Comments on: Three things the iPhone could learn from Windows Phone 7 http://isource.com/2010/02/16/four-things-the-iphone-could-learn-from-windows-phone-7-general/ #1 Source for iPad, iPhone, iPod, Mac and AppleTV Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:24:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.6 By: Thomas http://isource.com/2010/02/16/four-things-the-iphone-could-learn-from-windows-phone-7-general/#comment-19928 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:24:16 +0000 http://isource.com/?p=14523#comment-19928 In reply to Hawk.

that isn't a comment so much as it's a mega comment — thanks for the extra thoughts, Hawk! I've just started using Windows 7, but i'm having a lot of fun with it. I definitely think WP7 looks amazing too, and I'm really excited what manufacturers do with it. It was really interesting to hear that HTC and SPB skins were banned — I'm not sure I like that so much, but the default UI already does look amazing.

I do feel a little bad for people who went out and spent $500+ on WinMo devices in the last year, since there will likely be no upgrade paths, and the software developers might just move right on to WP7 within a year.

]]> By: Hawk http://isource.com/2010/02/16/four-things-the-iphone-could-learn-from-windows-phone-7-general/#comment-19927 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:40:28 +0000 http://isource.com/?p=14523#comment-19927 I think that MS has finally pulled their heads out of their asses and started focusing on long term again. Vista was a great example of short-sightedness on their part, an attempt to simply out-do XP, which failed miserably.
Windows 7 seems to be the OS that steered them back on course, taking Vista, and heavily applying the K>I>S>S methodology, while improving the core from Vista.
Windows 7 Mobile is another example of KISS, but with something that is relatively new. From everything I have seen and read about the new Mobile 7 OS, it's a complete departure and a huge leap forward from the tired old version of WinMobile.
Can it compete? Definitely. Only time will tell if they can really grab a share of the market, but seeing that they have been in the mobile realm longer than Apple, and that I am willing to bet existing apps will still run in the new OS (no way to confirm that yet) They might be ahead of the curve that Google is in the middle of right now with Android.
If The HTC HD2 comes to America with this OS installed (and the rumor mill says it is, but to T-Mobile), I will be very tempted to leave my iPhone on the dresser and carry a new phone.
Now that most carriers have played their hands, and the iPad due out in just a few weeks, it's now time to watch and see what Apple is going to bring to the table. They are poised to either take it to the next level, or start loosing their grip on the market they suddenly appeared on and dominated for the past 3 years.

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