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Chinese Phone Maker ZTE Turns Down WP7

Posted by timothy on from the must-be-quaking-in-redmond dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Chinese smartphone maker ZTE, fifth largest in the world, has publicly criticized Microsoft for the lackluster market reaction to its Windows Phone 7 operating system and said that ZTE has no plans to develop a WP7-powered phone. That's bad news for Microsoft for its well-regarded but not well-received mobile OS."

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  1. Re:well regarded ? by Shikaku · · Score: 2, Funny

    You know a device is bad when even China doesn't want to touch it (and clone it).

  2. Re:Microsoft's "Problem" by ozmanjusri · · Score: 5, Funny

    I have found the OS to be fairly well engineered,

    So are bricks, which is all your phone'll be useful for after their next update...

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  3. Story icon? by DNS-and-BIND · · Score: 4, Funny

    I know this is a story about mobile phones, but why's that guy have such a comically oversized bluetooth headset? Stupid slashdot icons.

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  4. Re:well regarded ? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    You mean television isn't real?

  5. Re:Well-regarded? by melted · · Score: 1, Funny

    Try it. UX wise it's easily on par with iOS and it's far better than android. Simply put, it's a well done, cohesive whole. It doesn't suck.

  6. Re:well regarded ? by David+Gerard · · Score: 5, Funny

    "There was clear signs that Android would be the next Sybian"

    I know some people love their phones, but that's getting into Jerry Springer territory.

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  7. Re:Good. by David+Gerard · · Score: 4, Funny

    The marketing phrase (1, 2) appears to be "head and shoulders above the iPhone" - they seem to think that if they say that a lot people might believe it.

    So yeah, it's got a standardised website commenter buzz phrase. iPhone and Android don't!

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  8. Re:Microsoft's "Problem" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    I can say the OS, ok it's not iOS, but it's a lot better than what you'd expect from a Microsoft mobile effort.

    They could use that in their adverts.

    "WP7: It's a lot better than you'd expect from a Microsoft mobile effort."

    Add a little end of advert jingle and it's a winner.