http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/ Engadget Comments for Windows Phone 7 Series will have themes... sort of http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/Mar 16th 2010 11:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/:D]]>Mar 16th 2010 11:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/Mar 16th 2010 11:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/you will be brainwashed to be believe wp7 is in fact inferior to the icrap by the time it releases...]]>Mar 16th 2010 11:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/Have you heard of Winterboard?]]>Mar 17th 2010 12:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/
Dear Windows,

Hello, Microsoft. You've gotten people to become enthused about your mobile OS. This is quite a feat considering the vocal criticisms many people offered regarding previous iterations. Job well done. Please give yourselves a round of applause.

Now that we have returned from the festivities, let's get down to business. Below is a concise yet thorough tutorial called "You've Acquired the Hype, Yay! Now to Keep It" or YATHYNTKI.

Yesteryear, criticizing Windows 6.X was one of the big things to do, like watching Slumdog Millionaire after their Oscar win, going green and coming out as a bisexual female celebrity - confirmation and introduction of the next generation of Windows' mobile OS was necessary. Accordingly, you introduced the world to Windows Phones 7 Series to great anticipation and general positivity and optimism. It was obvious to everyone, it was still in its fetal stage and there were still big decisions to be made. What you are currently doing is making this painfully obvious. YATHYNTKI says STOP! Learn from another successful company (I'm not going to mention Apple by name): remain publicly unaware of any of your product's flaws. If this becomes too great a task, then market your flaw as a feature. Then charge more. Sounds arrogant. Sounds ridiculous. Proven lucrative.

YATHYNTKI then goes further to tell you to keep some mystery. WP7S is still a fetus. Let people believe in its potential. Your baby's inability to do copy and paste is inexcusable - telling people it cannot so early is even worse.

Finally, YATHYNTKI would like to conclude with reminding you you're the world's #1 OS. By far. REMIND PEOPLE OF THIS. People don't shop with iron-clad logic all the time - this explains my phone choice. We are fairly easily convinced by the "sounds logical enough" series of arguments. Great computer OS = great mobile OS. Tell them this. They'll believe it. (This isn't to say I don't think both are great.) For the more logical of us, informing us of the synergy of your pervasive platforms should effectively do the trick.

Again, I should not know WP7S lacks copy and paste. I better not hear of any other flaws. YATHYNTKI would not be happy.]]>Mar 17th 2010 12:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/he's talking about official theming. ]]>Mar 17th 2010 12:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/
Absolutely brilliant. Would read again.]]>Mar 17th 2010 12:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/
Bravo.]]>Mar 17th 2010 1:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/Mar 17th 2010 1:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/
Because their real, paying customers aren't the end users that post on Engadget. Ballmer makes license deals with big corporations, he couldn't care less what you think about the feature set of this phone OS.]]>Mar 17th 2010 1:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/If end users don't matter, why was Vista a flop and why are they scrapping away WM 6? As far as I know, those products were selling fine.]]>Mar 17th 2010 2:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/
Really? Cuz the iPad runs OS 3.4... The next iPhone will probably have customizable backgrounds... Alot more attractive than

Red
Yellow]]>Mar 17th 2010 2:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/
I agree. They made modifications to Windows 7 on the back of feedback so here's hoping they do the same here.

Which, if you think about it would be really clever - they can do the whole "Windows 7 was my idea" thing if they do.]]>Mar 17th 2010 3:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/
Vista was hardly a flop from an adoption and revenue standpoint. It didn't perform as well as MS had hoped but it also wasn't nearly as bad as the media (and MS bashers) made it out to be.]]>Mar 17th 2010 4:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/Mar 17th 2010 8:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/
You nailed it. Apple is also selling to the same customers. Considering how many people bought the 1st and 2nd generation of the iPhone, which didn't have copy and paste or multitasking, the majority of people don't care. Or at least they are blissfully ignorant that they are missing functionality. Unhappy enthusiast < mass market consumer. That being said, I really hope MS will add copy and paste into wp7 before it launches.]]>Mar 17th 2010 10:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/I didn't say Ballmer shouldn't care about the opinions of end users, I said it's not his main concern, and right or wrong, that is the situation today. His customers for OS license revenues are the companies that sign on the dotted line. They have more influence than the end users who buy the stuff at retail.]]>Mar 17th 2010 11:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/Mar 19th 2010 7:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/Mar 16th 2010 11:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/Mar 16th 2010 11:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/That was sarcasm but it should sound familiar to some of you.]]>Mar 16th 2010 11:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/Mar 16th 2010 11:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/Why would you need choices on an Apple product. They are perfect in every way. ]]>Mar 16th 2010 11:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/Mar 16th 2010 11:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/
Uhh.... why even mention iphone? iphone's like the most restricted useless phone of them all. Nexus is where it's at!!!]]>Mar 17th 2010 12:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/
looks at Nexus sales figures vs. iPhone..."Hey, check this out..."]]>Mar 17th 2010 2:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/
looks at Nexus ad campaign figures vs. iPhone..."Hey, check this out..."
]]>Mar 17th 2010 10:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/Mar 16th 2010 11:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/
It's in the WP7S UI guide that everyone can download and read.]]>Mar 17th 2010 5:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/Mar 16th 2010 11:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/Mar 16th 2010 11:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/
They have about 6 months to complete this. I wonder how much they can improve in that time...]]>Mar 16th 2010 11:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/Mar 16th 2010 11:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/thats ok because I FOUND all of your interest and added it to my already sky high interest... circle of life]]>Mar 17th 2010 12:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/
And now I'm back to not caring once more.

I wish Engadget had reported more on Palm from the last conference. I'm dying to know if theres another webOS device or has Palm just given up on the hardware end? I mean I'd like to know what the Pre 2 will look like. HOPEFULLY Palm's team will come up with a better name than "Pre" or "Pixi". Or at least have options for both sexes....]]>Mar 16th 2010 11:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/
Palm wasn't even at MWC, Engadget just has nothing to report on them, becomes there's no actual solid information from Palm. I even have a hard time trying to find rumours on Palm devices!

I'm with you though, I'd love to new a new Palm device.]]>Mar 16th 2010 11:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/
Don't get me wrong. I'm not angry at Engadget unlike the other trolls. I know Palm's been kinda quiet lately (aside from the 3D gaming announcements).

It's just kinda getting to the point where the less you hear about them the more worried I am about the company as a whole. Plus out of sight means out of mind. I'd really like webOS to be dominant over Symbian or android cuz I think it deserves it. It's wells polished, pretty to look at, efficient, and does multitasking.

I just think Palm needs to advertise more (and umm no more freaky white lady Palm).

Much as I hate it sony is def on it's game right now with the current set of ps3 ads. Palm should def take a sip of w/e koolaid sony is drinking if they want the mass market out there to take notice of their amazing mobile os.]]>Mar 16th 2010 11:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/Mar 16th 2010 11:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/Mar 17th 2010 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/
it's almost cute how we're all so worried. I watched the new commercial, and it definitely is better. ]]>Mar 17th 2010 1:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/Mar 16th 2010 11:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/Yes
http://www.engadget.com/exclude/microsoft/

*beating lazy attempts at humor with an obvious hammer.]]>Mar 17th 2010 12:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/
Accent Color : only Black and White I guess
Live Tile Color
Tile Pics

http://www.wmArcade.com/]]>Mar 16th 2010 11:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/
He said that the start screen is not customisable because it's like the hub in a train station that takes from one stop to another. Which was nice as a idea. It gave a good reason for the not much customisability of the home screen.

But still I CANT JUSTIFY why the hell no copy paste...]]>Mar 16th 2010 11:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/Mar 16th 2010 11:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/zune marketplace. ]]>Mar 17th 2010 12:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/Mar 17th 2010 12:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/other elements of the phone are rather depressing, aren't they?
but kudos for Microsoft for making me still want to buy a WP7 phone.]]>Mar 16th 2010 11:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/windows-phone-7-series-will-have-themes-sort-of/Mar 16th 2010 11:45PM