How Microsoft blew it with Windows Mobile - Page 6

**WhiteBlazer01** · #1 (**permalink**) 12-02-2009, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by x10guy

ATT suing Verizon has got to be the biggest bonehead moves in recent memory.

Agreed, but that's just to save face. AT&T knows they don't have a leg to stand on in the lawsuit. It's just for show. If people hear AT&T is suing over Verizons claims, then people think, oh, it must not be true. Then magically, the whole disappears over time, and it's forgotten about. Like Jack in the Box vs. McDonalds. Remember all those direct bashing ads against McDonalds? Jack challenged them, and had a commercial counting the days until they called. Then bam! it was all over and forgotten about.

**x10guy** · #2 (**permalink**) 12-02-2009, 06:57 PM

ATT just announced today they dropped their lawsuit against Verizon... lol!

**breakmyfootoff** · #3 (**permalink**) 12-09-2009, 02:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Noir

I think they blew it in the marketing dept
the droid phone is the worse POS I have ever used and yet it is a popular phone why? Because of marketing.

lmao, really? You have a very "unique" perspective.
Speaking of unique perspectives, here's another one

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I loved my WM phone, but I got tired of defending it. They were really the first ones in the mobile OS game and when they didnt have any competition I was amazed at what you could do with WM on such a small portable device. WM was King, so the king sat back in his throne and relaxed and enjoyed being the most powerful. Meanwhile there were rebellions forming. Growing stronger everyday and eager for a chance to dethrone the king, who sat comfortably in his throne, growing fat and lazy and complacent. Content with the "status quo" the king continued to do nothing to improve his kingdom until he noticed one day that he had few followers left

. His kingdom had suddenly been split up amongst 4 new rulers who were competing furiously to control all the lands. There was the Monarch who controlled all those under him with an iron fist and did not allow his followers to think for themselves, The Compassionate leader who allowed his followers to act and do as they wished and even allowed them access to his very own DNA, the Mail carrier faction whom specialized in delivering messages, and the ADD faction who touted the ability to switch quickly from task to task (but not do any of them well)

. The king quickly realized the folly of his ways. He quickly jumped into action and began to make changes to his kingdom in an effort to win back his lost followers, but to his dismay he was already too far behind. Even with the new improvements to his kingdom he was still far behind the other civilizations. I tell this story now from Android land, looking back at the land I once called home. My old home (WM Land) is now a ghetto, populated by the few that either can not leave because of a contract with their king, or have too strong of a sentimental attachment to their homes to realize that they are now in the ghetto.

Before anyone else says it, I'll go ahead and do it.......WTF?

smoove21 · #4 (**permalink**) 12-02-2009, 10:19 PM

I think i read an article today that said tmobile would be carrying either the 3gs or the new iteration of the iphone thats supposed to come out this summer, supposedly around the time that the exclusive deal with att is going to end.

**pixelpower** · #5 (**permalink**) 12-05-2009, 12:44 AM

I have programmed some games for windows mobile and i be truthfull . Iphone has better programming tools for its product. Microsofts tools are so hardd to understand and use developers go to Iphone tools which are more user friendly to make killer apps. Thats the answer plain and simply.

kabuk1 · #6 (**permalink**) 12-06-2009, 06:21 PM

Winmo's main problem is that MS has always marketed it to business users. They need to appeal to people like us & the millions of others that have no idea what a powerhouse WM is. I think more people would buy WM phones if they had any idea just how much cool stuff they can do with them. People just see word, outlook integration, & spreadsheets & think its just some boring business tool. They're starting to get the idea though, the WM page on microsoft.com has a theme builder now, with links for ringtones & games & whatnot. They just need to get more aggressive.

And I agree that MS needs to grow a sack & start pwning Apple with their ads. List reasons why WM is more powerful than Apple, just stick it to 'em. Let Apple sue, what are they gonna sue for, getting a taste of their own medicine?

**brownhornet** · #7 (**permalink**) 12-06-2009, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by kabuk1

Winmo's main problem is that MS has always marketed it to business users. They need to appeal to people like us & the millions of others that have no idea what a powerhouse WM is. I think more people would buy WM phones if they had any idea just how much cool stuff they can do with them. People just see word, outlook integration, & spreadsheets & think its just some boring business tool. They're starting to get the idea though, the WM page on microsoft.com has a theme builder now, with links for ringtones & games & whatnot. They just need to get more aggressive.

And I agree that MS needs to grow a sack & start pwning Apple with their ads. List reasons why WM is more powerful than Apple, just stick it to 'em. Let Apple sue, what are they gonna sue for, getting a taste of their own medicine?

Wont really matter what WM does now... iphone has already won that war and droid is bringing up the rear.

**x10guy** · #8 (**permalink**) 12-07-2009, 03:07 AM

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Originally Posted by brownhornet

Wont really matter what WM does now... iphone has already won that war and droid is bringing up the rear.

Sad but true. I just got my new TP2 but I have a feeling this might be my last upgrade. Not that I don't want to continue, but we might not have much of a choice. There might not be many compelling Winmo phones in the near future.

HTC seems to really have a real beef with the Microsoft with the slow development of Winmo OS and it really shows in their future lineups. I don't think that trend is going to reverse anytime soon.

**BlackDynamite** · #9 (**permalink**) 12-08-2009, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by x10guy

Sad but true. I just got my new TP2 but I have a feeling this might be my last upgrade. Not that I don't want to continue, but we might not have much of a choice. There might not be many compelling Winmo phones in the near future.

HTC seems to really have a real beef with the Microsoft with the slow development of Winmo OS and it really shows in their future lineups. I don't think that trend is going to reverse anytime soon.

What do you mean HTC future lineup? Do you have some info on their future lineup? Or are you just going off of that leaked T-Mobile presentation for the first half of 2010 (before WM 7 is set to launch)?

You want to know how HTC feels about Windows Mobile, just ask yourself why Windows Mobile devices get all the new hardware before the Android devices...

**x10guy** · #10 (**permalink**) 12-07-2009, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by kabuk1

Winmo's main problem is that MS has always marketed it to business users...

No.. I don't think that is their main problem.
If they indeed always marketed WinMo to business users, they certainly didn't do a good job.

That's just a cop out saying that Winmo is for business users... But if you insist on using that excuse, then BlackBerrys kicked their behind in the business world.