LG's Windows Phone 7 Series Early Prototype

suraj.sun writes to tell us that Engadget got an early look at the new Windows Phone 7 series early prototype (and included a video). "The QWERTY slider is the first branded Windows Phone 7 Series device the world's ever seen, and while the hardware and software are both obviously early, we can tell you a few things about it: it's just a hair thicker than an iPhone or Nexus One, there are dedicated hardware camera, volume, and power buttons in addition to the back, home, and search buttons dictated by Windows Phone 7 Series, and we noticed a five megapixel camera with a flash on the back, along with a headphone jack. Can't say much apart from that right now, since things are so early and everything is subject to change, but things are certainly moving along."

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Solid Clock Display

[yumyum]

Looks like MS nailed it.

Re:Do not want!

[rufus t firefly]

I'd think that Microsoft is playing the "pay attention to me again! see, another release!" card, in hopes that they won't become obsolete in that computing space. Windows Mobile has been a crapfest for virtually every release, taking a GUI which really shouldn't work on a small device and shoehorning it in.

Forget openness, forget any sort of accountability. They're going to show you just enough to get you to theoretically throw down your heathen iPhones and Android devices and come home to Papa Ballmer, and then they'll abandon work on their platform. Again.

I've seen enough of Microsoft's mobile offerings and vendor lockin to know to stay the hell away from any phone with the Windows logo on it.

Re:Worst. Name. Ever.

[Eponymous Coward]

Ok, I get it: due to their market position, they don't need to do much marketing. Good point. But do you honestly think that the marketing they do is well designed or executed? (with the possible exception of XBox)

I just don't understand how a company with so many smart people in it can decide to release a product named "Windows Phone 7 Series". I'm honestly shocked they didn't try to stick "Live" in there somewhere.

Did I say anything negative?

[SuperKendall]

Do you know of any other vendor that offers enterprise grade solutions for the same price point?

That is basically just repeating what I said. "There are still a fair number of people that MUST have Windows Mobile phones because that is what the corporation will buy for them."

I didn't say it was good or bad. It is just fact.

And that is why poor marketing doesn't matter.

However, I'm not sure that particular fact will help Windows 7 - it seems like they are keeping 6.5 around (rebranded "Classic") for business phone use, while Windows 7 Series Mobile Edition (sorry if I got a few words out of order, I simply cannot remember the exact sequence) is targeted directly at consumers. I'm not sure most enterprises would be keen on a company mobile device having such good Live integration... however that may push IT to support other phones because, hey, who wants to be stuck with WM 6.5 when there are a world of more advanced phones out there? Executives will not put up with that BS.