1st Windows Phone ads blame other phones for stop-and-stare

Electronista ^ | Sunday, September 26, 2010 | unattributed

[SunkenCiv]

I wound up stopping and staring when I found the article.

[Inyo-Mono]

...promoting a culture of staring at smartphones instead of dealing with life itself.

Too late, everybody under 40 does that already. When my kids are home for a visit, I pull out my old rotary telephone and stare at it. Drives them nuts!

[RegulatorCountry]

Microsoft is hanging it’s hopes upon giant icons?

[Ramius]

I played with one a couple of weeks ago. A friend of mine that works in a related area at Microsoft showed me one. It’s very good. His was a way-early dogfood version, but I can see that it’s going to be a serious competitor.

I’m a blackberry guy myself, and just got a Torch, which I just love. I tried an iPhone for a month or so... but it just fails in corporate integration, management and security.

[Dr. Sivana]

Microsoft is hanging it’s hopes upon giant icons?

Bob® Mobile!

[RegulatorCountry]

It’s very good. His was a way-early dogfood version, but I can see that it’s going to be a serious competitor.

Oh? How so?

[RegulatorCountry]

Ballmer Mo’ Bile™

[Dr. Sivana]

Well, all this time, everyone has been accusing Microsoft of ripping off the OS X Interface. In this case however, Microsoft dug deeper... did more research. Their inspiration for the new phone interface? Apple's "At Ease" Finder front-end!



I almost forgot about this puppy!

[catbertz]

I’m looking forward to playing with one. From all the pictures and videos, the tiled home screen seems super efficient, but strikes me as slightly claustrophobic. A psychological reaction that makes me chuckle, but sincere all the same.

[montag813]

Apple's "At Ease" Finder front-end!

Oh man, you brought back some great memories of POWERFUL APPS!

Canvas 3.0
Authorware
Adobe Type Manager
ClarisCAD
AudioShop!

Those were the bleeding edge in 1989. Those were the days!

[RegulatorCountry]

Ooh, drop the screen resolution to 640 x 480 and there you go ... an innovative interface for the Microsoft smartphone OS.

[Ramius]

Oh? How so?

Oh, I'd say it sizes up nicely with the others that are out there. The interface is intuitive, the touch screen is as good as the others I've tried. Screen is very hi-res (don't know offhand the exact spec). Movies play beautifully. But where it will probably win most is with the exchange/ outlook / office integration. With bitlocker encryption and key escrow in the AD it will be competitive in the corporate market with the Blackberry... which so far has had that world pretty much nailed.

iPhone and Droid (etc.) still depend on third-party products for encryption and central management. That's been their biggest problem in the corporate IT environment, IMHO.

[martin_fierro]

Sexy like a brown Zune.

[killermosquito]

I love Microsoft. I make my living with Microsoft. I can’t stand Balmer.

[killermosquito]

I love Microsoft. I make my living with Microsoft. I can’t stand Ballmer.

[SunkenCiv]

Remember the old advertisement, “aren’t you glad you use Dial? Don’t you wish everybody did?” Could make it into a killer ringtone. ;’)

[SunkenCiv]

I’m not talkin’, my ideal cell phone would be a Jitterbug.

[SunkenCiv]

That’s a while back. :’)

[RegulatorCountry]

Hey, there’s a large market for just-a-phone-and-none-of-that-other-crap.

It’s underserved, imho.