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Does Microsoft Finally Have a Phone Worth Buying?
An anonymous reader writes "Microsoft has finally shown 'Windows Phone 7 Series' and it's supposed to be a completely new smartphone OS. A phone from Microsoft to get excited about that is going to work properly and take on the iPhone's world domination? "
at a fundamental level there is a symmetry and orthogonality of conceptualization that leads to a seamless user experience.
The words! They burn my brain like acid!
Dewey, you fool! Your decimal system has played right into my hands!
Perfect. Can I run it on my vaporware iPad?
You are welcome on my lawn.
That's why xda-developers has been in a "can't live without them" state as far as Microsoft and HTC go - MS and HTC have grounds to sue or C&D the people at XDA-Developers, but have decided not to because of the fact that a large portion of their customer base uses cooked ROMs for just the reason you describe - the vendors (AT&T, Verizon, etc.) have a bad habit of bloatwaring the phones.
The hardware vendors (such as HTC) usually do a good problem - it's the carriers that screw the users over with crap releases.
As to "Does Microsoft finally have a phone worth buying?" - they did years ago. Strangely enough, until the advent of Android, Microsoft actually had one of the more "open" phone OSes. iPhone development is heavily locked down, most of the other Linux-based handset efforts were either nonstarters or HEAVILY Tivoized, Blackberries can only be developed for in Java as far as I can tell.
Yes, I'm a pretty avid Linux user on the desktop, but for business/geek users, Windows Mobile is currently where it's at unless you are willing to deal with Verizon. (I'm not, and I won't go with T-Mobile because I'd actually like to use my phone within 20 miles of work/home.)
retrorocket.o not found, launch anyway?
The space-separated lexical units! They cause rapid oxidation in my cranium like low-PH compounds!
Fixed.
Until you can buy one at the store, it's another piece of vaporware from Microsoft.
Actually no. It will remain vaporware even when it's on sale. Microsoft marketing is that good.
Pissed off your idiotic karma whoring post got turned into something for everyone to laugh at?
Yeah, I'm whoring for karma by posting as an AC. That's it! You've figured out my plan...
That's only because he left out some words: "... at a fundamental level there is a symmetry and orthogonality of conceptualization that leads to a seamless user experience to empower the core business for enterprise synergy and a strong paradigm shift."
Now, instead of burning, you fell asleep, right?
Vista isn't vapor. It's cement, mixed with lead and uranium. It's as real and as nimble as a glacier. I've seen tar pits that seem more fluid than a computer running Vista. Whatever it is, Vista is NOT vapor.
Entomologically speaking, the spider is not a bug, it's a feature.
Actually, I've never seen a BSOD on a WinMo phone. In my experience it's usually a direct reboot or a simple freeze...
What flavor kool-aid are you drinking while using that 4-inch screen to browse the web WHEN SEATED AT YOUR DESKTOP COMPUTER?