Microsoft has released further details about Windows 7 Phone – mostly from the developer side – at the Mix10 conference. It continues to get a positive reception from the tech press. For more detail take a look at various posts such as these on Engadget and Wired Gadget Lab.
So I have 2 questions.
These phones will be available before the end of the year (assuming Canadian cell cos debut them at the same time). By then I’ll only be 15 months into a 3 year contract on my phone. So will there be any deals to be had for an early upgrade, or is my choice either pay a huge penalty (not happening) or wait another year and a half? 3 year terms are nasty.
This OS seems like a natural for an iPad competitor. Windows 7 based versions are coming – how about a Windows Phone 7 based one?
Tags: microsoft, Windows Phone 7 Series
I luckily have only 6 months left on a 3 year contract… and can’t wait to replace my original HTC Touch for a new phone. I was swaying over to the “dark side” (iPhone) until I heard about WinPhone 7. Since I’m a Windows 7/Office 2007 user, I appreciate the added ease of connectivity that I have with my current Windows phone, and assume that I won’t lose that connectivity once WinPhone 7 comes out. THAT being said, i hope the experience with the WinPhone will be as satisfying as my quick demos of iPhone are. And I also hope that Google makes their Turn-by-Turn Google Maps for the WinPhone also. I’m not interested in an Android phone, and don’t want to pay TomTom a yearly subscription for maps. Lastly, I hope Rogers has a WinPhone by year’s end.
(If iPhone 4Gs comes out before year end, I still may join the Dark Side… they also have cookies!)