Windows Phone 7... Doomed?

**gTen** · #1 (**permalink**) 01-26-2011, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr.8820

yep, wp7 is really doomed...Microsoft: 'over 2 million' Windows Phone 7 licenses sold to manufacturers so far -- Engadget

Wow..those numbers look really bad...only 2 million to manufacturers..what about to actual consumers? why do they not release numbers for consumers?!??!

smoove21 · #2 (**permalink**) 01-27-2011, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by gTen

Wow..those numbers look really bad...only 2 million to manufacturers..what about to actual consumers? why do they not release numbers for consumers?!??!

Yep, I was thinking the same thing. No offense to you Dr. but two million devices being shipped to carriers isn't really something to brag about. Especially if one were to take into account the many countries,partners and different devices upon release. Also, the fact that we just finished the holiday shopping season makes me feel like the results can't be that rosey. If Sprint on the 7th and MWC that follows doesn't show some soon to be released competitive hardware and software.Then we need to make a wp7 funeral video lol. I know people won't like this post but I know some of you feel the same. I mean Microsoft just released at a bad time. Every single mobile OS is being tailored to tablets as well as being able to communicate to their smartphone counterparts in some amazing and creative ways. Microsoft has to release an update containing more than cdma support and c/p by the end of February. Also by the end of the first quarter they need "comparable" hardware. Especially with phones like the atrix and thunderbolt coming next month.

**gTen** · #3 (**permalink**) 01-27-2011, 01:28 AM

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Originally Posted by smoove21

Yep, I was thinking the same thing. No offense to you Dr. but two million devices being shipped to carriers isn't really something to brag about. Especially if one were to take into account the many countries,partners and different devices upon release. Also, the fact that we just finished the holiday shopping season makes me feel like the results can't be that rosey. If Sprint on the 7th and MWC that follows doesn't show some soon to be released competitive hardware and software.Then we need to make a wp7 funeral video lol. I know people won't like this post but I know some of you feel the same. I mean Microsoft just released at a bad time. Every single mobile OS is being tailored to tablets as well as being able to communicate to their smartphone counterparts in some amazing and creative ways. Microsoft has to release an update containing more than cdma support and c/p by the end of February. Also by the end of the first quarter they need "comparable" hardware. Especially with phones like the atrix and thunderbolt coming next month.

Your not reading the numbers right..its EVEN worse...those are the amount of licenses M$ sold up to now to manufacturers...aka we aren't even talking about carriers shelves or even how many devices were made..we are talking about licenses for software here..and usually they buy in advanced..aka it wouldn't be out of the question if the CDMA WP7 devices are ALREADY included in those numbers..yes..its THAT BAD...

**Noir** · #4 (**permalink**) 01-27-2011, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by gTen

Your not reading the numbers right..its EVEN worse...those are the amount of licenses M$ sold up to now to manufacturers...aka we aren't even talking about carriers shelves or even how many devices were made..we are talking about licenses for software here..and usually they buy in advanced..aka it wouldn't be out of the question if the CDMA WP7 devices are ALREADY included in those numbers..yes..its THAT BAD...

tough to posit in lieu of the recent rumors for 2 updates that offer cdma support...