Windows Phone 7 Coming October 11?
Leaks indicate that a Windows Phone 7 launch event will take place on October 11.
Unnamed senior figures within the industry are reporting that Microsoft will officially launch Windows Phone 7 on October 11, 2010.
Apparently the Redmond-based company will launch the new mobile OS--and reveal related devices--at an event taking place in New York City. Actual Windows Phone 7 devices will reportedly go on sale later in the month.
Although Microsoft refuses to "comment on rumour or speculation," the company said in the past that Windows Phone 7 products would likely see an October launch, trailing behind Windows 7 which hit the market in October 2009. Sources within the industry have even confirmed the October-based window without revealing an exact date.
On September 1, Microsoft announced that it had finalized the code for Windows Phone 7, and released the "gold" build over to phone manufacturers. "Our OEM partners and mobile operator partners have had test builds for quite a while," said Microsoft senior product manager Greg Sullivan. "We'll turn it over to them and say we're done. Mobile operators will put their tiles on the home screen, and add their settings within the framework of our UI."
Unlike the Android platform, Microsoft has set limits on the amount of customization provided by manufacturers and carriers. 3rd-party additions are limited to "hubs" which appear as snap-on squares on the home screen. Asus, Dell, HTC, LG and Samsung are expected to have devices ready at launch. AT&T will reportedly be the "premier" carrier.
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Exciting times are ahead for the phone industry. I hope WP7 will succeed.
Oh great, another new platform strangled to death by a crappy carrier.
Think I'll wait for this one to mature before I even think of spending any money on it....
AT&T "premier carrier"......
Ugh.. AT&T
Guess I will stick with Android and it's more open platform
hopefully this grab for Apple's (and google's and Blackberry's, in this case) market will go better than the Zune...
Oct. 11? That's what I heard about a year ago.
You guys are reading this wrong. AT&T called themselves the "premier" carrier, this doesn't mean they have exclusivity on WP7, it's a poor marketing ploy that your falling into. WP7 will be available on all carriers.
Why is it always AT&T?
Thank the lord I have T-Mobile and I can just unlock phones and use them with T-Mobile.
I hope they make a CDMA version... no decent GSM signals where I travel
My friend is a software developer and he has a windows 7 phone already to test it out. Its just a random LG phone with the windows 7 operating system on it for now while they finalize hardware. He told me the thing is super easy to develop for and has a great UI. After messing around with his phone I think I might get one when they come out. Depending on the carrier of course. I told him to not lose it at a bar before the official launch. lol
Just because 7/11 was too gay of a day.
Just because 7/11 was too gay of a day.
why, is that your birthday? Zing!
But in reality, Why AT&T! have these companies not learned by example with AT&T yet? Hell, might as well go with time warner...
i hope there are lots of hardware companys that are going to make windows phone 7s
I love Android openness. And it would feel like moving to China, to choose the closed code again
as someone else mentioned here, i think that whole"premier" talk is coming from at&pee, windows has had devices out with every carrier since forever I doubt they changed that just because a new os is coming out!
Isn't google limiting Android customization with 3.0? No more things like Sense UI, just the Google Experience (which they promise to make better). Personally, even LGs Android interface is better than the Google Experience on my G1.
I'm not really sure what to think of Windows Phone 7. It doesn't really have any existing market to stand on (its not compatible with Windows Mobile 6). Microsoft is basically trying to barge its way into the smartphone market. It might be very successful because it has multiple manufacturers on its side (Palm made 2 phones, no wonder no one adopted WebOS). On the other hand, its just another competitor from a company most people don't trust, trying to compete against Google (which has too much momentum) and Apple (which has proven to be strong in the "things that fit in pockets" market). RIM is out of the picture, everyone will keep eating at their market share until they settle into the secure/business market.
Slightly off topic, lot's reports claim that, globally, Nokia leads the "smartphone" market with Symbian OS. Does anyone have a Nokia "smartphone", what are those like?
Oh great, another new platform strangled to death by a crappy carrier.
Only in the US, it's a big world out there are you aren't even the biggest market.
I saw an LG demo device with one developer..its pretty cool .. UI is really good.. Finally something with a WOW effect after iPhone.
It has Zune, Office , Bing Maps, XBox.Though i didnt see many applications in market place, but my friend who is a developer is excited about this, he says its very easy to develop applications and its fun. He says i will be having more applications when I buy.
Waiting for it to come. Kudos to those behind this phone !
DIE SPAMMER
On topic, I think im gonna hold off with buying a new smartphone until WP7 has been out for a couple weeks, see what my best choices are.
Just because 7/11 was too gay of a day.
careful Microsoft might ban you from getting a phone
You guys are reading this wrong. AT&T called themselves the "premier" carrier, this doesn't mean they have exclusivity on WP7, it's a poor marketing ploy that your falling into. WP7 will be available on all carriers.
better be true =]
Just in time for my birthday. I'm glad it's gonna be on AT&T. Only because they are the only decent carrier round these parts.
THAT is what can/may kill Android. Programing for Android is a mess, partly due to the non-standard Java usage and JVM (or should I say DVM?). The other part due to the lack of clear documentation for the API.
THAT is what can/may kill Android. Programing for Android is a mess, partly due to the non-standard Java usage and JVM (or should I say DVM?). The other part due to the lack of clear documentation for the API.
That is the Open Source dichotomy, the very same freedom that allows its modification makes it harder to standardise.
It's like the Wild West...lawless and uncontrolled.
When I saw the title, I thought for a moment "October 2011!" - wtf? lols
windows phone 7 has a zune player, that a high point! i just want to see 32gigs on the phone memory
That is the Open Source dichotomy, the very same freedom that allows its modification makes it harder to standardise.It's like the Wild West...lawless and uncontrolled.
Can't agree more. Two thumbs up for you, more if I had more hands.
Le' me try!Le' me try!
Android? Meego? WP7? Symbian3? RIM6? What more?
Hmmm...let me test 'em!
PC Desktop only here, everything else pretty useless.