CNN Money: Microsoft is a Dying Consumer Brand

Re:CNN Money: Microsoft is a Dying Consumer Brand by aboodman on Wednesday October 27, 2010 @12:07PM (#1839162)

That is the fundamental and sad misunderstanding of this ad.

People don't fiddle with their phones while walking because the phones are hard to use. They fiddle because the phone is fun and addicting.

There's no desire for a phone that lets you get in and out quickly. On the contrary. If they could come up with a phone that lets you be online all the time without walking into things, they'd have a huge winner.

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Re:CNN Money: Microsoft is a Dying Consumer Brand by tpz on Wednesday October 27, 2010 @04:38PM (#1840349)

For some reason I find myself reminded of the whole RIM Playbook "coping with family" faux pas. It is almost as if WP7 were being promoted on the basis of selecting a phone based on wanting to avoid something: in the WP7 case, avoiding using the phone, in the Playbook case, avoiding your family. Both show a disconnect with reality and neither bode particularly well for the companies involved.

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