http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/ Engadget Comments for Microsoft helping OEMs develop unique Windows Phone 7 apps 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/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/Jun 11th 2010 5:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/Jun 11th 2010 5:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/
Yes, and Microsoft is working its butts off to make WP7 work. I'm really excited for WP7, can't wait for devices to hit market especially the ones by HTC, and that other one, what's it called lightning? (;]]>Jun 11th 2010 5:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/err, coz HTC spent money and resources developing it and that's the only way it can differentiate its devices from others]]>Jun 11th 2010 5:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/Consider the number of apps already available for iPhone and Android. WinPho7 starts from zero, so when a user buy a new WinPho7, it better has good apps pre-installed. Since MS is not making the phone, they have to do their best to work together with the manufactures, and manufactures want their phones to be unique than the competitor's. Basically, if this is to jump start a good user experience before WinPho's own app store is in full force, I'm fine with it.]]>Jun 11th 2010 5:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/
I just wanna see a WP7 phone that looks good. Love that sweet sweet UI. Is that too much to ask?]]>Jun 11th 2010 5:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/
"...why should a nice app not work for my phone if the OS and specs are the same but it says HTC on the back rather than LG?"

How is this different than the situation we have today? I'm talking PCs, consoles, phones. Software had always been the differentiator. You want iLife on your PC? Tough. Who cares if it's just an Intel processor and Corsair RAM with an Nvidia graphics card. It's the same...but not.

All third party apps will work on all Windows 7 phones, but obviously each manufacturer wants to add value to their offering. Everyone does it. Nokia had Nokia only apps that would not run on other S60 phones made by Samsung and Sony Ericsson. ]]>Jun 11th 2010 5:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/
after all the notion about delayed updates and sense being thrown around in bad light for the first time, MS ready did do their past and ensure every Windows Phones from now on will be a direct MS experience.

They really did plan ahead this time, all things are positive for Windows Phone 7. Could't ask for it any other way]]>Jun 11th 2010 6:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/
Not really, it avoids that "fragmentation" problem everyone likes to talk about. With OEMs implementing apps and leaving the OS itself well alone, they should be able to differentiate themselves as well as keep all customers on the latest version.]]>Jun 11th 2010 6:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/
Microsoft seems to be investing a lot of money into it, and I'm happy to see that. I want to see Microsoft do well. ]]>Jun 11th 2010 6:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/Windows Phone 7 wont actually start with 0 apps.. cant you see all the app development being done right now?? and thats better than Apple with no app building features it had with the OG iPhone..]]>Jun 11th 2010 6:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/I hope so. WinPho7 looks great when it was announced, but then comes Android 2.2, then iPhone 4, and all their apps and new handsets.]]>Jun 11th 2010 6:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/
later bro, keep chillin]]>Jun 11th 2010 7:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/My personal belief is 20,000 Apps are good enough for any store, provided they are quality Apps (I think Microsoft will take care of the quality through its screening process). 20,000 Apps cover pretty much everything. Others are mere repetitions or junk (read fart) Apps (except for games ones).]]>Jun 11th 2010 7:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/Jun 11th 2010 8:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/
Kinda like why shouldn't Mac OS X work on my computer just because it says Dell on it rather than sporting a picture of a fruit? I agree it's not fair, but that's now some companies roll.]]>Jun 11th 2010 9:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/
Your analogy is wrong there... You can't compare not running the same software on the same platform and running platform-specific applications on different platforms.]]>Jun 11th 2010 9:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/
With WP7, I haven't really been following developers and how they are doing with the OS but from Microsoft's official talks about it, it just seems like another Apple/iPhone setting. Meaning that M$ are the gatekeepers, they have all the keys, they make all the rules and moving apps from one phone to another won't be so easy.

I'll definitely be looking at WP7 when it arrives, since I'm a Microsoft Office fiend, but if I'm drawn between two devices from different manufactures because of "unique apps", I'm not going to buy both of them, I will buy none of them. Why should I have to "go without"? In this day and age, the consumer shouldn't have to go without, it's all about the full experience.]]>Jun 11th 2010 9:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/Jun 11th 2010 9:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/
It pretty much is. You're splitting hairs at this point. I may be able to actually get OSX and/or iLife running on my PC, but it isn't SUPPOSED to happen.]]>Jun 11th 2010 10:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/
It's like most of you don't know the meaning of "Exclusive"

Everyone does it so why complain about it.]]>Jun 11th 2010 11:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/Jun 11th 2010 11:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/Jun 11th 2010 11:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/Jun 11th 2010 11:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/Jun 11th 2010 11:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/Jun 11th 2010 12:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/Jun 11th 2010 1:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/Jun 11th 2010 5:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/Jun 11th 2010 5:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/Jun 11th 2010 7:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/]]>Jun 11th 2010 7:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/
His answer would be "no" and then "yes". ]]>Jun 11th 2010 7:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/Jun 11th 2010 10:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/
So the good news is you won't too many crappy ports from the iPhone coming across that you probably get with Android. The bad news is it will be a real challenge for many companies to understand the best way to rework their apps.

Microsoft really needs to get as many of their apps as they can on there to show other developers how it should be done. Similar to what Apple does for the iPad with iWorks/Keynote.]]>Jun 11th 2010 5:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/
You comment often on Android. Do you own an Android phone?]]>Jun 11th 2010 5:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/Jun 11th 2010 6:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/
Well yes if he is constantly bashing apps he's never used. I have used iPhone, S60 and Android. I have no experience at all with Windows Mobile or Palm WebOS so I'd look a fool if I spent my time saying how crappy their apps were. I'd like to know which ports he's actually talking about.]]>Jun 11th 2010 7:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/
"So the good news is you won't too many crappy ports from the iPhone coming across that you probably get with Android."

That statement is so resoundingly stupid. Do trolls even try these days? ]]>Jun 11th 2010 11:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/Jun 13th 2010 9:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/Jun 11th 2010 5:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/Jun 11th 2010 5:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/
There are a number of apps I use everyday that aren't available for any other platform. Oracle CRM, Salesforce, Basecamp, iBarclaycard, Dow Jones etc as well as being able to use your iPhone to accept credit cards.

How about just a decent Facebook and Twitter app ? The iPhone is the only half decent implementation going around.]]>Jun 11th 2010 5:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/
MS has only one good choice, create their own phone like Apple, otherwise, they will have to provide enough incentive for others to create phones for WP7.]]>Jun 11th 2010 5:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/Jun 11th 2010 5:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/
All research says that most apps are never used more than a week.

Besides, the quality of the apps nowadays are really low...all the wanna do is earn cash, they don't care if you hate the bad app you bought, you still aint getting your money back.

]]>Jun 11th 2010 6:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/Jun 11th 2010 6:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/Jun 11th 2010 6:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/Jun 11th 2010 8:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/
Eh, I don't know about that statement. I have a bunch of apps on my iPhone that I use all the time and are what make my phone indispensable to me.

I suspect that most people that bash the App Store have either never spent much time with it, or have used it and tried to get by using only free apps and found many of them lacking. ]]>Jun 11th 2010 10:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/microsoft-helping-oems-develop-unique-windows-phone-7-apps/
How did you survive before the iPhone?

For me, my iPod Touch collects dust. There are about 20 apps that I have loaded - none of which are amazing or magical. All of the core functionality that I use are covered in the App Store, Android Marketplace and Windows Marketplace (or XDA). Sure there are some cool apps in one place but not another. But there is hardly a monopoly of good apps in one environment.

My guess is that for 90% of people they use a majority of applications that can be found across multiple platforms. They just don't know it.]]>Jun 11th 2010 11:17AM