11-10-2010, 01:44 AM
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MadSci, MS is a corporation, so if that is how they think of themselves, they nailed it.
The Marketplace has just over 2,000 apps in it now and stores are running low/out of stock on some models.
I am glad you like WM devices, but WM was an absolute failure compared to its competition in the marketplace like the iPhone and Android devices. WM5 was a great move, but it stagnated. 6/6.1/6.5 was nothing but freshening up and had a very 2007 feel to it compared to the competition that feels very modern.
MS bet the mobile device farm on WP7. Way too early to say it is paying off, or not. Heck, until a CDMA version comes out in 2011, customers of half the US networks don't even have access to the platform yet. Let's see where we are in Q1 2011 before writing it off as an abject failure.
Personally, I am optimistic about it. It is a very simple and intuitive phone to use, which is what it must be. Yes, there are features and settings I dearly miss, but I am definitely not the target market. The average Joe is, and in that regard, it delivers IMHO.
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