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Monthly Archives: April 2010
The Windows Phone 7 target audience … and the Pink target audience!
A lot has been made about how Windows Phone 7 is supposedly abandoning the IT worker crowd that makes up most of the audience for Microsoft’s current smart phone platform, Windows Mobile. This is not the case at all. I … Continue reading
Posted in Windows Phone
6 Comments
Microsoft confirms plan to evolve Windows Phone over time
Well, you had to know it was too good to be true. In recent comments to a Dutch web site of all places, Microsoft tech evangelist Charlie Kindel has revealed some important new information about Windows Phone: It’s not going … Continue reading
Posted in Windows Phone
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That other Microsoft phone
I’m heading to New York City today to take part in the Pink event, which you’ve heard about. As I write this, I’m amused to still see stories appearing like, “Microsoft may unveil new phones today.” Yeah. They may. :) … Continue reading
Posted in The Competition
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Still learning WordPress, part 27
One thing that’s occurring here is that I’m familiarizing myself with WordPress. I was a Blogger user for many users and always liked it (in fact, I paid for Blogger Pro before Google bought the service and ended that upsell). … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging
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The philosophical difference between Windows Phone and iPhone
I’ve said before that the number one innovation in Windows Phone is that Microsoft, in rethinking the smart phone, has adopted a new user experience model that is not app-oriented as is the iPhone (and, for that matter, Android). That … Continue reading
Posted in The Competition, Windows Phone
44 Comments
Tip: Watch videos of Windows Phone 7 build 6077
You may have heard that some intrepid hackers have gotten the emulator image for Windows Phone 7 in the developer tools to provide access to many of the built-in apps. (Or, as I call it, “my backup plan” for writing … Continue reading
Posted in Windows Phone
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Competition watch (literally): Apple iPhone OS 4 Keynote
Apple has made the video version of yesterday’s iPhone OS 4 presentation available. You can view it via the Apple web site (high, med and low versions) or, more conveniently, download it from the Apple Keynotes podcast. It’s interesting viewing on … Continue reading
Posted in The Competition
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Windows Phone: Key Themes, Part 2: Seven Areas of Differentiation
I’ve written up part 2 of my 3-part series on the key themes of Windows Phone 7. This one is called Seven Areas of Differentiation, and it builds on my original blog post, Windows Phone themes from a week or … Continue reading
Posted in Windows Phone
6 Comments
Competition watch: iPhone OS 4.0
Apple today unveiled its plans for iPhone OS 4.0, the next major OS for its iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad products. Based on the announcement, they’re making some obvious but important updates to the product and, perhaps for the first … Continue reading
Posted in The Competition
38 Comments
Windows Phone and audio books
Robert L. emailed me today with the following query: I am an iPhone user that will be switching to wp7 when it comes out. The only big problem I see myself having is I listen to a lot of audiobooks and there … Continue reading
Posted in Online services, Windows Phone
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