Posts made in March 17th, 2010

Let’s face it, Microsoft failed with Windows Phone 7 Series

I know I talk about a lot about cell phones on here, but cell phones are a huge part of our culture.  Microsoft recently announced Windows Phone 7 series at Mobile World Congress in February.  As some might know, Microsoft’s last endeavor with a mobile OS was Windows Mobile 6/6.5, which is an utter disaster, so everyone was excited about what Windows Mobile 7 would bring.  After screenshots of WM7 leaked, I was pleasantly surprised; it looked fancy, looked to add better functionality, and just a better overall experience than WM6/6.5.  Being a former WM user, I was excited to see what MS could do.  Well, they decided to completely scrap what we knew as WM7 and make something that you see to the right here…I present you, Microsoft Windows Phone 7 Series.  Ugh, even that name is horrible.  I know Microsoft is trying to ride on the “success” of Windows 7, but Windows Phone 7 Series?  Can’t we just drop the “Series” from it?  Well the name isn’t the only thing that Microsoft failed at.

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