Windows Phone 7... Doomed? - Page 32

**AZTECHKA** · #**311** (**permalink**) 01-21-2011, 01:36 PM

See... Already WP7 is better than I gave it credit.
I for one am... Uh.... Relieved. So to speak.

**Noir** · #**312** (**permalink**) 01-21-2011, 03:56 PM

I counted 8 of them...when skyscape comes on here wp7 will be my premier OS for good

**Dr.8820** · #**313** (**permalink**) 01-21-2011, 04:41 PM

Wirelessly posted (PPCGEEKS Fire Dept.: Opera/9.70 (Windows NT 5.1; U; en) TMO-US_LEO)

my wish list is a flash browser.

**AZTECHKA** · #**314** (**permalink**) 01-21-2011, 05:11 PM

That would be nice... I can tell you it is nice...
I can't understand why it's so difficult for Microsoft to just flash enable mobile Explorer.
p.

avlon · #**315** (**permalink**) 01-21-2011, 05:21 PM

I think it's a little premature to say WP7 is doomed.
Android was not successful overnight and WP7 is no different.
Office and Live are strong brands and Zune is well known with a decent reputation. I think that once the devs/companies have had some time, there is potential for the platform.

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**AZTECHKA** · #**316** (**permalink**) 01-21-2011, 06:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by avlon

I think it's a little premature to say WP7 is doomed.
Android was not successful overnight and WP7 is no different.
Office and Live are strong brands and Zune is well known with a decent reputation. I think that once the devs/companies have had some time, there is potential for the platform.

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LOL... You think it's premature NOW!!! The OP actually posted this 07/07/10... That was almost preconception.

I think the idea was based on the kin and kin2. But this is obviously a much different situation.
p.

avlon · #**317** (**permalink**) 01-21-2011, 06:35 PM

It's definitely a different situation.

The Kin thing really was a mess and made no business sense that I can think of.
It probably would have done much better on MetroPCS or Virgin Mobile than having been on Verizons network priced at the same price monthly as far superior handsets.

Wp7 hasn't even been out 6 months yet. It's still a newborn babe but it really does seem like MS is dedicated to the platform. Along with the strong brands that are native to the phone (Live, ZUNE, and Office)it runs smooth which is a good starting point.

A couple of updates and tweaks to the interface and it should be a lot better. I personally wouldn't expect anything great for at least a year though while the growing pains are sorting out.

**AZTECHKA** · #**318** (**permalink**) 01-21-2011, 06:46 PM

For sure... I could have seen the kin and kin2 do well there too... Or even on Cricket... One thing Microsoft has had some trouble with in my opinion... Is identifying their target audience and marketing to it.
They made the kin look like a hipster phone... When it was actually a tween phone.
Parents would have gone for it if they had marketed it better. Kids would have wanted it.
Now with WP7 they are targeting working moms. When they should be targeting their millions of XBOX users. Although... They probably feel that those fools will automatically want it therefore it makes sense to market to those kids' parents.

I don't know... I just cancelled myself out with opposing arguments. But then again I'm no marketing genious.
I guess when you have Billions to spare... The sky is the limit.

p.

**Dr.8820** · #**319** (**permalink**) 01-21-2011, 06:58 PM

Wirelessly posted (PPCGEEKS Fire Dept.: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows Phone OS 7.0; Trident/3.1; IEMobile/7.0; HTC; HD7))

Wait til mango comes out...oh boy!

**Noir** · #**320** (**permalink**) 01-21-2011, 06:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AZTECHKA

For sure... I could have seen the kin and kin2 do well there too... Or even on Cricket... One thing Microsoft has had some trouble with in my opinion... Is identifying their target audience and marketing to it.
They made the kin look like a hipster phone... When it was actually a tween phone.
Parents would have gone for it if they had marketed it better. Kids would have wanted it.
Now with WP7 they are targeting working moms. When they should be targeting their millions of XBOX users. Although... They probably feel that those fools will automatically want it therefore it makes sense to market to those kids' parents.

I don't know... I just cancelled myself out with opposing arguments. But then again I'm no marketing genious.
I guess when you have Billions to spare... The sky is the limit.

p.

wp7 should be the hipster/adult phone imho
not just relatively old people