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Re:Why does the Zune HD have the message “For our Princess” ... by B1FF_PSUVM on Saturday September 15, 2018 @05:44PM (#17996184)
I suspect that WindowsPhone 8.1, the nicest phone software ever, was descended from that design effort.

I'd very much like to see a story or an interview with the designer(s), who deserve recognition for that work. If such a piece exists, a link would be appreciated.

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Re:Why does the Zune HD have the message “For our Princess” ... by com2kid on Saturday September 15, 2018 @07:13PM (#17996486)
> I suspect that WindowsPhone 8.1, the nicest phone software ever, was descended from that design effort.

Windows Phone 7 was a direct decedent. WP 8.1 was an iteration on that design language.

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Re:Why does the Zune HD have the message “For our Princess” ... by B1FF_PSUVM on Sunday September 16, 2018 @04:24PM (#18000896)
Right, I had a WindowsPhone 6.5 device from HTC, and it was rather meh on nice hardware. But it could boot an Android from XDA on SD card with little fuss, and that was an improvement ;-)

Now I'm just hoping the incumbents copy enough of the good design to make the loss bearable.

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