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The new windows phone 7 seems to be the new vista. Technically it is nice but practically it is not so nice.

MS is attempting to immitate iphones locked system. Why buy an immitation when the real deal is the same or less?

MS also failed by not including a removable SD slot. Instead they opted for a proprietary coded microsd chip that is useless.

It is also worth noting that the wp7 uses zune which has been just reported as discontinued.

MS is pushing this cloud BS but all I see and hear is the closing of wallets across the market.

1 posted on 03/25/2011 1:18:06 PM PDT by longtermmemmory
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Will it have a “Starter Edition” where you aren’t allowed to change the numbers on the speed-dial and they all go to the phone-service for upgrading?
Kinda like the Win7 Starter which doesn’t even allow you to change the desktop-background.


2 posted on 03/25/2011 1:22:09 PM PDT by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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Verizon and Motorola Execs Give Thumbs-down to Windows Phone 7

Bill Gates probably give this thing the thumbs down too. It is a real turd. It's almost criminal.


3 posted on 03/25/2011 1:28:05 PM PDT by Lazlo in PA (Now living in a newly minted Red State.)
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Clippy must die!.....................


5 posted on 03/25/2011 1:33:09 PM PDT by Red Badger
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Why would Moto want to mess around with Windows when they have Android?


7 posted on 03/25/2011 1:38:49 PM PDT by Cyber Liberty (Oh, well, any excuse to buy a new gun is good enough for me.)
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It appears that Motorola and Verizon are on my side of the fence.


8 posted on 03/25/2011 1:39:41 PM PDT by Hodar (Who needs laws .... when this "feels" so right?)
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Wow, smacked down by two of the biggest players in the mobile industry.

Stevie Blamer must be sweating more than usual. The stockholders and board will not be pleased.


9 posted on 03/25/2011 1:41:44 PM PDT by AFreeBird
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You can’t hack the Win 7 phone though.

Hacking competition leaves Android, Windows Phone 7 undefeated

http://articles.cnn.com/2011-03-17/tech/hacking.devices.undefeated.wired_1_blackberry-torch-android-google-chrome?_s=PM:TECH


11 posted on 03/25/2011 1:46:18 PM PDT by library user (Just because you're homeless doesn't mean you're lazy.)
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Why are you posting old articles?


19 posted on 03/25/2011 2:20:14 PM PDT by rivercat (Typed on my OSX-free MBP! Windows 7 (SP1) FTW!)
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I’m using the Windows Phone 7 launcher on my Droid....which is pretty cool. Other than that, I’ll stick with Android.


22 posted on 03/25/2011 2:45:59 PM PDT by Keeper of the Turf (Fore!!!)
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I have an iPhone and a BlackBerry Tour, and I've worked a lot with Android OS.

The Windows 7 phone OS is a joke. I can't believe anyone buys (or tries to sell) them.

27 posted on 03/25/2011 3:45:20 PM PDT by Jim Noble (The Constitution is overthrown. The Revolution is betrayed.)
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I have been using WP7 (samsung focus) since shortly after release as the company guinea pig. I have an iPhone as well (1.5 yrs), a touch, and I’m typing this from my iPad.
The samsung is a very nice phone compared to the other WP7’s and with it’s super amoled screen it’s truly beautiful and elegant. Probably best of The WP7 breed.
Very intuitive, fast, crash proof, and fluid OS.
The Outlook interface with Exchange is unrivaled in my view.  As it should be when the project head is the former MS Exchange dev head.
IPhone easily tops it as it does android.

I put it like this to the boss. At release it’s in the same city as iPhone.

With the 1st update called “nodo” (not on samsung yet, saw it on Sprint HTC Arrive) it’s in the same ballpark.

If the rumoured “Mango” update delivers ie9 mobile as shown at a recent conference which leverages the GPU it will be at the same table.

Again, if it happens it will have pretty well caught up to the iPhone in under a year.  Not talking sales of course.

As for the cloud thing, I didn’t think I would care for it, but I’m finding it useful.  25GB is nice, or is it 50, i forget.  I’m not gonna run it out any time soon.

When the Focus starts shipping with the nodo update built in I believe we’ll be purchasing about 150 of them.

Will be interesting to watch.


32 posted on 03/25/2011 8:07:42 PM PDT by toddly
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I just dumped Verizon for one of my devices. Their "greeter" at the store in the local mall treated me like a homeless person (yeah, I've got that "look") and it pixxed me off no end. She became very impatient with me.

I've had my phone service with AT&T since 2002 and have never had a complaint with their service.

Some big companies, like Verizon, think they are doing you a favor because they allow you on their network.

40 posted on 03/27/2011 6:57:52 AM PDT by Glenn (iamtheresistance.org)
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I just dumped Verizon for one of my devices. Their "greeter" at the store in the local mall treated me like a homeless person (yeah, I've got that "look") and it pixxed me off no end. She became very impatient with me.

I've had my phone service with AT&T since 2002 and have never had a complaint with their service.

Some big companies, like Verizon, think they are doing you a favor because they allow you on their network.

41 posted on 03/27/2011 6:58:04 AM PDT by Glenn (iamtheresistance.org)
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