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Android's success is due to pricing and availability. Would a consumer pay $100 for a great Android phone or $200 for iPhone 4? How about if they get ANOTHER An

Android's success is due to pricing and availability. Would a consumer pay $100 for a great Android phone or $200 for iPhone 4? How about if they get ANOTHER Android phone free for the same Ben Franklin?! On networks where the iPhone isn't available (Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobs, etc), are you going to buy an Android phone or a Motorola Razr? There aren't many other options (except Blackberry - no touch screen, no fun). WP7 will dominate for a few reasons. The UI is slick and snappy. Its touch sensitivity is fantastic. Microsoft is putting God knows how much money behind its marketing campaign. They're gonna have tons of those "buy one get one free" deals for crazy prices. They're really putting a lot behind this release...I will be really surprised if they don't chomp up at least a quarter of smartphone market share within the next few years. Android is great for tech geeks. I honestly do like Android, I don't hate it. But WP7 is a better phone for the non-tech geeks out there because of its ease of use. Not saying that WP7 isn't good for tech geeks too! It comes with an array of enterprise features that are fantastic. As far as the "next Android" with the same UI, its vaporware right now. Not worth wasting keystrokes arguing over. And yes, the OS is upgradeable directly from MSFT, not the carriers. The second that a new update is available you can download it straight from MSFT's servers. The core of WP7 is maintained by MSFT; the miscellaneous drivers and applications provided by hardware manufacturers and carriers are maintained through their own updates. Snarky today, aren't we? ;)

teilo 16y ago
I've seen similar claims from Microsoft before, and it's all very nice, in theory. But as far as I'm concerned, all of this is theoretical until it actually happens. Microsoft has had a long history of making claims during the marketing phase that just do not bear out in the final product. Thus it is a dodgy proposition to prognosticate using their marketing material.
- ericmsimons 16y ago
  Fair enough. Like I said in my article, "There is a huge check with Microsoft's name on it IF they pull this off." I'm betting they do. I also bet on the iPad failing; I now owe my friend Scott an unboxing video of that putrid device. I digress.

teilo 16y ago

I've seen similar claims from Microsoft before, and it's all very nice, in theory. But as far as I'm concerned, all of this is theoretical until it actually happens. Microsoft has had a long history of making claims during the marketing phase that just do not bear out in the final product. Thus it is a dodgy proposition to prognosticate using their marketing material.

ericmsimons 16y ago
Fair enough. Like I said in my article, "There is a huge check with Microsoft's name on it IF they pull this off." I'm betting they do. I also bet on the iPad failing; I now owe my friend Scott an unboxing video of that putrid device. I digress.