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Re:Microsoft's new pitch: 'Every .Net developer is a Windows... by bad_user on Thursday February 18, 2010 @02:03PM (#1134949)
Considering that a majority of HTC phones (the champion of Android) are WinMo, and you can also find (recent) WinMo phones from Samsung, LG, Acer and Motorola ... your assertion is out of sync with reality.

Historically yes, WinMo phones suck ... one of my uncles (who's a truck driver ... i.e. a normal person ... has one) and I hated it from the first second I touched it, but he's happy with it. And I once owned an HP iPaq, which was a lot more useful than an iPhone.

I wouldn't underestimate the power of Microsoft, or the number of .NET developers who would want to go mobile if WinMo 7 is a success. They only need focus, and sometimes they can pull it off.

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Re:Microsoft's new pitch: 'Every .Net developer is a Windows... by RickProspect on Friday February 19, 2010 @01:10PM (#1137477)
The assertion is definitely not out of sync with reality. I literally don't know a single person with a windows mobile phone. I'm not trashing WinMo...

I'm a .Net developer myself and my first thought was "what kind of app can I make." My second thought was why write an app when I've never seen a windows mobile phone.

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