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? "

Comments

I'm not holding my breath

[Akido37]

Until you can buy one at the store, it's another piece of vaporware from Microsoft.

Re:I'm not holding my breath

[Runaway1956]

Me too. Just what I wanted, a Microsoft Phone. Mobile BSOD, right? Need a hit of Blue, just turn your phone on. Whether a person likes Microsoft or not (I don't, of course - I'm typing in a Links browser, while a wait for a FreeBSD to compile some stuff, lol) they are late to the phone game. Or, more accurately, they are putting to few resources into the market, to late. Everyone and their dog already has a phone on the market, precious few of which rely on Microsoft applications, let alone a MS OS. Dumping a zillion cheap MS phones on the market might hurt their main competitors some, but it isn't going to make MS any real money.

Re:I'm not holding my breath

[MobileTatsu-NJG]

It's a pity the moderation system doesn't reward consistent principals like it does knee-jerk-big-company-bashing.

Re:I'm not holding my breath

[poetmatt]

Let's try this again. What came out first, the HTC Hero or the HTC HD2? Which one was designed to look like the other again?

Please remind me, because, oh wait, why would I trust you? I prefer fact. htc hero: October 11th

HTC HD2: November 11th .

Maybe you should think again, since you don't understand anything. People hack windows mobile because it's atrocious as it exists currently. XDA devs is for hacking of all HTC devices, whether winmo or android. If you think xda devs is all about windows mobile then I take it you don't even realize that HTC magic (g1) is a huge part of android hacking?

Or maybe I should say the name cyanogenmod? I looked into every site in your list, and unless the name was pocketpc, it didn't cover exclusively windows mobile. Really, what do you expect from a site like that? Do I expect a site that says "windowsfans" to cover android? I can cite a whole lot of android sites too, but it still doesn't show for any actual interest (and marketshare will show you that) for windows mobile, which is drifting around 5% or less at this point, and shrinking.

Thanks for reminding me that apparently you love windows mobile. That's about the most embarrassing piece of software I've ever heard anyone being associated with.

I would not know...

[knarf]

This came up in the Dutch 'Volkskrant' (newspaper, literally "people's paper"). It purported to show some live video of the phone 'launch'. I did not get to see this video, instead I was told that my browser and platform were not supported so sorry this Silverlight video is not for you.

Funny, that. This browser and platform have no problems showing video. I guess this phone is just not for me...

Silly Microsoft. You can not even show a video without building walls around it and still you want me to believe you can build a phone to interact with the real world?

Ha. Good one. Pull the other one, it's got bells on it...

Re:Nicely done.

[derGoldstein]

As a complete Apple fanboi, and one who owns 3 macs and swears by his iPod Touch (I don't like AT&T), I've got to say, that thing looks like it has a really nice interface. Kudos to MS

You're a plant -- admit it. How much is MS paying you? Are you freelancing or is this full time?

Re:Windows Phone 7 Series Video

[phozz bare]

10 seconds into the video, the screen looks like this:

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...fail.