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Why do people keep talking about an OS that is not even out yet "Doomed"
"lost" "no chance" etc. WTH?

Look at the Xbox, Did it have a chance seeing as how it was joining in on a market that already had the big 3? (Sega later departed but hey shows you how hard the market was to figure out.) Did Microsoft not "Fix" Windows with Win7 for all those people who disliked Vista? Did Android really have a clear chance when it first came out vs Winmo, BB, Palm, iPhone, etc?

Everything going into WP7 looks fantastic, things that are not in it yet will be added later. (and more than likely months not years later) and the direction they are going allows for more universal app support (less this app works on this phone and not that one) universal driver requirements (no more broken drivers, slow devices, etc) and overall ease of use.

One thing Microsoft Sees and knows they need is Dev support. Look at Win Mobile now. Almost every large dev that makes apps is making them for Android and iOS but not WM6. This really blows for us WM6.X users now but its mainly due to the fact that making 1 great app for all WM devices really is becoming a pain in the neck. With WM7 the app support is much easier and fluid which should help make apps easier to develop and easier to distribute to all the devices with a much more guarantee that it WILL work.

Now if you need something that it cannot do out of the box, what in the world makes you think that outside devs will leave it like that? Seriously? the iPhone can be Jailbroken, Android Rooted, Why do you think WP7 will be locked forever? Mass USB support? Of course, File Managers? Sure, outside app installs? Duh.

Wait until the phone makes it out and Microsoft with a clear goal in mind, starts putting real pressure on the competition. OF course you are not forced to choose one or the other OS out there, but the pressure of such a large company as Microsoft against Google and Apple = Great pressure to make the OS better than the other guy. That in turn means better support and options for the consumer. So until the OS is out (and then hopefully after a year I say) then be the judge of the OS/Device.. Until then. Please people stop with the ignorant nonsense about WP7. If you really don't want to believe it will succeed, nobody is keeping you from going to Android or iOS.