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Looks like the Nokia partnership may be their last best hope. Android can have the crapware-laden low-end of the Smartphone market and Microsoft and Apple can b
by alxp 15y ago
Looks like the Nokia partnership may be their last best hope. Android can have the crapware-laden low-end of the Smartphone market and Microsoft and Apple can be seen as the quality brands, and if Nokia sells enough phones it will at least save MS's reputation.
- redthrowaway 15y agoKeep in mind though, Google has both the crapware-laden low-end, as well as some very desirable phones in the Nexus Line. WP7 has neither, really. I'd like to like it, as I think it's awesome that MS is finally doing some real UI innovation, but none of the phones tickle my fancy enough for me to really give it a shot.
- nlawalker 15y agoWhat are you looking for in a phone? MS doesn't give hardware manufactures a whole ton of room to differentiate, but in the room that they do give, it seems to be covered fairly well. Is it just an overall build quality thing?
- redthrowaway 15y agoI'm not going to lie, I simply don't like the look of any of the WP7 phones. Yes, I know it's shallow, but it's a pretty big first barrier to overcome. I've heard some people say they really like the Nokia phones, but none of them really do anything for me.
- 7952 15y agoThe Nokia partnership will never succeed until they can make the phones much cheaper. If they could get them under $100 without a contract they would sell millions. There is a massive untapped market for cheaper phones with apps.