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."

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Zune Haters

[Zequel]

I'll admit, Microsoft has screwed the pooch when it comes to Mobile but I own a Zune HD and actually really like it. Have any of you Zune haters actually used them?? I don't need the Zune to do much special besides music and video, free games,WiFi and HD radio are gravy. I actually would love to see WM7 do well since I develop in .NET but it ain't gonna happen. It would have to have REALLY great innovative features that other phones don't have to win any market share at this point. Android is the future imo, loving my Droid X, just switched from an iPhone 3GS.

Zune integration isn't a bad thing.

[LWATCDR]

Frankly Microsoft's Zune Pass is really cool. The Zune HD is also a really nice device.
With the Zune Pass for $15 a month you get all the music you want.
You can then download $10 DRM free songs each month.
Not a bad deal at all. If I just wanted a music player I would really be tempted to get a Zune.
I wish that they offered it for my Android phone.

Yes I do not have a lot of hope for WinMo7 or WinPho7 or what ever they are calling it but in a way that is really too bad.
They have some good ideas and can produce good stuff.

wtf slashdot

[Tibor the Hun]

How does a completely substanceless comment by an AC get to a 5 informative?

an AC thinks the interface is very sleek, and that is enough to save the phone the riducule? wtf mods?
Here's the summary of AC's post:

application interface is pretty good
it does do a good job
current version of OS do not provide support for SQL-CE DB or multi-tasking or even copy & paste .net provides pretty good infrastructureto concoct a rudimentary in-memory db
Other things would have been really useful
Despite these deficiencies I think, this is a pretty good OS

In a world dominated by iPhone and it's mighty App Store, Android and it's openness and Blackberry and it's enterprise qualities, in your opinion a "pretty good" phone from Microsoft is a contender?
This is why young people don't take slashdot seriously anymore.