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  1. Angib

    Angib New Member

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    #2 Angib, Dec 24, 2010
    You might want to see this alternative view:

    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAG39jKi0lI]YouTube - My Blackberry Is Not Working! - The One Ronnie, Preview - BBC One[/ame]

    Sorry :blush2:
     
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    Rixter Well-Known Member

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    #3 Rixter, Dec 24, 2010
    That was GREAT. Thanks for replying with that post! :Thumbsup:
     
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    #4 rkw, Dec 24, 2010
    Why the rapid turnover? Unless they are supplied by your workplace. Isn't it a financial penalty with each switch?

    I work for a company that develops software on all the platforms (well, not yet Palm/HP WebOS). For the past 6 months, I've been programming on Windows Phone 7 and I like it.
     
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    #5 Rixter, Dec 24, 2010
    I work in IT and I get to try all the new devices and then 're-gift' them to somebody else ;)

    Years ago, when I used to do a lot more writing, I opt a piece in TechRepublic about why Windows Mobile (or WinCE, PocketPC, etc, etc) was the best choice at the time for business use (over Palm). Palm had really lost their edge since the initial release of the Palm Pilot. Anyways that year that article was the number one read (and flamed) article on TR. I really like Windows Mobile but I found it so frustrating how Microsoft constantly made their old platforms obsolete every time a new version of the mobile OS came out. They also had the wrong aproach back then of trying to squish Windows into a handheld device, instead of building a device that excels at something that people want. BlackBerry's really excel at messaging, and the iPhone at multimedia and as an app platform it is phenominal. I've not been given an Win7 device yet but I'm curious to see where it thinks it can take away marketshare from either RIM or Apple or Google (sorry I have no Android experience so I can't comment on the platform).

    What app(s) are you involved in?
     
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    #6 rkw, Dec 25, 2010
    Our apps are music and movies (streaming and cloud based). Our primary customers have been the wireless carriers although we have been branching out into the app marketplaces.

    Windows Phone 7 is targeted at the consumer market and currently not well suited for many business applications. When I say consumer market, think Zune, XBox, Facebook, and a marketplace with 99 cent apps. Microsoft's immediate goal is to gain a foothold in the exploding consumer smartphone market. Over the years, Microsoft received much criticism for security holes in software, and I think that as a result they became very self conscious about it for Windows Phone 7. Each app runs in a very isolated ("sandboxed") environment. That isolation extends to blocking system services that might be needed by some business applications (but not a concern for most consumer apps). Windows Phone 7 was released only a couple of months ago and Microsoft will be in a continuing process of reviewing how/if they want to position it for businesses.