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Tag Archives: Windows Phone
PCs are the new Mainframe, and not in the good sense
Every time I write something about Microsoft’s strategy, and suggest the classic desktop PC (and the desktop, indeed the WIMP model itself,) is becoming a niche offering, I get inundated with comments challenging my position. Now this just in from Gartner, … Continue reading
Posted in Computer and Internet, Microsoft, Windows, Windows Phone
Tagged Microsoft Strategy, PC, post-PC, smartphone, Tablet, Windows, WIndows Blue, Windows Phone
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Losing patience with Windows Phone
I have to say that my patience with Windows Phone is wearing off. There are two reasons for this. The first is the lack of real progress on the application front. The second is the feeling of abandonment surrounding the … Continue reading
Samsung and AT&T Send Messages
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
Posted in Mobile, Windows Phone
Tagged Microsoft WIndows Phone, Nokia, Samsung, Samsung Focus 2, Windows Phone
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Third party mobile phone pricing
A post about the price of the HTC Titan II price being dropped drove me to this little piece. The price has NOT been dropped, Wal-Mart is simply offering the Titan II for $50 less than the official AT&T pricing. So … Continue reading
Posted in Computer and Internet, Microsoft, Mobile, Windows Phone
Tagged Amazon, HTC Titan II, Nokia Lumia 900, Wal-Mart, Windows Phone
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More on Apps for Windows Phone
My post last Friday elicited some comments that I wanted to address, and I felt that a new post was more appropriate than just replying to the comments. Some found it amusing that I picked Starbucks and United as examples … Continue reading
Posted in Computer and Internet, Microsoft, Mobile, Windows Phone
Tagged Microsoft WIndows Phone, Windows Phone, Windows Phone Apps
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Is Microsoft courting the wrong developers for Windows Phone?
The Wall Street Journal has yet another article on Microsoft’s efforts to woo developers to the Windows Phone platform. The example they use to show how difficult this has been for Microsoft is Fooducate. Fooducate? While getting the long tail of … Continue reading
Posted in Computer and Internet, Microsoft, Mobile, Windows Phone
Tagged Microsoft WIndows Phone, Windows Phone, Windows Phone Apps
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Strike 3 for AT&T?
In my entry on AT&T’s Unlimited Plan debacle I discussed why despite AT&T’s customer unfriendly policies I was probably going to stick with them. Now I’m having second thoughts on that conclusion, because of AT&T’s refusal to ship Windows Phone updates … Continue reading
Untangling Tango
There have been a couple of rumors recently that I wanted to comment on. The first is the confusing signals about Windows Phone Tango. The one that had me head-scratching was that Tango would co-exist with Windows Phone 8. That … Continue reading
Why doesn’t Windows Phone sell?
Charlie Kindel has a nice blog posting on why Windows Phone has yet to take off. Robert Scoble, amongst many others, chimes in with his response. Now I agree with Charlie, and many of the other critics as well! There … Continue reading
Posted in Computer and Internet, Microsoft, Windows Phone
Tagged Windows Phone, WIndows Phone sales
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