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WALL_E
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join:2003-05-28
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| But what about Microsoft?
***** Steve Ballmer interview after initial iPhone launch *****
Wapner: Steve, let me ask you about the iPhone and the Zune, if I may. The Zune was getting some traction and Steve Jobs goes to Macworld and he pulls out this iPhone. What was your first reaction when you saw that?
Ballmer: (laughs) $500 full-subsidized with a plan! I said that is the most expensive phone in the world and it doesn't appeal to business customers because it doesn't have a keyboard which makes it not a very good email machine. Now, it may sell very well or not, I, you know. We have our strategy, we've got great Windows Mobile devices in the market today, we, you can get a Motorola Q phone now for $99, it's a very capable machine, it'll do music, it'll do, uh, Internet, it'll do email, it'll do instant messaging. So, I, I kinda look at that and I say, well, I like our strategy. I like it a lot.
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The current oddball in the smart phone market is, without a doubt, the Windows Mobile OS. *Average consumers* can get excited about things like the iPhone, the Android OS, and the Blackberry Storm. But when it comes to Windows Mobile, Microsoft has nothing.
Sure, it's a competent OS. I wouldn't want to debate anyone on a feature comparison between the Windows Mobile OS and a competitor - no doubt about it, Windows Mobile is capable. But show it's UI to the average consumer and you realize that it is years behind its competitors.
So, my question is, where does Microsoft stand in this market? Will they focus on geeks and business users, or are they going to follow in the footsteps of the iPhone and Android in pursuing a consumer-friendly mobile OS?
The iPhone and Android have made regular consumers excited about smart phones, but Microsoft seems to ignoring them.
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Wills
join:2001-01-03
Port Charlotte, FL
| Maybe Microsoft is ignoring regular consumers because that's the plan?
Honestly, I can name off the top of my head 20 people who have an iPhone and basically shouldn't. They can't run it, they don't use it to it's full potential, and most don't have a clue.
Everyone knocks my Windows Mobile phone but it always seems like my phone has the app THEY need to get something done...
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WALL_E
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| said by Wills  :Everyone knocks my Windows Mobile phone but it always seems like my phone has the app THEY need to get something done... Exactly. As I said, the featureset of Windows Mobile is very good. It's a mature product. But the interface, when compared to the iPhone OS and Blackberry Storm, looks extremely dated and is nowhere near as easy to use.
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