The success of
Windows Phone 7 as a commercially viable mobile platform will ultimately depend on a great many things, but one of the biggest factors might be its chops as a gaming setup -- so naturally, we're excited to see each and every WP7 game that gets previewed right now. In March, Microsoft kicked off its so-called Rockstar competition, where student teams competed to make awesome apps (games or otherwise) for the platform in their choice of
Silverlight or
XNA -- and the results of the competition are finally in. Two of the top three winners were games, and the grand champion was a game by the name of -- wait for it -- "Droid." Members of the team are receiving $8,000 plus a Windows Phone, and while none of these apps are the most polished things in the world, it's a promising sign that these students were able to come in fresh on a brand new platform and produce solid version 1.0 software in less than three months' time. Hit up Microsoft's
Windows Blog for the full list of winners.
posted June 10th 2010 12:00AM
What about my Zune HD?
@raiden8383
we are talking about Windows Phone 7..
Now continue..
@raiden8383
Can't wait to see what else comes out of this interesting venture. Neat apps!
Aside: Love how the "iPhone 4 vs. Evo 4g, which one should you get" is the highest in number of comments, but doesn't register as an article. Hahaha. Fail.
@Mike10010100
Yeah they took it away because EVO was killing the iPhone 4 and it was a little too much for the people at Engadget to handle
With all that's going on with android 2.2 and the iPhone4, i don't think Microsoft has a chance with Window phone 7, They're so late to the game it's pitiful
@raiden8383
Does anyone know the last iphone4 vs Evo4G poll stats?
Last time I checked it was at iphone4: 4,000, 45% to evo4g:3,000, 30%.
It probably doubled because i didnt check back, n now its deleted -.-
@Xega
On the contrary, I believe Microsoft has quite a potential in the mobile section. Remember, until 3 years ago, they were dominating the PDA/Smartphone market. Microsoft is in a position to really pull off a cloud solution for its phones. The widespread of smartphones is yet to reach its full potential. Microsoft should concentrate on attracting new customers and enterprise users, instead of blindly copying and countering and competing with the likes of Apple and Google.
@kapanak I think microsoft still has more marketshare in the smartphone business in The USA then apples iphone.
WM7 is what i'm waitinf for, i'm sure I won't be disappointed
@AlienSix
Where they seriously?
NICE!!!!!
DAMMIT I missed seeing the numbers.. UGHH
@Xega
Better late than never. I'd rather them take their time and come up with a solid platform then rush trying to keep up with Apple and Android. I'm happy that they decided to start from the grand up instead of building on decaying remnants. Besides, each platform has a (slightly) different target market.
@AlienSix
Spot on! Evo Rules!
@Technologeee
Im trying to figure out why they pulled the article
@Technologeee
Guys look at this.. Theres already another forum about other people wondering why the poll has been deleted..
http://androidforums.com/htc-evo-4g/97335-engadgets-iphone-4-vs-evo-poll.html
Wow, talk about exciting..
LETS MAKE THEM BRING BACK THE ARTICLE.
THE WORLD WANTS THOSE DAM NUMBERS.. UGH
@Technologeee
@krptx356951
Ladies and gentleman.
There is a poll on CNET.com, which has alot more visitors than engadget, so these votes are to be taken very seriously.
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19512_7-20007000-233.html
Right now, the evo 4G is SMOKING the iPhone 4, the evo has 58%, the iPhone has 39%. WOW
I personally am getting an iphone 4, and I voted for the iphone 4, I cannot believe how cool the evo is, but it isnt in canada, so that sucks.
@AlienSix:
They probably pulled it because the survey results had the iPhone solidly on top while the DroidBots repeatedly spammed the comments section with EVO 4EVA (and downranking anyone who said otherwise).
Truly lame.
Let's just watch the sales numbers, hmm?
@Technologeee
I went through reading that thread and wow, I have to say Im surprised that Engadget would remove the article. Btu I cant say Im too surprised
@HotFuzz Sale numbers dont preclude the popularity of a phone. If the iPhone 4 outsells the EVO doesnt make the EVO a failure
@PBB
they'll be competing with Android not Apple. No, as a matter of fact MS won't be competing with Android because the 3rd party cell phone makers that do Android will be doing Mobile 7 phones.
LG, Moto and Samsung will put out LG, Moto and Samsung Winmo 7 phones. Where is the competition? Ain't none!!
Android is license free and MS' new mobile OS ain't. But the same people making Android will be making MS OS powered phones.
Moto Droid, Moto Winmo.... LG Android, LG Wnomo...Samsung Android, Samsung Winmo.
DUMB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@AlienSix http://goo.gl/tATy
Beutiful games , sucks I'm getting an iphone4
@markolic
That does suck.
@markolic
Some say the iphone mite be an Evo killer, haha they fail. Evo owns all.
@Technologeee
How can the iPhone not be an evo killer if the generation of iphones until now have 3 times more marketshare than the 60+ android devices?
fail
@Accelerator i think hes referring to the single device, as of right now the EVO is the best phone on the market and the iPhone debuted at wwdc doesnt really seem to stack up. the screen res is nice but useless on something so small. the iOS4 was a huge disappointment and wifi only video = fail.
I think its pretty obvious Apple cant keep up with HTC anymore, because even if you believe iPhone is better they are releasing the Mondrian later this year that beats both. One Phone a year with incremental upgrades will no longer be enough to stay on top.
Legit.
Lmao the zune is long forgotten...
Dear Microsoft
If you are reading thing then i am dead.
I have killed myself over you abandoning me.
I hate life and everything in it
Signed, Zune HD
@DefPoet
oh microsoft, gotta love those guys
@DefPoet So Sad... but so true... Zune will forever live on in the hearts and minds of its owners.... *sniff
@DefPoet
There is always the homebrew community.
@inestine Dont know about you but mine lives in my bed!!!!
@Fragmented i dont know about that, i like to keep my PMP and Phone separate... but thats just me
lol, droid. oh the irony...
@skyblaze
1001.
Competition is (almost) never a bad thing, so I look forward to what the 7 phone OS is capable off game-wise.
Because even if you won't admit it, we have all spent time playing games on our phones, and we could all spend more if they get better and better.
Cool beans!
Can't wait to see as companies start to get their engines built. Should see some impressive 3D games.
Really hope MS partners get involved. Some large titles in mobile versions would be nice. If indie developers can do this stuff larger companies are probably having a blast.
I hope Rare ports some of their games to windows phone 7 : )
What, can't do screenshots on the Windows 7 Phone?
*Bow chika wowow* :)
They have Task Manager apps, hmmm....
@loseover4 that app is life tasks manager
I still don't get why a WINDOWS phone doesn't have some sort of WINDOWED multitasking... I mean, wasn't that what gave the PC version of the OS its name in the first place? ...This is why I've never understood the concept of a "Windows" branded phone. There are no windows.
@bmb75x
Because it's just easy to brand something that's already popular. Naming it something else requires a new name to learn.
@bmb75x
It does have multitasking.
But seriously what the hell does a phone need true multi tasking?
@pinktacoyummm
I've been using WebOS for months now and can honestly say that I don't know how I did without window/card multitasking for so long... It's just one of those things where once you try it, it just kinda makes sense. And to me, (I don't know maybe I'm totally crazy, but) it would make sense for a Windows phone to utilize windows.
@bmb75x
I have hd2 it has windows mobile 6.5 but I rarely use more then 2 programs at once.
It maybe just me but I dont' really care about multitasking.
@pinktacoyummm
And that's totally understandable. Everyone uses phones for different purposes. I'm simply stating my thoughts on why I don't understand Microsoft's mobile platform's name. It's called Windows Phone 7, yet doesn't seem to run windows (plural, meaning more than one window) on a phone.
At any rate, personally I like having more than on thing open at once. For one, I like to keep a memo pad up at all times so I can see a list of all I'm to remember that day. Secondly, say I'm playing a game and my friend texts me asking for some information. I can pause the game, do a google search in a new card to find the information, get interrupted by a phone call and talk on speaker phone while I'm drafting the email, send the email, then get back to my game without closing and loosing any information. To me, that's handy.
As you stated, not everyone needs that. But some do.
Sweet!
from the blog post... "Today I’m pleased to announce that off the 131 teams that submitted their applications, a Windows Phone 7 “Rockstar” has been crowned."
Windows Phone 7 Marketplace now has 131 apps, haha. That ToDo list they had already looks better than all the stuff ive downloaded for my wife's iPhone