Looking at that list, what would you say it has over both competitors from the point of view of those who like the systems? For example, iPhone users like no free multitasking, but Android users see that as a disadvantage. So what does it have absolutely over BOTH? Looking at the list, I can think maybe
- Excellent MS Office mobile implementation
- Excellent cloud services integration (SkyDrive, Windows Live, Xbox Live) [others have cloud services, I'm including this because of Live]
- Wireless syncing of multimedia content
I can see Microsoft trying to leverage its existing assets to try to push this phone. It doesn't have much intrinsic to the phone itself going for it over the others. I can already see the absolute disadvantages from both on that list:
- No videocalling
- Limited third-party apps availability
- No Bluetooth file transfers
- No copy/paste
- No sign of free Bing maps Navigation so far
- New ringtones available only through the Marketplace
I'll say it again, Microsoft is starting off behind. With all that wait and massive development from scratch (no old OS baggage), you'd hope for a clearly superior system. Microsoft didn't deliver. At most it's a moderate competitor.