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iPhone Tops Windows Mobile Share; MS Releases iPhone App

Posted by kdawson on from the late-to-the-party-but-getting-ahead dept.

walterbyrd notes that new data from Gartner indicates that the successful launch of the iPhone 3G was enough to push iPhone market share over that of Windows Mobile devices — the entire range of them. And reader Spy Hunter writes: "Seadragon Mobile is Microsoft's first iPhone application. Seadragon is a technology for streaming zoomable user interfaces, and this iPhone incarnation allows viewing huge collections of gigapixel-sized images over WiFi or 3G. If you don't have an iPhone, you can also try Seadragon in your browser via Seadragon Ajax."

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  1. Microsoft releases iPhone app FAIL! by whoever57 · · Score: 2, Funny

    According to several reports, Microsoft released a broken app called Seadragon. Apparently Microsoft achieved its expected quality goal.

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  2. since they are the market leader by mevets · · Score: 4, Funny

    can we expect an onslaught of viruses? It is much easier to attack a single platform, if I understand the virus marketing info properly.

  3. Re:Hmm... by IorDMUX · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now, the iPhone isn't my cup of tea at all; but I believe the term is "ph0wn3d."

    FTFY

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  4. Re:congratulations by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    You can take the company I work for as a small example of what a groundbreaking change it has been. Half our company is on the iPhone, and there was very little training or expense outside migrating from Verizon to AT&T. I can't see us ever considering WM again.

    That migration cost was exceeded only by the loss of the other half of the office, whom were outsourced to afford the shiny new iPhones overcharges for using it as a data modem...

  5. Re:tops? by Kickersny.com · · Score: 4, Funny

    So the title is misleading and/or confusing.

    Welcome! You must be new here!

  6. Re:Innovation pays by absoluteflatness · · Score: 5, Funny

    According to a recent article, you may be suffering from dementia.

  7. Re:congratulations by AmberBlackCat · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...apparently enough to at least boot it and use it without sound, touch, wireless or any other major iPhone pluses.

    That sounds like Fedora 10 on my laptop right now...

  8. Re:What Gartner really said by mgblst · · Score: 4, Funny

    Oh, don't get all technical on us now, trying to use the proper meaning of words to deflate our high is the worst form of haberdashery!

  9. Re:Innovation pays by dangitman · · Score: 2, Funny

    I had a good chuckle before I explained to her the benefits of non-apple hardware...seeing people's eyes open is truly a beautiful thing

    What you experienced is generally known to others as something called a "hallucination."

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  10. Re:Innovation pays by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Nah - he's just not accustomed to anyone taking his opinions seriously. You can't expect him to recognize the feeling the first time around.