Anybody Bought The New Windows Phone 7

Hey guys there is a buzz going around about the Newly launched Windows Phone 7.I don’t think this will cary on for long against contenders like Android and iPhone

I don’t think this will cary on for long against contenders like Android and iPhone

Why ?

More competition is better, and WP7 is not to shabby.

Actually I would like to know also. Has anybody had both the iphone & windows 7? I’d like to get a review. Thanks

I’m out of the loop on new tech toys, is windows creating a light weight 7? (lighter than the windows 7 startup they put on the smaller laptops). I’d also be interested in a comparison between it and an iphone. I’ve got an old samsung blackjack 1 with windows on it and it’s alright at best. Just curious about the technology I guess since the windows on my phone is hardly comparable to a computer’s OS.

http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/10/11/11/136216/Did-the-Windows-Phone-7-Bomb-In-the-US#commentlisting

As a Samsung Focus owner. I love my WP7. I had an iPhone 3g. I own an iPad (I love my RSS reader on my iPad).

Pros:

• Fast
• XBox Live Integration
• Microsoft Office
• Sharepoint Integration
• Easiest UI for "non-techies"
• Some awesome apps

Cons:

• Not enough apps --- yet
• No enterprise/side rolled app support (non-app store apps)
• No multitasking
• No cut/paste

Additional Pros:

• Microsoft’s level of support is insane. Their chant is Devs, Devs, Devs for a reason.
• First major upgrade coming in January
• They have alot of muscle working on this

Let me expound on the XBox Live Integration. The possibilities Microsoft brings from a gaming perspective are far greater than iPhone. Read this as an example. That’s ridiculous! For those who didn’t read the link it talks about linking an xbox game with a WP7 game with location awareness. Here’s the link to the full article http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/why-gamers-will-love-windows-phone-7-905282

And let’s not forget that Silverlight can be programmed by anyone knowing .net, c#, or vb (toolkit out today). The number of developers are far greater than most people understand. I went to a recent coding seminar in Tampa. 200+ developers. Roughly 50 sessions. 20ish on WP7. Couldn’t find a developer not starting on WP7 apps. Couldn’t find a asp.net developer to hire. The market for .net/Silverlight developers is very strong. I wouldn’t count WP7 out.

Quote from: kpmg77 at Dec 29, 2010, 10:45 AM

At this point in time nothing is as good as the iphone. i agree more competition is better. Eventually maybe other phones will be able to compete with the iphone, but lets face it. for now, the iphone is number 1 by far.

At this point in time nothing is as good as Drupal. i agree more competition is better. Eventually maybe other cms’s will be able to compete with Drupal, but lets face it. for now, Drupal is number 1 by far.



Let’s chunkify it:

*magic wand*

At this point in time nothing is as good as [[+mychoice]]. i agree more competition is better. Eventually maybe other [[+name]] will be able to compete with [[+mychoice]], but lets face it. for now, [[+mychoice]] is number 1 by far.

you’re welcome!

I feel like as soon as you make the decision to buy a droid or iphone or the other most up-to-date competitor, another bigger, better, version comes out. I’m sticking with my Blackberry.

IMO Windows Phone has the slickest, most elegant UI of any phone including the iPhone. However they are still behind when it comes to multitasking, copy/paste etc. though these should come in updates this year. Also as a relatively new OS they still have a long way to go when it comes to apps compared to the iPhone and Android. Perhaps the recent announcement by Nokia switching to Windows Phone will boost their marketshare and app development though it will take some time.

Personally I prefer the more open UI of Android anyway to either the iPhone or Windows Phone. For example I really like customizing my screens with widgets. Android also has a much wider range of hardware than the other two. The iPhone’s form factor feels pretty tired to me; IMO the screen is too small and the single button isn’t as good as the four-button system on Android.

Ultimately it boils down to your tastes obviously but I think Windows Phone has yet to hit its strides and it could get really good in six months time with new hardware, OS updates and more apps. At the moment I think the best smartphone experience is on Android devices like the Atrix and Nexus S.