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Microsoft Unveils Windows Phone 7 Lineup

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the we-can-do-it-too dept.

adeelarshad82 writes "Microsoft officially unveiled its Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system, announcing that it will be available on a total of five devices in the US. Windows Phone 7 handsets from AT&T and T-Mobile will begin shipping in November, while devices from Sprint and Verizon will be available next year. In all, Microsoft announced nine Windows Phone 7 phones, the remainder of which will be available in Canada, Mexico, the UK, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Singapore, and Australia. It will debut in some European markets on Oct. 21. While early signs are encouraging for Windows Phone 7, it is being deemed as do or die for the future of Microsoft's business."

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  1. Re:Image by h4rr4r · · Score: 5, Funny

    Care to name any of those awesome products?

    Zune?
    Kin?
    The red ring of death generator AKA XBOX 360?

  2. slide-out speakers? by demonbug · · Score: 4, Funny

    Wow. Just... wow. The HTC surround actually has a slide-out speaker (from Yamaha!)? I can't think of anything I want less in a cell phone. Maybe they should come out with an HTC ButteredPopcorn with a slide-out popcorn popper so I have something to snack on while reading all the (apparently deserved) MS-bashing around these phones.

  3. Re:Seriously? by bhcompy · · Score: 2, Funny

    Having the ZunePass is a huge boon considering it's the best music service around

  4. Re:Gamers rejoice, they launched with Tetris! by hondo77 · · Score: 2, Funny

    1989 called. It wanted to thank you for remembering it.

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  5. Re:Angry Birds say WTF? by StikyPad · · Score: 4, Funny

    Already Angry Angry Birds Developers Even Angrier

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  6. Re:Seriously? by Tumbleweed · · Score: 3, Funny

    > Droid is still not a platform, though.
    R2D2, C3PO and the others would like a word with you, sir.

    I'm not the Pedantic-Man(tm) they're looking for. Move along.

  7. Re:Never Buy A Windows Mobile Device by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Windows Mobile 6 in general and the Mogul in specific was quite possibly the worst OS/phone ever created. I ran mine over with my car in the parking lot of the Sprint store after replacing it after well under a year of ownership with an Android phone that I paid full retail for.