Tag Archive | "Windows Phone 7"
The problem with Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 sales strategy
I don’t want to needlessly bash on Microsoft here, but I simply don’t get all of the hoopla surrounding Windows Phone 7. Sure, it’s a huge upgrade from Windows Mobile, and sure, it offers a unique UI, but overall, it doesn’t grab me. Truthfully, I’m sort of perplexed at the heaps of praise that seem [...]
Continue reading...Give Windows Phone 7 a test drive on your iPhone
Thursday, December 1, 2011
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Microsoft has a problem. Windows Phone 7 devices have been out for a while now and most consumers still have no idea what they look like and what the OS is capable of. Indeed, I’d wager that the vast majority of Americans probably have no idea that Windows Phone 7 even exists, let alone cognizant [...]
Continue reading...Nokia shares fall on weak sales of Windows Phone 7 devices
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
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By Luis Estrada: To say the iPhone disrupted the smartphone industry would be an understatement of the highest order. While consumers lined up in droves to get Apple’s revolutionary smartphone, companies like Microsoft and Nokia were quick to scoff at Apple’s allegedly feeble attempt to get into the phone business. Not surprisingly, Microsoft and Nokia’s [...]
Continue reading...Microsoft’s Andy Lees sees the iPhone 4S as a misstep from Apple and an opportunity for Windows Phone 7
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
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By David Goldman: Not too long ago we highlighted the absurdity of analysts and tech enthusiasts bemoaning the iPhone 4S as lukewarm upgrade. The problem with this line of thought is that it tends to focus on arbitrary features Apple chose not to include – a larger screen for instance. The reality is that the [...]
Continue reading...Nokia asks users to vote for Windows Phone 7 smartphone name
Saturday, September 3, 2011
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Last weekend, Nokia executive of developer marketing Chanse Arrington went on Twitter to ask for some crowd-sourcing help in naming the upcoming flagship Windows 7-based Nokia smartphone.
Continue reading...Microsoft’s Brandon Watson courts WebOS developers with free Windows Phone 7 devices
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
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Looking to capitalize on HP’s recent announcement that WebOS devices are going the way of the dodo, Microsoft is offering WebOS developers free Windows Phone 7 devices and developer tools.
Continue reading...IDC predicts Windows Phone 7 marketshare will surpass iOS marketshare by 2015
Monday, April 4, 2011
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Microsoft was late to the smartphone party, and their Windows Phone 7 offering has seen some less than stellar success, even in the context of its late entrance into an already mature market. Last week, the research firm IDC issued a report covering worldwide smartphone marketshare data for 2011. The report found that in 2011, Android’s [...]
Continue reading...Windows Phone 7 update goes awry
Monday, March 7, 2011
A week behind on this, but in case you missed it, updates for Windows Phone 7 devices aren’t going as planned.
Continue reading...Microsoft offers employees 70%-cut to code apps for Windows Phone 7
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
It’s no secret that Microsoft is desperately trying to become a third player in what has clearly become a two-man race between Apple and Google. With the release of Windows Phone 7 and a huge advertising campaign, coupled of course with Redmond’s recent deal with Nokia, Microsoft is pulling out all the stops. But it [...]
Continue reading...Backed into a corner, Nokia chooses Windows Phone 7
Friday, February 11, 2011
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Hot on the heels of Nokia CEO Stephen Elop’s lengthy letter detailing Nokia’s failed attempts to keep up with the staggering pace of smartphone innovation comes a huge coup for Microsoft. Abandoning Symbian and relegating MeeGoo to lord knows what, Nokia has thrown it’s full weight behind Microsoft’s next-gen mobile OS, Windows Phone 7. The [...]
Continue reading...Microsoft shipped 2 million Windows Phone devices last quarter
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
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Less than a month ago, Microsoft VP Achim Berg disclosed that Microsoft had shipped 1.5 million Windows Phone devices to carriers. As for how many people actually purchased a Windows Phone device, well, Berg wasn’t as forthcoming. Early last week, Microsoft released their earnings from the quarter gone by and announced that Windows Phone shipments [...]
Continue reading...Windows Phone 7 sales ain’t doin’ too hot
Sunday, December 26, 2010
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There’s simply no getting around it. Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 came to the smartphone party extremely late. As a 1.0 product, Windows Phone 7 had and continues to compete with an array of popular Android devices and an extremely mature and popular lineup of iPhones. That’s a challenging proposition, and while Microsoft certainly has enough [...]
Continue reading...Was the Windows Phone 7 launch a bust?
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Windows Phone 7 was and is Microsoft’s last chance to catch up with the big boys that are Apple and Google in the smartphone race. A few years in the making, and sporting a brand new interface, Microsoft is throwing nearly a billion dollars worth of advertising behind Windows Phone 7 to help it hit [...]
Continue reading...Engadget reviews Windows Phone 7
Thursday, October 21, 2010
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Engadget’s take on Microsoft’s last gasp effort to remain relevant in the smartphone game. In our original preview, we said that Windows Phone 7 didn’t quite feel like a complete smartphone OS yet. We’d like to come back and report that it finally has the fit and finish of a fully realized product, but that [...]
Continue reading...Is Steve Ballmer delusional?
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer may not be the best in the biz, but the more we see of him, we kinda like the guy. That said, his take on Apple and the tech industry is often pretty skewed, if not downright delusional. To wit, here’s Ballmer talking about Windows Phone 7 and the value people [...]
Continue reading...Windows Phone 7 syncing coming to the Mac
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
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Engadget reports: Even though we kind of saw this coming, it’s still nice to hear. Microsoft has gone and done the (nearly) unthinkable, announcing this evening plans for a Mac compatible sync client for its soon-to-be-launched Windows Phone 7 devices. According to a statement from the company issued late in the day, beginning some time [...]
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Thursday, January 12, 2012
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