A VC: Windows Phone 7

http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2011/01/windows-phone-7.html

by bjonathan • 15 years ago

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stcredzero2• 15 years ago

Fred's right. When it comes to your phone (personal communication device) it's not about apps, it's not even about personal data processing in general. It's specifically about your contacts and your communications. This is what Blackberry got right back in their heyday and exactly what Windows Mobile got wrong. Apple is currently getting it wrong with an apps-centric interface. They also threw up roadblocks for 3rd party developers who were doing personal-communications centric things.

omellet• 15 years ago

Maybe for you. For me it's about mobile computing tasks that have nothing to do with my contacts.

jobu• 15 years ago

For me it's about communication in general. My contacts are a part of that - Apple isn't terrible, but Google does a better job. Google also does a much better job of finding contact info outside my contact list - phone numbers, addresses, maps, directions.

If MS wants to compete as a platform, they need to do a better job than Google (unlikely), or they need to make it open and easy enough for apps to do this (something Apple has actively blocked).

Also the linked article is crap (likely a fishing expedition for some free gear), but I will check back on his blog when he posts the real review.

stcredzero2• 15 years ago

Interesting. Exactly what are those?

TomOfTTB• 15 years ago

Why on earth was this even submitted? To save those the time I just waisted Fred Wilson hasn't received his phone yet. This post is him saying "I've decided to order one and try it out". The only paragraph with actual content in it is below...

"I am totally taken with the idea that the contact book on your mobile device should be the central organizing principal and all the social apps/nets you have should plug into that. So I'm going to give Windows Phone 7 a spin. I'll let you know how it goes."

fireix• 15 years ago

I am a iPhone user for last 3 years and luv it. I wasnt exactly enamored with Android - the software+hardware design didnt really compete with iPhone. But have to admit the UX on Win 7 phone was refreshing and maybe even made iPhone's UX old. But the notion of having contacts central to your mobile experience is inaccurate...you use mobile for much more than just communicating with your contacts. I watch movies, track sports scores and my stock performance...which have little to do with communicating with my contacts

A VC: Windows Phone 7

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