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Microsoft Holds iPhone Funeral Event

Posted by samzenpus on from the buried-alive dept.

theodp writes "TechFlash reports that Microsoft celebrated the completion and upcoming launch of Windows Phone 7 on Friday with a 'Windows Phone Pride Parade' complete with zombies, a 'Thriller' Dance, and pallbearers carrying a giant iPhone. 'These kind of "ship" parties are common throughout the industry,' explained Microsoft communications VP Frank Shaw. 'It's a great way for teams that have worked overtime to create a kick-ass product blow off steam and have a little fun.'"

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  1. What about the rest of the family? by bcohen5055 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Did I miss the windows vista funeral? How about Windows ME when was that? I had a great obituary prepared

    1. Re:What about the rest of the family? by digitig · · Score: 5, Funny

      Vista? It's still alive

      I think "undead" is the term.

      --
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    2. Re:What about the rest of the family? by AmigaMMC · · Score: 5, Funny

      The Zune might not have killed the iPOD but it still remains a much better product. Just like Zune 2.0 software is light years ahead of iTunes 10. I've owned a Zune first Gen., I own a Zune HD, I've used iPods all flavors and i own and iPhone 4 which I don't use for music, yuck! And... yeah, Zune wins for compatibility with standards as well as human interface.

  2. Are they 'kin mad? by gilesjuk · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Hmm let me see, which company recently withdrew a phone after a few weeks on sale?

    Why will Windows Phone 7 succeed when Kin failed?

    Windows Mobile sold reasonably well, but all the OEMs who pumped out WM handsets have largely moved on and release Android phones now.

  3. MS used to scare people by astrashe · · Score: 5, Insightful

    These guys used to strike terror into people -- they'd kill startups by just hinting that they were working on something similar.

    I never thought I'd feel sorry for them.

  4. Notify next of Kin by broKenfoLd · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Dear Microsoft, Seriously? Anyone remember the Microsoft Kin, launched in 2010? If the iPhone has died, then the Microsoft offering was a stillborn. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-20009336-56.html

  5. Why do we care about this? by AusIV · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I'm getting tired of all this circle jerking about smart phones. There can be more than one smartphone operating system. There doesn't have to be a "victor" to have a successful smartphone OS. There's no reason that the success of Windows 7 phone (or whatever it's called, I don't really care) has to be predicated on the death of the iPhone. The two can coexist. Yes, they'll compete with each other, but there doesn't always have to be a winner and a loser.

    I'm an android fan. My current phone is Android based, and my next phone will probably be android based. But if someone would prefer an iPhone, a Windows Mobile phone, a phone from Palm or Blackberry, I really don't care. The existence of competitors in no way reduces the utility of my own phone. In fact, the existence of competition probably leads to improvements for all of the phones.

  6. Re:I've been in the industry a while by Undead+Waffle · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I was on the teams that shipped the iPod, every generation since the first.

    LET ME INSTALL ROCKBOX YOU JERK