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Old 12-02-2009, 10:31 AM
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Re: How Microsoft blew it with Windows Mobile

I don't necessarily think ms blew it in the OS department
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.
microsoft needs to market the phone plain and simple
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Old 12-02-2009, 12:01 PM
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Re: How Microsoft blew it with Windows Mobile

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I don't necessarily think ms blew it in the OS department
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.
microsoft needs to market the phone plain and simple
Yeah, that could be true too. I still contend that the OS really has not changed much in the last 9 years. (remember TouchFlo3D is not from Microsoft)
Whether it is marketing or the OS, I still think MS dropped the ball somewhere along the line.

But I guess on the bright side, they are still Microsoft so they do have the muscle and $$ to get back some market share. But Winmo 7 needs to be a winner and it needs to be marketed well.
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Old 12-02-2009, 04:01 PM
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Re: How Microsoft blew it with Windows Mobile

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I don't necessarily think ms blew it in the OS department
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.
microsoft needs to market the phone plain and simple

I agree. They need to stop being polite and come out swinging when winmo7 comes out. its a little ridiculous that you dont hear a MS commercial say "This is why im better than APPLE."
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Old 12-02-2009, 06:44 PM
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I agree. They need to stop being polite and come out swinging when winmo7 comes out. its a little ridiculous that you dont hear a MS commercial say "This is why im better than APPLE."
You have to give Verizon/Motorola credit.... that's exactly what they did with the Droid. Now of course it remains to be seen if they even make a dent in the iphone armor but it certainly gained alot of attention and publicity.

Ironically, the real loser in the Droid vs. iphone commercials is ATT not Apple. ATT suing Verizon has got to be the biggest bonehead moves in recent memory.
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Old 12-02-2009, 06:50 PM
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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.
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Re: How Microsoft blew it with Windows Mobile

ATT just announced today they dropped their lawsuit against Verizon... lol!
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ATT just announced today they dropped their lawsuit against Verizon... lol!
Haha, the show's over!
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Old 12-09-2009, 02:13 AM
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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 .

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?
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