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That's like saying Windows is doomed because there are too many PC makers out there.
Yeah that worked out horribly doe them right?
2-Productivity isn’t what buyers really want.
Yeah because the trendy people want to bling and not function. Um that's about 7% of the market. The rest of us want function - basically following the percentage of PC users out there as well.
Actually People want both, it all. That's why blackberries still horribly dominate over iphone sales.
3- Most people who carry a Windows phone don’t realize it’s running Windows Mobile.
Isnt that a win for MS ? People have heard how horrible it is, but still use it. Now with a much better phone OS, they should be able to sell it. The good thing about most people, that they will think for themselves. They go to a store, try it, and if they like it, will buy it.
"Paul covers Apple & the iPhone, social networks & social media, digital music & video, and any crazy Internet story." This explains his lack of interest in anything functional.
your compare mobile with the PC market which has completely different historicals and dynamics
this is why I'm placing you in the 'clueless' category
Their excuse is compatibility and special setup from maker & carrier.
If they could just have the maker to give driver updates available from Windows Update like PC.
… that might be too technical for most users though.
"Windows" works great on huge screens, full-size keyboards, tons of RAM, huge harddrives, 5-button mouse, etc.
None of those things are a part of my PDA or Cell Phone.
When you work with a 3" touch-screen... you just have to think (very) differently... and design your software (very) differently.
Ever wonder why the iPhone is selling like crazy?
Guess.
The Black Berry Ball is cumbersome at best, Using an iphone one can be quite productive given they understand its interface.
The Apple model for smartphones is great for them, and consistent with their approach to desktop PCs, but it doesn't mean that's how every player should approach smartphones. Another company you fap over, Google, is taking a similar platform approach to mobile operating systems, are they not as keen as you are? Also, RIM offers a ton of different models as well: Storm, Tour, Curve, with or without cameras, Bold, etc.
2. Not everyone buys the prettiest device. Of course, a lot do. But this is going to be a gigantic market, and the productivity-focused, or non-touch fans will actually buy a device for productivity and not just for fart apps.
3. Agree with Jabberwolf -
I've had a great many gadgets over the years and most of them lay about gathering dust, not because they became last year's thing, but because they didn't do what I needed well or efficiently. Create a cumbersome interface and you doom yourself. 'Less is more' is a great idea too often discounted or ignored all together. I'd like a mobile device I can take pictures with, talk on and surf the web, but you won't get me by throwing in tons of features I don't need, which other simpler devices may do much better. I have an iPod, it has a clunky interface and the software on my PC, oh, don't get me started on how poorly that was engineered, but if I put it on to play tunes, podcasts or Old Time Radio mp3s (most of which are like buried treasure!) the iPod does an adequate job. I don't want to listen to music on my mobile phone, because that'll run down the battery for when I need my phone to be a phone.
Keep It Simple, Stupid should be adopted as a motto for Microsoft. Create a lean environment, with a simple, fast interface and let the users decide what apps and expandability they want. Don't do like Windows and cram everything in the world in there, just in case they may need it to have that eXtreme eXperience.
Cheers
Pete
The competitors are more or less for still having some competitors in the market.
For years they've been able to justify their approach with "just upgrade your hardware". Mobile devices are a completely different ball game. For one thing, they all run on battery power.
Android seems to be a heckuva lot lighter weight as an OS compared to Windows mobile. Perhaps the same can be said of Apple's OS for the iPhone.
IMO, the lighter the OS, the more nimble developers can be to producing compelling and easy to use features that buyers want.
Now, delete it and everything is ok.
Windows Phones will rock the place. At least they have REAL 3G usage and they are stable enough to reboot once a month. You must know how to handle them.