http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/ Engadget Comments for 30 million Windows Phone 7 devices sold by the end of 2011? Microsoft says yes (update: not exactly) 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/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/May 27th 2010 5:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/I'll be watching.

I hope I don't regret buying my Droid Incredible one the Windows Phones start coming out.

Oh, who am I kidding? I could never regret buying you! *pets Incredible*]]>May 27th 2010 5:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/
I am also am taking this ludicrous statement with a grain of salt. For as popular as the iPhone is it only sold 33million units in 2009. This new windows 7 phone has to sell as many with overcoming people view of the old windows 6.5 and older.

Don't get me wrong I am very interested in playing with the new OS but I doubt they will be able to compete on a competitive scale with a handful of apps and no flash support. Not to mention that the majority of high end Android devices (EVO, Incredible) will look very close to the Windows 7 phones]]>May 27th 2010 5:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/May 27th 2010 5:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/May 27th 2010 5:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/May 27th 2010 5:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/I'll take 1 Million!]]>May 27th 2010 5:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/Google beats Microsoft in smartphones, catching Apple | Reuters - http://goo.gl/z1Ys]]>May 27th 2010 5:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/May 27th 2010 5:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/
I guess a few more big wigs at MS will be leaving after this doesn't pan out.]]>May 27th 2010 5:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/May 27th 2010 5:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/
Yeah, that's a huge number to aim for. Still, you never know...]]>May 27th 2010 5:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/May 27th 2010 5:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/They will build on a decent customer base of 6.5 users who want to upgrade. It's not a new platform stating from scratch.

That said, I think Windows Mobile is dead. Microsoft can't keep up with the innovation the other vendors are offering, and they can't leverage their Office monopoly the way they wish they could.]]>May 27th 2010 6:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/
What innovation? Seriously, that one always puzzles me.

What are the likes of Apple, Google, RIM and even Nokia offering that WM7 doesn't?]]>May 27th 2010 6:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/
Microsoft is on that GOOD SHIT...I'm talking mad crack laced with I dunno what...

As for the OS itself its new and its fresh but its not perfect. Personally as a consumer I have issues with the way it looks. I know I'm not the only one. MS still has a lot to do to prove to me that any Windows 7 phone will be as fast and as smooth as the iPhone 3GS or iPhone 4G.]]>May 27th 2010 6:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/May 27th 2010 6:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/May 27th 2010 6:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/
Your so right, I do have a WinMo phone but i'm in no way a MS fan. But I'm still at a loss to find what it is that Android/Apple/Nokia etc offer over my WinMo HD2.

I can install/change what I like, modify ROM no poblem, sync and tether to any device over bluetooth/wifi/USB. Edit Word/Excel etc. IMO other smartphones are behind WinMo no the other way around.]]>May 27th 2010 6:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/
Are those things important enough to keep me from getting one? Probably not. ]]>May 27th 2010 6:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/
Phones claiming to be for gaming need not apply. PSP was already hired for that role, and is better than you'll ever be.]]>May 27th 2010 6:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/
The Kin makes the G1 look like a beautiful work of art!]]>May 27th 2010 6:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/When did you use this iPhone 4G? I don't think anyone here doubts your blind loyalty to apple even to the point of comparing phones you haven't even seen officially announced yet. Don't be so quick to call others pathetic for having opinions when your fanboy flag is waving so clearly.]]>May 27th 2010 7:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/Getting banned and coming back in the same day. Wow. ]]>May 27th 2010 7:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/
I have an iPod Touch and Windows Mobile 6.5. Can't remember the last time I used my iPod Touch.

It's a toy. You are right that WinMo doesn't have a lot of games. Of course, the iPod Touch doesn't have a lot of games that can keep my attention for more than 5 minutes. That's why I have a PSP.

Look, if you want something that is trendy, and has "fun" apps then yes, the iPhone/iPod Touch cannot be challenged. If you want a phone that you can work on, get stuff done, then WinMo is the best. If you want a little of both then Android is your device. If all you care about is emailing/texting/chatting then BB is what you want. Each device has it's own strengths and weaknesses. ]]>May 27th 2010 7:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/May 27th 2010 7:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/
Use a Zune HD with a tegra , which uses a 600mhz ARM11 core vs a 1GHZ snapdragon minimum( Cortex A8 core) and tell me that you have doubts about how responsive it will be. There won't be any lag. Android gets aquite a bit laggy on the lower end hardware. Worse than WinMo 5.0 was on my motorola q , and that thing was ancient hardware. And yes i have android 2.1 on a droid eris and there is still lag in places.]]>May 27th 2010 7:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/May 27th 2010 9:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/May 27th 2010 10:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/Windows 7 has the highest adoption rate of any Windows so far, and Xbox 360 is the most popular of the HD consoles (As much as it pains me as a Playstation 3 owner to say).

Now we'll have a Windows 7 Phone, the general consumer who likes Windows 7 is going to seriously look into this phone.

Wait it's also an Xbox Portable gaming phone? the general consumer who likes Xbox is going to seriously look into this phone.

Oh it also has the best mobile office suite and companies that have been holding off upgrading their old windows mobile devices now can? The enterprise market is gong to seriously look into this phone.

I'm far more surprised that people are so one eyed with the phone market thinking it has to be iPhone app based or Android open based to even launch successfully. Unless iPhone OS 4.0 seriously wows me I'll be happily trading up my 3G-S to a Windows Phone 7.]]>May 27th 2010 10:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/http://j.mp/xna-games-4-0]]>May 28th 2010 2:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/
Right. So insults aside...

What innovation?]]>May 28th 2010 2:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/
Indeed. They'll be lucky to get 1/3 of that at best.

If they succeed with WP7, they'll have to really succeed with content, app-store, pricing, sexy phones - all at once. And it'll still take minimum two years (compare to Apple).

MS is betting too much on their marketing budget and deals.

But they forget, that everybody else is also advertising and everybody else is also cutting deals.

And the phones by everybody else (except Apple) will be much cheaper due to no licensing costs involved and much lower hardware requirements.

But at least they got more free advertising again by showing their slides.

That's more than the world's largest handset maker is able to do.

]]>May 28th 2010 3:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/
Microsoft is good at the mass market. It took them 6 months to sell 100million units of windows 7 on 712 different devices so it's not that impossible. I sense their major sales will not be in US but the Asia. Android will move well in the US and iPhone too will continue to sell. In the end, more people start using smartphones.]]>May 28th 2010 5:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/May 28th 2010 9:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/May 28th 2010 11:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/May 28th 2010 4:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/May 27th 2010 5:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/May 27th 2010 5:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/I am a big Android fan. I am actually wearing an Android T-Shirt. But Windows 7 Phones is going to catch the eyes of the non-tech geeks out there and really set its eye's on business class. It's a VERY clean OS and its got an Enterprise name on the back of it. Microsoft.

Love or hate Microsoft, they have a legacy name and can use it to there advantages in the Enterprise market. And for everyone else. It's clean and new looking. And people LOVE new things. ]]>May 27th 2010 5:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/May 27th 2010 6:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/
I just want to see more videos of the WP7 UI in action.... seriously....]]>May 27th 2010 7:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/
All of a sudden Microsoft's the underdog and you know how the story of the underdog goes...]]>May 28th 2010 10:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/May 27th 2010 5:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/May 27th 2010 5:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/May 27th 2010 6:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/
LOL~]]>May 27th 2010 7:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/May 27th 2010 5:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/
He actually said: "There's no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant market share. No chance. It's a $500 subsidized item. They may make a lot of money. But if you actually take a look at the 1.3 billion phones that get sold, I'd prefer to have our software in 60% or 70% or 80% of them, than I would to have 2% or 3%, which is what Apple might get."

Hmmm.... seems pretty close to me.]]>May 27th 2010 5:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/30-million-windows-phone-7-devices-sold-by-the-end-2011-microso/
"There's no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant market share. No chance," said Ballmer. "It's a $500 subsidized item. They may make a lot of money. But if you actually take a look at the 1.3 billion phones that get sold, I'd prefer to have our software in 60% or 70% or 80% of them, than I would to have 2% or 3%, which is what Apple might get."

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