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The message I got from the ad is that Windows Phone 7 would allow you to see if you had any updates on the homescreen itself, obviating the need for fiddling wi

The message I got from the ad is that Windows Phone 7 would allow you to see if you had any updates on the homescreen itself, obviating the need for fiddling with the phone for a long time to access the same information.

aboodman 16y ago
That is the fundamental and sad misunderstanding of this ad. People don't fiddle with their phones while walking because the phones are hard to use. They fiddle because the phone is fun and addicting. There's no desire for a phone that lets you get in and out quickly. On the contrary. If they could come up with a phone that lets you be online all the time without walking into things, they'd have a huge winner.
- tpz 16y ago
  For some reason I find myself reminded of the whole RIM Playbook "coping with family" faux pas. It is almost as if WP7 were being promoted on the basis of selecting a phone based on wanting to avoid something: in the WP7 case, avoiding using the phone, in the Playbook case, avoiding your family. Both show a disconnect with reality and neither bode particularly well for the companies involved.
jk8 16y ago
Disclaimer: I am saying this without holding the actual device and without seeing a video. Everyone, seems to think that we will be able to see updates on the home screen itself, which I don't think will work. For example email: What will I see on the homescreen? who sent the email, when it was sent? will I see a brief message on the screen? How much information will I see in a tiny box/slice/tile. I don't think I will be able to see a lot of it. Twitter: I think, I will be able to see the last tweet. A little helpful. Facebook updates: I think it would work same as twitter. The user has to launch an app to get the complete information. I think its bad if MS tries to make the phone into a taskbar notification system.

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The message I got from the ad is that Windows Phone 7 would allow you to see if you had any updates on the homescreen itself, obviating the need for fiddling wi

by recoiledsnake 16y ago

aboodman 16y ago
That is the fundamental and sad misunderstanding of this ad. People don't fiddle with their phones while walking because the phones are hard to use. They fiddle because the phone is fun and addicting. There's no desire for a phone that lets you get in and out quickly. On the contrary. If they could come up with a phone that lets you be online all the time without walking into things, they'd have a huge winner.
- tpz 16y ago
  For some reason I find myself reminded of the whole RIM Playbook "coping with family" faux pas. It is almost as if WP7 were being promoted on the basis of selecting a phone based on wanting to avoid something: in the WP7 case, avoiding using the phone, in the Playbook case, avoiding your family. Both show a disconnect with reality and neither bode particularly well for the companies involved.
jk8 16y ago
Disclaimer: I am saying this without holding the actual device and without seeing a video. Everyone, seems to think that we will be able to see updates on the home screen itself, which I don't think will work. For example email: What will I see on the homescreen? who sent the email, when it was sent? will I see a brief message on the screen? How much information will I see in a tiny box/slice/tile. I don't think I will be able to see a lot of it. Twitter: I think, I will be able to see the last tweet. A little helpful. Facebook updates: I think it would work same as twitter. The user has to launch an app to get the complete information. I think its bad if MS tries to make the phone into a taskbar notification system.