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Microsoft Unveils Windows Phone 7 Lineup
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."
what do they have to draw people away from Apple, Android, or Blackberry?
XBox Live integration
Windows Live integration
Office integration
Free "sync to cloud" and "find my phone"
ZunePass
Zune software is much better on Windows than iTunes
Works better with Windows (which is what most people use ... iPhone works better with OS X, so I don't think those people are the target)
I use iPhone on Windows, and I'm very much looking forward to being able to uninstall iTunes and never have to fire up that piece of crap again. And the ZunePass rocks (it's a great deal), and that too is enticing for me.
For business types (not me), the Office integration might be a draw. I can see that.
- Spryguy
There are three kinds of people in this world: those that can count and those that can't
Microsoft added Angry Birds to Windows Phone 7 site, Angry Birds developer say WTF!!!!??? They are so interested in making Windows 7 Mobile OS popular, they are making one sided friendships.
The $99 fee is the annual Marketplace registration fee. To skip the market: Deploying XAP Files to Windows Phone 7.