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I was at a conference last week with 100 developers, at least 50 of which use mostly Microsoft development tools. A speaker from Microsoft asked who had a Windo
by ja27 16y ago
I was at a conference last week with 100 developers, at least 50 of which use mostly Microsoft development tools. A speaker from Microsoft asked who had a Windows Phone 7 device. He was the only one. Even gadget nuts like me that carry multiple devices didn't have one.
I know about 6 people that have them, but they're all either Microsoft employees, Microsoft MVPs, or are married to one.
- TomOfTTB 16y agoThis, to me, is the problem. I didn't expect Windows Phone 7 to win over Android or iPhone developers. But if you are a Microsoft developer it's hard to start developing for Android or the iPhone. Because you have to use a different language, different tools, a different environment, etc... Given that I expected Microsoft developers to jump at Windows Phone 7 because it was an easy way for them to translate their skills to a mobile platform. But as someone who knows a lot of MS developers they all seem pretty apathetic. More than anything else that makes me doubt the platform's long term future.
- nkohari 16y agoIt's a vicious cycle. If I felt that the platform had a future, I would devote some of my .NET abilities towards developing for it. But I don't, so I don't bother. Just like with the Zune, Microsoft came too late to the party with a reasonably good product that no one cared about.