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Microsoft Says Your Phone is Your Next PC
eldavojohn writes "While other companies are marrying the obvious functionalities to cell phones (calendar, MP3 player, GPS, etc.), Microsoft is aiming for it to be your next computer. Microsoft Research chief Craig Mundie said that, "Microsoft has a research project called 'Fone+' that would allow the phone to work with a TV as a secondary display, and one that could allow video stored on the device to be played back on the television.""
Isn't the Zune the #2 player in the market now? By that measure, Apple should be considered a massive failure since they've been #2 for decades.
Why is it that Microsoft products have to attain 98.5% dominance of any market or they're considered automatic failures?
ROFL. Exaggerate much? I like my SmartPhone just fine. Did someone die and declare it a "hideous mess" or is that just you?
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Oh yeah, one of those Microsoft fanboys. As opposed to one of those typical Slashdotters "LOL WINDOWS VISTA SUX LINUX 4 LIFE" type of people. Everything Microsoft comes up with (like the single computer with 2 separate monitors and desktop environments), it's always "WTF WHO NEEDS THIS." Anything the Open Source community does, "Wow, what a fantastic idea." Give me a break. I find it hilarious how well-respected Microsoft Research is outside of Slashdot (in academia, for instance) but 90% of the comments on here act like everything they've ever done is just completely and utterly moronic. I even bought into it for Vista - the attitude on here for weeks was "Look, Microsoft is offering incentives, they must really be struggling!" 40 million licenses in 100 days. Really struggling. Yes, the phone will eventually use ultra-low power x86 processors (something both AMD and Intel are working on) and essentially be a PC. And, for those that didn't notice, HDTV is the future. If you don't have an HDTV or a HD-capable monitor of some sort, you likely aren't going to purchase any $500+ phone that could function as a basic PC. And with Apple releasing the Apple TV, Microsoft is clearly not alone. Who would rather have a standalone device that interfaces with Itunes over simply hooking up their mobile phone?
Hey, I've had three beers so maybe I'm just feeling feisty but you're clearly a fucking idiot. Zune, while not a raging success, is classic Microsoft. A decent but not great product that in this case has an innovative idea - music sharing - that wasn't quite ready for prime time. They'll stick with it and, as with XBOX vs. PS, they'll eventually get it right and be #1 or #2 in the market. Windows Mobile is already the #2 platform for smart phones in the world and quickly catching up to Symbian. As somoene who has used both platforms extensively - as well as RIM - I can tell you that Windows Mobile is in most (not all) superior. So, your definition of "hideous mess" must be more of a reflection on your life given that you have nothing more intersting or constructive to add the discourse than this drivel.