Microsoft Making Own Smartphone!

[BigDiesel07]

I love that a software company builds better quality hardware than some hardware companies.. Microsoft is following up on Apples success... Hopefully they will watch the mistakes that Apple made and not make them also...

[BigDiesel07]

Sorry to double post, but an interesting article is opinionating that the so called Microsoft phone is doubtful.. I posted the link below...

http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/26/m...hone-doubtful/

[foxnews]

MS got no choice but have to make phone. Why you ask?

here is why:

MS Zune was competing with Apple Ipod. suddently Ipod got new features overnight: phone, 3G, GPS. Ipod is now called iphone. Zune is now outdated without these features. who will carry a phone, zune, GPS?

that is why MS has no choice but to make a phone with music, phone, gps, 3G, etc to complete with apple iphone.

[3DPiper]

MS Zune was competing with Apple Ipod. suddently Ipod got new features overnight: phone, 3G, GPS. Ipod is now called iphone. Zune is now outdated without these features. who will carry a phone, zune, GPS?

Not everyone needs a phone.. If they did, apple wouldn't still be selling ipods at all..

Don't forget the under-16 audience whose parents don't want them to have a phone yet but the kids want some type of mp3 player.. In fact, I just ordered my 10 year old daughter a Zune for Christmas..

-Matthew

[Tiberius85]

I have a Diamond but I dont like the idea of using my only communications device with finite battery to listen to music. I think until batteries last 2 days of heavy use, i will have a dedicated music player.

[BigDiesel07]

I use my TP as a quasi-MP3 player, GPS unit, mini-netbook computer, and as a cell phone... I for one am interested in this upcoming Microsoft phone...

[meanfishy]

Originally Posted by Tiberius85

I have a Diamond but I dont like the idea of using my only communications device with finite battery to listen to music. I think until batteries last 2 days of heavy use, i will have a dedicated music player.

Originally Posted by BigDiesel07

I use my TP as a quasi-MP3 player, GPS unit, mini-netbook computer, and as a cell phone... I for one am interested in this upcoming Microsoft phone...

With how the Zune competed with Ipod it makes sense that MS will follow suite with an all in 1 device similar to the Iphone and the success that the Iphone has had that can be used for multiple days while using running all the apps the device offers.

[BigDiesel07]

Yeah... If Microsoft can nail the UI and make it work for both consumers and business, I think it will work.. The iPhone is more geared to consumers than business while Blackberry has been historically geared towards more business (albeit, the Storm is different).. If Microsoft can nail both without making compromises, then it will have a treasure trove on its hands...

[roopull]

I just hope they don't follow Google and Apple's model of limiting distribution to one or two carriers. The benefit of that from a corporate point of view is that you can quickly and easily build brand recognition. The downside to that is that you're fairly well limited to the customer base of those carriers.

The alternative is what HTC does... sell variants of the same phone to every carrier under the moon. Of course, the upside is that you're not limited in potential customers. The downside is obvious. Aside from those of us who has one, who the heck knows what an HTC is?

If Microsoft is clever, they'll sell the exact same phone with the exact same name to every carrier out there & watch us flock to it.



Microsoft has actually been down similar roads before. The Xbox and Zune are prime examples and are indicitave of the degrees of success they've had. The cell phone market is a little different... I, for one, hope they nail it.

Considering they're working on that clever "touch screen Windows" set up, a new Windows Mobile, and other related projects, I'm guessing they'll do quite well.

[BigDiesel07]

I like your analysis of the situation roop... I think you will be right... I hope anyway..