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Why Aren't Crowds Flocking to Windows Phones?
- vyrotek 16y agoFor me, because they're on the wrong carrier.
- byoung2 16y agoAre they still only on AT&T? If I had to be on AT&T I'd rather get an iPhone.
- jim_h 16y ago"At 158, it’s a small sample size, and it’s still early days for the Windows Phone 7 platform..." It's still a bit too early to tell considering how long iPhone and Android have been out.
- byoung2 16y agoIt's still a bit too early to tell considering how long iPhone and Android have been out. I remember the pre-iPhone launch hype, and the general level of excitement. Remember those "this is how you turn it on..." commercials and how everyone just had to have one? There was a similar amount of anticipation before the first Android phone was released. There is nothing near that for any Windows Phone. I bet this is largely because people generally dislike Microsoft, and that previous versions of Windows Phones were not very user-friendly. The HTC TouchFlo 3D and Sense overlays were nice, but vanilla Windows Mobile was terrible. Windows Phone 7 is completely different, but people won't give it a chance.
- brudgers 16y agoWP7 is the commercialization of what is primarily a Microsoft research project - running Windows on ARM (coming mainstream in the next version of Windows). As a product, it is a long term strategy, and it is no coincidence that it is leading out with ATT just at the time when Apple has announce their love for Verizon (who used Microsoft Kin to gain Apple's interest). Keep in mind that WP7 was under consideration from 51% despite being new to the market and exclusive to one carrier...while the admitted market leader Apple was barely edging Android even after the big news that they were headed to Verizon.