Category Archives: Windows Phone

Is Microsoft really building its own Windows Phone?

Posted on October 3, 2012 by

Is Microsoft really building its own Windows Phone?  Well, building definitely.  Planning to bring to market?  I’m not so sure.  And if they do,  what does that really mean? Microsoft has always been building Windows Phones.  One of the original … Continue reading →

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Windows 8 and Arrogance (or not)

Posted on September 27, 2012 by

I know that I struck a nerve with a comment about Windows Phone apps, Windows 8, and Microsoft Windows President Steven Sinofsky.  I wanted to explore this topic further on two fronts.  First of course is the entire Windows Phone … Continue reading →

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Is Microsoft the big winner in Apple’s win over Samsung?

Posted on August 27, 2012 by

Bill Gates would be the first to point out all the cases where Microsoft’s competitors made a key mistake that let Microsoft succeed.  Office is perhaps the most notable example, where competitors’ reluctance to support Microsoft Windows took Word and … Continue reading →

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What’s Next for Microsoft

Posted on August 24, 2012 by

We all know that in the coming few weeks there will be many more details available on Microsoft’s 2012 product launches.  Final Windows 8 details, Surface details, the launch of Windows Phone 8, the launch of Office 2013, the Xbox Dashboard … Continue reading →

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The practical impact of not upgrading older phones to Windows Phone 8

Posted on June 21, 2012 by

I’m going to leave all (well, most) of the emotion about the lack of upgrades for older phones to Windows Phone 8 on the side and just address the practical impact.  I’m not talking about the potential negative short-term impact … Continue reading →

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The marketing gaffe that could sink Windows Phone

Posted on June 21, 2012 by

What if you made all the right decisions from a technology and engineering standpoint, and then with one little marketing gaffe sunk an entire product line?  Well, I worry that is exactly what Microsoft has done with Windows Phone.  I … Continue reading →

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100,000 Apps and I can’t find anything to install

Posted on June 6, 2012 by

Back at the beginning of April I wrote a blog post that posited Windows Phone’s biggest App problem was the absence of key applications for interacting with the physical world.  So I found it really interesting that in the same week … Continue reading →

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How will Microsoft keep existing Windows Phone’s “Fresh”?

Posted on May 22, 2012 by

When queried about Windows Phone 8 upgrades for existing handsets both Microsoft and Nokia officials have deflected the question with comments about supporting existing customers and keeping their experience “fresh”.  The most direct interpretation of these statements is that Windows … Continue reading →

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Samsung and AT&T Send Messages

Posted on May 7, 2012 by

Today Samsung and AT&T announced the Samsung Focus 2 would be coming to AT&T in a couple of weeks.  While the phone itself is interesting, what it really important here are the messages that both AT&T and Samsung are trying … Continue reading →

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Windows Phone 7.5 will top out at 100,000 apps

Posted on April 27, 2012 by

Two phone ecosystems, two very different phone experiences.  That’s what the current Smartphone market really looks like.  Apple’s IOS and Google’s Android (fragmented as it is).  Apple ships out updates to its iPhone user base at regular intervals and has, … Continue reading →

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