A hard hitting and scathing review of the Windows phone 7 was given out by the InfoWorld. The article was penned directly by Galen Gruman and gave out several reasons why the Windows Phone 7 would certainly not survive. As much as we appreciate the insight, the direct way that the article insisted that Windows Phone 7 should be scrapped would be nothing short of a journalistic tumble. After all, it is never a good idea to predict something that is not certain to happen.
We do agree with some of the key points of the article, like how the idea for the Windows Phone 7 seems to have been inspired by Microsoft’s earlier directions back in 2007 (the birth of the iPhone) and that the public is not used to having new navigational standards (such as bleeding or cut-off effects to imply that there is more content to be seen).
They did not even mention that certain features, such as cut and paste as well as multitasking would only be present in the device in a very limited degree. But if these things alone will be enough to take down Windows Phone 7, they are very much mistaken.
The public has room for one more large scale mobile platform, and Windows Phone 7 fits the bill. Sure, Microsoft is using a closed system, but the same can be said about Apple and the iOS. In fact, one can even say that Apple has more restrictions than Microsoft.
And Microsoft did not change their direction because of Apple’s iPhone, the reason why they did not push through with made for mass market UI’s was that they were concentrating on the business sector.
In any case, it has been reported that Windows Phone 7 and the first devices to use the new OS will be out by September. Which means it will only take a short while before we find out if Gruman’s predictions are on point.
