[TL6MT]

Windows Phone 7 looks extremely promising IMHO - especially with the different interface - looks like MS and AT&T just started to advertise which looks very interesting.

[Big Bang]

Beautiful - if I didnt just buy an Android Samsung Captivate. This interface is quite Radical.

[chconline]

That actually looks really good. As far as iOS and Android is concerned, it didn't necessarily reinvent the user interface -- it just made it intuitive to use. I think Microsoft did some amazing work in Windows Phone 7 to integrate what the user needs right from the start. It practically redefined the way phone UIs are made from what I can see. Can't wait to try it out!

[prestonyuen]

This will be my next phone. I'll be first in line at the Rogers Store to get it

[shc-boomer]

Problem with Windows Phone 7 in US: AT&T. I might consider a WP7 phone sometime in the future, the interface looks nice but I am intrigued to see what Sense will be like on it when it comes in the future.

[chconline]

Despite all the complaints about AT&T, they're TECHNICALLY the second highest rated network in the US... never been on it before though, so just saying. We actually have pretty decent networks with all the expensive rates and monopolies put aside. Fast, reliable, and actually with up to date tech.

The thing is, WP7 will run on many devices, so I don't think it will be stuck to one carrier and certainly not one product. This is not Apple, haha

[shc-boomer]

chconline, on 26 September 2010 - 10:23 PM, said:

Despite all the complaints about AT&T, they're TECHNICALLY the second highest rated network in the US... never been on it before though, so just saying. We actually have pretty decent networks with all the expensive rates and monopolies put aside. Fast, reliable, and actually with up to date tech.

The thing is, WP7 will run on many devices, so I don't think it will be stuck to one carrier and certainly not one product. This is not Apple, haha

I certainly hope not, if you do some research on what AT&T did to Android phones, I think you will understand my criticism of AT&T.

[chconline]

http://www.fiercemob...nd-quarter-2010
http://www.mobilecru...work-in-the-us/

Not saying AT&T is good or bad, since none of us are actually on the network... TL or Big Bang (Since he has a Captivate) can probably comment on this.

[TL6MT]

AT&T drops call pretty often if you're in crowded areas - but it's not as bad as everyone says - much prefer Verizon but it costs more. I got a HTC Droid Incredible on Verizon and its much better than my ****ty iPhone on ATT.

Will consider switching to WP7 when it comes out.

This post has been edited by TL6MT: 28 September 2010 - 09:16 PM

[chconline]

I see, thanks TL. Never knew you are an Android convert as well

For me personally, I probably won't upgrade at the moment (After all it's just a phone, and I have better money to spend -- I just use it for checking email, Facebook, and go on the internet, and the iPhone does everything just fine) but I can't wait to try it out.

[TL6MT]

Yes an Android convert - but mostly it works on the same logic as iPhone with faster hardware and different apps - WP7 is truly different!

[shc-boomer]

WP7 concept looks good and is of course very different, maybe we will all be WP7 converts someday.

[Big Bang]

If you don't have Data plan or roaming, good luck with WP7.

[chconline]

Big Bang, on 02 October 2010 - 10:54 AM, said:

If you don't have Data plan or roaming, good luck with WP7.

Haha, true. It has significant amount of web integration. If you are traveling anywhere with it, good luck. But of course, since I've never actually used WP7 before, it's interesting to see how it works out.

[TL6MT]

**** **** ATT it's exclusive WTF!

http://arstechnica.c...ly-with-att.ars

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Earlier in the year, AT&T was described as the "premier" carrier for Windows Phone 7 when it launches in the US. The WSJ is now reporting that it's more than that: the carrier will be Microsoft's exclusive launch partner when it releases its new phone platform in the coming weeks.

The Journal also confirmed the previous rumor that phones would go on sale on November 8 in the US, and that the platform will be officially launched at an event on October 11.

AT&T will ship three Windows Phone 7 handsets initially: one each from Samsung, LG, and HTC. AT&T-branded ads for HTC's handset—the Mondrian—surfaced earlier this week.

That AT&T would be a launch partner is no surprise; the aforementioned ads, along with the news that no CDMA carriers would get Windows Phone 7 devices until next year meant that AT&T was always going to be one of the launch partners. That the company will have an exclusive, leaving T-Mobile without the new operating system, is a little more surprising. Given Microsoft's tenuous position in the market, one might have expected it to cover all the bases and ship with multiple carriers from day one.

Apparently not.

[shc-boomer]

See what I mean, there goes a chance of a good WP7 phone not on AT&T.

[chconline]

It's also on T-Mobile just if you guys are wondering. It's not AT&T exclusive.

[TL6MT]

Oh thank God its on T-Mobile - not the best but beats ATT!

[chconline]

To put it in perspective, I think Microsoft is doing a pretty decent job and combining elements of what makes the iPhone and Android successful, and adding their own formula in. Its high level of hardware control permits more unified software and upgrades like the iPhone across different generation of products. However, like Android it is not limited to one phone, so the user is free to choose which one they like. I hope Windows Phone 7 would be a success

[Big Bang]

I rofled: http://www.informati...45&itc=ref-true

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Microsoft's introduction of Windows Phone 7, set to be formally introduced next week, will barely move the needle on the company's dismal share of the smartphone OS market, according to new data released Wednesday by industry analysts at Gartner.

Gartner predicts the release of Windows Phone 7 will help bump Microsoft's share of the worldwide market from 4.7% in 2010 to 5.2% in 2011, but says the company's share will ultimately decline to just 3.9% by 2014.

By then, Microsoft will badly trail virtually every other major mobile OS developer, according to Gartner. The firm predicts the Symbian OS will continue to lead the market in 2014, with a 30.2% stake, just barely ahead of Google's Android. Gartner sees Android's share ballooning to 29.6% by 2014, up from 17.7% in 2010 and just 3.9% in 2009.

Android in August became, for the first time, the most popular mobile OS in the U.S., according to data released Tuesday by Nielsen. Nielsen says Android, with a 32% U.S. share, surpassed previous frontrunner Apple, who's iOS operating system commanded a 25% stake.

The fact that Google's Android has blown by Windows phones in just a year, and is expected to considerably widen its lead, must be particularly galling to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. Microsoft's board cut Ballmer's bonus for the last fiscal year in half, largely because of his failure to establish a stronger position in the increasingly important mobile space.

Microsoft was forced to pull its KIN line of feature phones from the market earlier this year amid dismal sales.

Ballmer is still confident he can turn things around with Windows Phone 7. He said Google's success is proof that things can change very quickly in the smartphone market—a fact he claimed works in Microsoft's favor. "The fact that things have been pretty dynamic means that they're probably still pretty dynamic," Ballmer said in an interview published Tuesday by The Wall Street Journal.

Windows Phone 7 handset makers include LG, Samsung, and Toshiba. Devices from those manufacturers are expected to go on sale to the general public in time for the 2010 holiday season.