Rumors And Aspirations In Mobile Phones
Joe M posted in opinion, products on September 24th, 2009
For interesting write-ups… Gizmodo has a great one on the rumored pink phone from Microsoft.
From reading the description, it looks as though this is the Microsoft answer to the iPhone.
And… it does not appear to be an evolved Zune.
Although reading through the comments, it looks as though people are already slamming the design…
I tend to think that, if it’s real, it will make some contributions to the market.
Although I am as big a Microsoft Skeptic as anyone, I do think that their overall effect on some of their markets is a positive one.
Based off of a bunch of “if’s”…
Where do they usually fall short?
It’s usually design. It always seems to be the biggie.
Bill Gates said it best, when he was interviewed next to Steve Jobs. To paraphrase, he said something similar to, he wished he had ‘Steve’s taste.’
As for the pictures along with the article, they have some characteristics of a sidekick and some of a Palm… crossed with a blood pressure monitor.
I have not used Windows Mobile, much… but I am guessing it will provide the basic functions for the phone and email capabilities of the device.
There’s been added rumor of an application store.
Will the price of the apps be competitive?
The last big hurdle?
One carrier or many carriers?
I think if Microsoft avoids the one-carrier-only agreement, that would give them a better chance.
My bottom-line opinion is, this:
Microsoft needs to have competitively priced apps, a stable mobile OS and leave out the exclusive-one-carrier agreement.
If they can jump those hurdles, the pink phone (if it’s real) may just capture a small, but profitable portion of the phone market.
September 24th, 2009 at 8:47 am
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