I'll be interested to see how their different approach to organization (the "tiles") works out. It's a neat idea.
It is a shame, however, that their big splash entry is missing key features like cut/paste and multi-tasking. That will hold it back.
So far, my feeling is "too little, too late", but who knows... could catch on.
I tend to agree. It sounds like, at best, it might be on par or slightly behind Android and IOS, in a few months when (if?) they get the C&P and multi-tasking worked out.
As I see it, in order to compete with the already very popular Android and IOS OSs WM7 would need to be significantly superior. Even if it is 10% better than Android/IOS I think it will be a huge flop. It needs to be at least 30 or 40% better to push the established OSs out of the way and grab some market share. Why take a chance with and learn a new OS when it is not noticably superior?
I have nothing against MS and was hoping WM7 would be a good comepetitor for Android, as competition would force everyone to get better. However, I have serious doubts that it will succeed.