Windows Phones Down 38% Since '7' Launch

Re:Windows Phones Down 38% Since '7' Launch by wallflower on Saturday August 06, 2011 @09:53PM (#2855453)

I love the Metro UI, but the only time I have seen it was when a MSFT employee demoed it.

Outside of TV commercials, I have not seen a single WP7 phone in the wild.

Hopefully Nokia can make WP7 sexy and mainstream.

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Re:Windows Phones Down 38% Since '7' Launch by emehrkay on Saturday August 06, 2011 @09:57PM (#2855461)

It is very smooth. I remember a lot of touches having feedback through small vibrations. If it weren't for the browser, Id recommend it to people.

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Re:Windows Phones Down 38% Since '7' Launch by icefox on Saturday August 06, 2011 @11:17PM (#2855627)

Played with it for an while and while it seemed nice overall there wasn't any 'wow' and like someone else already said it is too bad they are stuck with being forced to use IE.

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Re:Windows Phones Down 38% Since '7' Launch by wallflower on Sunday August 07, 2011 @12:43AM (#2855784)

This may get buried but started a poll on smartphone platform usage:

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2855717

Please vote!

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Re:Windows Phones Down 38% Since '7' Launch by technoslut on Saturday August 06, 2011 @10:08PM (#2855481)

I wonder if the live tiles may confuse the average user. It may be that what people come to expect from a smartphone is the icon grid.

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Re:Windows Phones Down 38% Since '7' Launch by notJim on Sunday August 07, 2011 @01:47AM (#2855924)

I caught a glimpse of one at a party the other day! Didn't get a chance to ask the guy how he liked it, unfortunately.

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