I haven't yet paid much attention to the Windows 8 Developer Previews, but having found Windows Phone 7 so likeable I thought I should take a look. It's very disorientating. It's as if two different agencies are at work in designing it, one pushing for radical simplification in the mould of WP7 and the other… Continue reading Windows 8: Mixed metaphors
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How come Windows Phone 7 isn’t a big hit?
I’ve read some speculation recently about why Windows Phone 7 hasn’t been more successful. (For example, here by Charlie Kindel and here by MG Siegler.) But they don’t seem to mention the Obvious Reason. The Obvious Reason Above, left: an exciting, vibrant, joyful-looking phone with appealing pictures on the front. Above, right: a grey object… Continue reading How come Windows Phone 7 isn’t a big hit?
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