Windows Phones 7 Series

Hmm....some of this interesting UI work looks suspiciously familiar: mms://msvcatalog-3.wmod.llnwd.net/a2249/e1/ft/share0/db2f/0/a_Glimpse_Ahead_3000k.wmv Does that mean that Metro will make it's way into day-to-day computing tasks via Windows and Office? Is this what the guy was talking about when he said that " 'Windows.next' would change how we interact with a computer" ?

To abandon its previous OS and start afresh - that's sounds like something Apple would do. While Windows Phone doesn't look anything like the iPhone, Microsoft is starting to become a little more Apple like.

The comments here today remind me of something but it took me a while to figure it out. It turns out that's because it was a while ago. About 15 years. On August 24, 1995 Apple drove billboard trucks around Microsoft campus during the Windows 95 launch that said, "C:\ONGRTLNS.W95" As I recall, at the time Apple had about 20% of the global personal computer market. They now brag about how they're growing so fast that sometime soon they'll be back to 4%. -------------- On an earlier note, back in the 1970s, Data General published the following ad: They Say IBM's Entry Into Minicomputers Will Legitimatize The Market. The Bastards Say, Welcome. So, anybody here buy a Data General computer lately? Just another random thought about hubris and whistling past graveyards...

@rr0de74 - At least twice today you have said that there is not a SW keyboard. As usual, you are an idiot! See 1:14 of http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-i... --tayme

@tayme I stated it so you would post about my post......because that is all you do.....predictable idiot??? How is your job at TMZ/Fox News working out?

@rr0de74 - "I stated it so you would post about my post" Oh, you mean like you did in your first post. It was about Paul...not the subject at hand. Nice job out of you coming clean about your troll status on this site. It is telling of what your real life must be like. FWIW, my comment was just pointing out the obvious...that there is a SW keyboard and 10 seconds of research would have shown you the same. But of course, you knew that and were afraid that it would have taken away one of your troll attempts. Regarding the phone, watching the Engadget video that I linked to above, it appears that the tiles and the screen in general is too sensitive to touch at this point. The guy kept engaging things accidentally while trying to scroll. But this is just an Alpha version, so time will tell. I'll stick with WebOS for right now, as it is being improved upon with each minor release. The 1.4 update should be out soon and adds a lot of great things. --tayme

"NOT DONE" is completely different than "the fact that there is no software keyboard yet". You are a p!ss poor troll! --tayme

"Amongst remaining employees, dissent is high. Much of the team uses iPhones around the office, or their old Sidekick handsets. Employees “hate the product” What is there to like? winmob 6x sucks ass

I'm kind of interested in the new Bug Labs stuff coming out. I'd like to see a component shrink. Then I'd like to see someone take the base, locator, camera, upcoming 3G module, and screen. Turn the thing into one big wearable life cam that uploads photos and video to the web (with GPS location info) and gives map and status feedback via the screen. The BugBase already does hardware MPEG-4 encryption, so video isn't a problem, and having it auto-upload everything would be pretty neat. A bit of a life documentary experiment that you don't have to flip on a computer or manually take shots with. Make the device smaller and lighter so you can just wear it around your neck and record.

Alpha version is right. It makes you wonder if they have been working on this for 2 years why they still need 10 more months???? Its not like MS is new to the Phone OS world, they have more experience that Apple and Google combined. Add to that everyone under the sun has been asking, begging predicting they should use the Zune OS which is not new any more either. It makes it seem like they had this massive fight between the old WinMO group and all of that "new" talent (mostly gone now) brought in from Danger and other places and finally some said lets go this route (Zune route) like 3 months ago (before we have ZERO chance of ever coming back) and today we see the fruits of morphing the Zune OS after 60 days and that is why it needs 10 more months. Maybe what Marry Jo said on the POD cast about the bitter ladder climbing inside of MS is correct.

@MikeGalos great comment lol

"Anyway, nobody believes anything you say anymore" LOL, like I care, and as if anyone cares what either say. I take that back if you are a fan of McDonalds or Arby's then maybe they care what you say. Whatever I can do to make this posting section of this blog more of a joke than it already is. My point is simple really. Microsoft is a software, company one of the biggest. They have made smartphone OS'es for a while now, (longer than Palm, Apple and Google) its now new to them. They bought Danger, (yes I think the side kick was lame) and by doing so added more talent to the pool. Logically you would think that MS would be at the top of innovation heap when it came smartphone OS'es with all of that experience and large talent pool. Yet Apple, Google, and even Palm have surpassed MS in this area. I am not surprised by Palm, the handheld OS has been their deal for a long time, but Apple which is primarily a hardware company and Google which is primarily a search software company/beta whatever company have handed MS their Arse in this area. Heck even HTC has better interfaces for WinMo phones than MS does. Its sad the the best WinMO phones are only good because of HTC's wrapper. If they had dropped Windows Phone 7 today, 99% finished with actual hardware ready to ship in the next 30 days then I would have said they were back in the game. Had they had a unified app store (Zune and this OS, maybe even WinMo), and full on Live Mail, Contact and Calendar sync (think google/mobileme) for free ready for this new Phone OS, I would have thought really back in the game. However we got a OS that is what as good as Android and iPhone OS today, maybe slightly better than the current versions of those in some areas? That you wont be able to buy for 10 months? Do we know about apps, if older WinMo apps will work? Do we know if there will be min hardware specs or will it be like the WinMo days where where the carrier could pair the OS with underpowered hardware? We dont know a lot really, and wont for some time.

"Apple crap, especially considering it doesn't work with 90+% of the rest of the computing industry. " Lies.

I do like the minimalist design from an artistic view, but for usability. Nope, sorry. If you can't immediately see what is happening on a screen and be ready to jump in you are just showing off flash (which of course this device doesn't run). A good example of how MS UX teams don't quite get it... The lock screen. On an iPhone you have to swipe your finger horizontally across the screen. An action that is difficult to do unless you intend to, ie; placing your phone in a pocket. On the WinMo7 phone you swipe vertically. So you have to make sure the phone is in sleep mode or you might unlock the phone as you put it in your pocket and then you can press any of the tiles. It truly remains to be seen how good the device is but it is very interesting that this device has many of the shortcomings of extant Apple devices but now those aren't so much shortcomings after all.

As for the user interface, I like the Zune-like 7 series data-driven design. This style can difficult to get right from design perspective, and it looks like Microsoft pulled it off. The question is, can third-party developers pull it off as well? Not only will developers need to move to an entirely new development environment (Silverlight), they'll need to move to a completely chromeless UI at the same time. Gotta give Microsoft credit: it's a gutsy move. And it's likely the only move that can keep them in the game. The question is, will it pay off? Having nothing but data to fill the screen with can be a serious design problem. Unless third-party developers can make both leaps at once, the "seamless" user experience, which appears to be Microsoft's key point of differentiation in Series 7, won't be that seamless after all. As such, it seems Microsoft has bet the farm that third party developers are not only programmers but top-notch graphic designers as well. However, if history is any indication, Microsoft will need to kick out the visually challenged with an iron foot to prevent things from getting very ugly, very quickly.

My dears... There's no proof that windows mobiel 7 series is not multitasking. Where exactly did you get this statement. Infact it's not like that. Flash support will be there for the launch because MS is in talks with Adobe for that. So, still you want to stick with ANCIENT UIs like android and iphones os? Really? So you are not getting what a smartphone is in 2010.

"Flash support will be there for the launch because MS is in talks with Adobe for that." With 10 months to go I cant see why not?? So will Paul post a "the morning after" post where he will state that the phones should have been ready for sale immediately or people will lose interest? As the iWinsupersite blog burns!!!