it down a bit. If I am correct, (1st time for everything) this is not a good scenario for any of us!
Why?
Because you don’t have to be a Microsoft fan to want this device to be a success. When a new OS comes out, which raises the bar, it causes everyone else to up their game. Look at the speed of the developments to the iPhone OS, since Android started being taken seriously. Equally, iPhone 4 is causing Android developers to up their game too. With a new, truly revolutionary OS in the game, iPhone and Android would benefit (as well as Windows users, of course.)
What do you think? Will Windows Phone 7 fly or flop?
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I think we will have to wait and see how wp7 turns out. Paul Thurrott wasn’t dissing wp7; he actually said it was very innovative. He also mentioned MS left out a few features (ie cut’n'paste) but added many great other features.
I think most tech bloggers/journalists bash MS out of the gate. While MS has had many flops, they also have many good, mature products. I would like to see more good competition for Android & iPhone. As of right now, only Android is bringing new features to the table. Apple is just bringing a nice screen with the iPhone 4.
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So far I have seen NO phone manufacturers slated to use W7p. Microsoft did not even use it on their own phone (the defunct kin). It will either be an expensive exercise that may pay dividends if they use it to learn how to keep their desktop OS’s from bloating; or an extremely expensive exercise if they have to build a new phone themselves to get W7p to market.
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