Nokia's efforts to finally tighten the messaging around Wp7 hasn't been something to ignore, having said that the uptake so far isn't something you would want to brag to heavily about - Samsungs native OS has more uptake than Wp7 ...yeah...sad ..
I'm sceptical that the consumer win8 tablet story will be a herald success. I mean sure I can subscribe to small % of the consumer base buying it as an iPad like alternative but I don't think the Enterprise/Business communities will rush out and adopt as there is still a whole market place private vs public set of issues to yet resolve (as we have seen today with Wp7 itself). iPad has even caved to this demand by enabling a prescribed approach to deploying apps via SOE like experience and i'm yet to read/see Win8's response to this going forward (ie i can't see the mining sector embracing win8 via gorilla class / tough book style encasing... as sure the external parts would make it palatable but the software is still years away from attracting commercial attention). Maybe if they can combine XBOX Live Arcade style experiences on the Tablet in a way that's on par with the XBOX 360 itself you could potentially see a surge of 8-25year olds adopting as a casual gaming platform ... *maybe*. --- Regards, Scott Barnes http://www.riagenic.com On Fri, Jun 8, 2012 at 9:17 AM, Bill McCarthy < bill.mccarthy.li...@live.com.au> wrote: > In today’s age :**** > > ** ** > > > http://www.theage.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/windows-phone-to-surpass-ios-by-2016-analyst-20120608-1zzpl.html > **** > > ** ** > > I recontracted when the Lumia 800 came out and it addressed the > embarrassing parts of my previous WP (HTC Mozart). The screen is fantastic > outside, and the signal strength isn’t too shabby either (gets a Telstra > blue tick). **** > > ** ** > > I think WP 7 was a bit of a letdown, and a lot of people didn’t/don’t know > what Mango changed. WP 7.1 (or 7.5 or whatever it is called) is more than > pretty good. It does have some limitations many of us hope to see changed > but the same can be said for any of the platforms.**** > > ** ** > > What is really nice to see is now I see WP phones in telco advertising, > both printed and on television. Telstra for example sent out a business > plan brochure the other day and WP had the full front page and page 2. I > think come xmas time with windows 8 slates/tablets on display along with a > new launch of WP8 (???) there will be a compelling market there for > consumers.**** > > ** ** > > It ain’t dead yet … ;)**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *From:* ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto: > ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] *On Behalf Of *Craig van Nieuwkerk > *Sent:* Thursday, 7 June 2012 8:33 PM > > *To:* ozDotNet > *Subject:* Re: Win8 Release Preview**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > I said wp7 would fail in the first three years of its birth. I said > Silverlight was ear marked for depreciation along side WPF and now I say > Win8 will fail in consumer uptake.**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > WP7 has been cancelled?**** > > **** >
