And competing with Apple in a segment where Apple has an overwhelming lead in mindshare is usually a losing game, unless you can radically shift your way of thinking to Apple's way of thinking. Most don't have what it takes to do that. You can't out-Apple Apple.
That is the conclusion the HP CEO reached too I guess. Apple owns the consumer space, so instead of trying to compete with that juggernaut lets just go to the corporate space.
How many people here bashing WP7 have actually used it for any length of time (i.e. as your main phone for a week)?
WP7 reminds me a lot of iOS v1. It's missing some features but it feels fresh. The initial shock of it being so different quickly passes and you soon realise how much thought has gone into the UI design. It's a world away from Windows Mobile.
If Apple suddenly stopped selling/supporting the iPhone, I'd rather move to WP7 than Android.
How many people here bashing WP7 have actually used it for any length of time (i.e. as your main phone for a week)?
WP7 reminds me a lot of iOS v1. It's missing some features but it feels fresh. The initial shock of it being so different quickly passes and you soon realise how much thought has gone into the UI design. It's a world away from Windows Mobile.
If Apple suddenly stopped selling/supporting the iPhone, I'd rather move to WP7 than Android.
Since Apple is not going to stop selling/supporting the iPhone any time soon, the more important question is: will WebOS customers and developers switch to WP7 or Android? There's a pretty strong argument for WP7 rather than Android.
Anyone else notice that the website the phones used to test there speed was written by Microsoft? It better run faster on their own device or they really suck a making phones.
Anyone else notice that the website the phones used to test there speed was written by Microsoft? It better run faster on their own device or they really suck a making phones.
It's just using the HTML5 canvas tag. It's not rigged.
LOL. Why in the world would someone go from the failed WebOS to the failing Microsoft Windows Phone? Windows Phone has already been rejected for the turd it is. A shiny turd is still a turd at the end of the day.
Developers flock to iOS because that is where all the money is...only a tiny handful of people make any money on Android, unlike iOS which provides a very lucrative market for developers.
LOL. Why in the world would someone go from the failed WebOS to the failing Microsoft Windows Phone?
There's an interesting phenomenon with Apple haters - as long as something doesn't have an Apple logo on it but they save a fraction of the cost, no matter the compromise they have to make to save the money whether it's a poor user experience, low quality parts and build quality, they will assume they've gotten a better deal. I say they are welcome to it.
Having said that, I think Windows Phone is a capable effort from Microsoft and credit is due where a noticeable effort has been made. The market decides the rest.
Just saw mention that Microsoft has now joined the list of Android developers. They may not welcome Android as a competitor, but that doesn't stop them from the wise business decision of making a little money and noise in the Android Market.
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And competing with Apple in a segment where Apple has an overwhelming lead in mindshare is usually a losing game, unless you can radically shift your way of thinking to Apple's way of thinking. Most don't have what it takes to do that. You can't out-Apple Apple.
That is the conclusion the HP CEO reached too I guess. Apple owns the consumer space, so instead of trying to compete with that juggernaut lets just go to the corporate space.
WP7 reminds me a lot of iOS v1. It's missing some features but it feels fresh. The initial shock of it being so different quickly passes and you soon realise how much thought has gone into the UI design. It's a world away from Windows Mobile.
If Apple suddenly stopped selling/supporting the iPhone, I'd rather move to WP7 than Android.
How many people here bashing WP7 have actually used it for any length of time (i.e. as your main phone for a week)?
WP7 reminds me a lot of iOS v1. It's missing some features but it feels fresh. The initial shock of it being so different quickly passes and you soon realise how much thought has gone into the UI design. It's a world away from Windows Mobile.
If Apple suddenly stopped selling/supporting the iPhone, I'd rather move to WP7 than Android.
Since Apple is not going to stop selling/supporting the iPhone any time soon, the more important question is: will WebOS customers and developers switch to WP7 or Android? There's a pretty strong argument for WP7 rather than Android.
Anyone else notice that the website the phones used to test there speed was written by Microsoft? It better run faster on their own device or they really suck a making phones.
It's just using the HTML5 canvas tag. It's not rigged.
Developers flock to iOS because that is where all the money is...only a tiny handful of people make any money on Android, unlike iOS which provides a very lucrative market for developers.
LOL. Why in the world would someone go from the failed WebOS to the failing Microsoft Windows Phone?
There's an interesting phenomenon with Apple haters - as long as something doesn't have an Apple logo on it but they save a fraction of the cost, no matter the compromise they have to make to save the money whether it's a poor user experience, low quality parts and build quality, they will assume they've gotten a better deal. I say they are welcome to it.
Having said that, I think Windows Phone is a capable effort from Microsoft and credit is due where a noticeable effort has been made. The market decides the rest.
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