

Nokia will receive the majority of the cash







Source: Mobile Today

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RE: I don't understand ...
By Smilin on 10/18/2011 12:55:26 PM , Rating: 5
in the store, of course

I can understand why you don't get it then although frankly I'm surprised they even had one out for you to play with.

MS isn't BSing with that "get in, get it done, get out" design. It works.

The app marketplace is actually getting pretty nice for WP7 (have you even looked?) but there are indeed certain niches like yours that aren't yet reached (and in your case may not be for some time).

Android might very well be the best for you. WP7 for me.

RE: I don't understand ...
By flybefree on 10/18/2011 8:57:34 PM , Rating: 2
Where else besides the store are you supposed to try it out before you buy it? I'm certainly not one to buy on hype and *hope* that it works for me.

My point is exactly that the app marketplace doesn't fill in most niches like the iPhone does - Angry Birds might be there, but it doesn't fill my niche, and for someone else, it doesn't fill their niche, etc. The mass market stuff may be there, but WP7 just doesn't have that richness in the depth of apps that are available for it which make the phone much more personal. It's actually looking like an IOS product might be best for me, actually.

RE: I don't understand ...
By Smilin on 10/19/2011 10:10:18 AM , Rating: 2
No, you definately need to see one to get it. Herein lies yet another problem MS has to overcome. Right now the only way to really use one is to play with a friends. But nobody has them.

There is certainly a richness to the app store but I think you overstate the importance of that. Once certain minimum has been reached it becomes good enough for most. Android hit this, WP7 hit this. BB hasn't quite, Palm never did. WP7 hit 30k back in august and are adding 100 per day. What's the magic number when it all becomes junk?

The other unique thing is WP7 just doesn't need many of the Apps that Android and iOS do. The hubs do a better job with anything I do socially.

I don't think WP7 will really take off utnil they get their retail presence in order. They need a good demo unit and a salesman that knows how it works. Right now you'll find one in a drawer and a salesman who is an utter android fanboy because that's a phone that has every possible feature under the sun and phone geeks are the ones that would actually use them.

RE: I don't understand ...
By flybefree on 10/18/2011 9:03:01 PM , Rating: 2
Also, I think that whole "get in, get it done, get out" marketing campaign is idiotic. Why are they claiming to solve a problem that no one complains about? How many people have you heard complain that they spend too much time with their head down in their smartphone. I've NEVER heard this complaint. On the contrary, I have a hard time getting people to get their heads out of their phones, and focus on what's in front of them.

RE: I don't understand ...
By SilthDraeth on 10/18/2011 9:12:27 PM , Rating: 3
You bring up some valid points... about yourself. However, you say "It doesn't interest me, so why are you pushing it!"

As far as I know, this article wasn't written specifically to you. It was written to the community, and obviously the person writing it is impressed with WP7.

So, it isn't just about you. There are thousands of articles that are written that I am sure do not interest you. Do you go into each of them and provide lengthy dialog on how they don't pertain to you, and how the author shouldn't promote the product because it has zero value to yourself?

No... I didn't think so. So just give it a rest.

