A Windows Phone 7 For Every Microsoftie

theodp writes "So, how can Microsoft guarantee its Windows Phone 7 devices will enjoy broader adoption than the ill-fated Kin? By giving every Microsoft employee a free one, that's how. A Microsoft spokesman confirmed the move, explaining that the idea is to thank employees for all their work, and make sure that they have experience with Windows Phone 7 devices. Microsoft has nearly 90,000 employees worldwide."

Comments

Re:But only to true employees

[tomhudson]

But only to true employees, not to temps and interns.

Actually, true employees get a WP7 phone.

Temps and interns get 2 WP7 phones, and a dozen KINs

Re:But it's mnade out of PEOPLE !!

[tomhudson]

" Don't buy WP7. It's made out of PEOPLE !! "

I could be worse - it could be made out of KINs instead of next of kins.

Hot new item @ microsoft - cases that make your iPhone look like a WP7 phone - complete with BSOD screen-saver.

The Balminator: "Hey - is that an iPhone?

Employee: "I wish - blue-screened again!"

The Balminator: "Okay, I guess I can find someone else to throw this chair at."

Re:They should expand the program

[tokul]

I'll use a Windows Mobile phone, too... if it's free.

The first one is always free.

Philosophical question

[elrous0]

If a MS employee leaves his MS phone prototype in a bar and no blogger considers it even worth stealing, does it make a ring?

Re:Assumptions Assumptions

[qortra]

But I will never ever use IE again. I even get a little sick when I have to use IE to update XP.

At one point, I memorized an FTP address for Mozilla so I wouldn't have to load IE to download Firefox on new installations.