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Here are two great steps for MS to put WP7 in the race: 1. treat it like a game console. Make all your 1st party companies (Rare, Halo company, etc) make kille

Here are two great steps for MS to put WP7 in the race: 1. treat it like a game console. Make all your 1st party companies (Rare, Halo company, etc) make killer games for it and put them on the market for FREE. make money thru microtransactions if they have to. 2. DOMINATE video editing and sharing ON THE DEVICE. I think these two wedges will be enough to get the ball rolling to critical mass in 2013 if they manage to do it mid 2012.

wvenable 15y ago
1. A phone isn't really a hard-core gaming device which is the type of games their 1st party companies make. They're not going to make an Angry Birds or a Tiny Wings. 2. This is easily copied by Apple/Android -- Apple probably even has a head start on it. I think WP7 needs to stop concentrating on the consumer side and focus on the business side. RIM is about to implode and Apple doesn't have a strong presence in that area. Microsoft already has the necessary presence with exchange and active directory. Windows 8 will unify their UI experience. They are just wasting effort, time, and money trying to take on Apple and Android on their turf.
- unobfuscate 15y ago
  I couldn't agree more, Microsoft still has a chance to own the corporate side. If they buy RIM, there is a chance for leverage down the road to fight the consumer battle. As it stands, they are just fighting the tide.
- Samuel_Michon 15y ago
  Re: 1. iOS runs the Unreal Engine 3 as well as iD's RAGE engine. Look at games like Infinity Blade [1] and Rage HD [2], then try telling me that's not serious gaming. Re: 2. Yes, iMovie for iOS has been out for 18 months [3]. It's pretty darn good. [1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDvPIhCd8N4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDvPIhCd8N4 [2] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fl2bAiloQwQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fl2bAiloQwQ [3] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j69pZU5d2cs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j69pZU5d2cs
  - wvenable 15y ago
    The iPhone is a very powerful gaming device, hardware wise, for sure. But the real question is, how well do those games actually sell? I just don't think you can save a phone platform by making it a serious game platform.
    - Samuel_Michon 15y ago
      Over half of all iOS apps sold are games. RAGE HD and Infinity Blade are best selling titles, grossing millions. That's not to say gaming is the answer for Windows Phone, I'm simply objecting to the notion that mobile OSes don't have anything to offer to serious gamers.
      - wvenable 15y ago
        Yes, it wasn't my intention to imply that mobile OSes don't have anything to offer serious gamers. It was more that serious gamers don't have much to offer to mobile OSes. While people who have phones buy games, I don't think they'd buy a phone just for that -- at least not in quantities enough to make it viable strategy.
        Samuel_Michon 15y ago
        I agree, the percentage of smartphone buyers who are serious gamers must be in the single digits. I have no clue how MS could improve Windows Phone so that it will attract iOS and Android users. I also don't see how manufacturers of dumb phones would choose Windows Phone over Android, unless they're offered large sums of cash (like Nokia). IMHO, Windows Phone is screwed.

wvenable 15y ago

1. A phone isn't really a hard-core gaming device which is the type of games their 1st party companies make. They're not going to make an Angry Birds or a Tiny Wings. 2. This is easily copied by Apple/Android -- Apple probably even has a head start on it. I think WP7 needs to stop concentrating on the consumer side and focus on the business side. RIM is about to implode and Apple doesn't have a strong presence in that area. Microsoft already has the necessary presence with exchange and active directory. Windows 8 will unify their UI experience. They are just wasting effort, time, and money trying to take on Apple and Android on their turf.

unobfuscate 15y ago
I couldn't agree more, Microsoft still has a chance to own the corporate side. If they buy RIM, there is a chance for leverage down the road to fight the consumer battle. As it stands, they are just fighting the tide.
Samuel_Michon 15y ago
Re: 1. iOS runs the Unreal Engine 3 as well as iD's RAGE engine. Look at games like Infinity Blade [1] and Rage HD [2], then try telling me that's not serious gaming. Re: 2. Yes, iMovie for iOS has been out for 18 months [3]. It's pretty darn good. [1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDvPIhCd8N4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDvPIhCd8N4 [2] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fl2bAiloQwQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fl2bAiloQwQ [3] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j69pZU5d2cs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j69pZU5d2cs
- wvenable 15y ago
  The iPhone is a very powerful gaming device, hardware wise, for sure. But the real question is, how well do those games actually sell? I just don't think you can save a phone platform by making it a serious game platform.
  - Samuel_Michon 15y ago
    Over half of all iOS apps sold are games. RAGE HD and Infinity Blade are best selling titles, grossing millions. That's not to say gaming is the answer for Windows Phone, I'm simply objecting to the notion that mobile OSes don't have anything to offer to serious gamers.
    - wvenable 15y ago
      Yes, it wasn't my intention to imply that mobile OSes don't have anything to offer serious gamers. It was more that serious gamers don't have much to offer to mobile OSes. While people who have phones buy games, I don't think they'd buy a phone just for that -- at least not in quantities enough to make it viable strategy.
      - Samuel_Michon 15y ago
        I agree, the percentage of smartphone buyers who are serious gamers must be in the single digits. I have no clue how MS could improve Windows Phone so that it will attract iOS and Android users. I also don't see how manufacturers of dumb phones would choose Windows Phone over Android, unless they're offered large sums of cash (like Nokia). IMHO, Windows Phone is screwed.