-Office 2013 (its released every 3 years-2000, 2003, XP [2006... it was rushed], 2007 and 2010)

I am more wanting to hear about Expression Studio 5, and hoping they would bring back Media from 3.

And actually, when the first iPhone came out to AT&T. So many people had switched over so there is still a chance Verizon can still dominate with Windows Mobile. Sprint already has the Androids.

If microsoft really wanted to compete and have a decent app store, the would have released a non phone version like an iPod Touch already. With a top app on windows phones making a couple of hundred dollars vs millions on the Apple app store, it is not possible to invest in windows phone development.

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The reason behind the delay is obvious: Why prototype / test / deploy a phone for a network that only accounts for a small portion of their target market?

LTE is the industry direction. 180 operators in 70 countries are investing in LTE, which includes 128 network commitments in 52 countries (last I checked, maybe more).

If microsoft / apple / google / nokia / RIM / Palm aren’t working on developing support for LTE they’ll be left behind when the LTE rollout goes into full effect.

Buying a vzw iPhone months before LTE phones start hitting the market seems a bit silly so I’ll wait, Android works fine on vzw’s 3G.

I should also note that you can still use voice+data while on Wifi, which is usually anywhere outside of your car. =]

Apple did not want to limit their phones with Verizon’s CDMA network. Consumer’s lack of understanding of CDMA networks vs GMS networks could have created the wrong impressions about the phones. Phones that can not surf the web and talk at the same time are limited.

Verizon’s CDMA network currently can not send data and voice at the same time. ONLY AT&T’s GSM networks can do this at the moment. This is not a big deal for most people hense the huge increase in Android phones. But to Aplle this is huge and for Mircosoft .
that don’t want any negative reviews of the Phones. Like Apple, Microsoft is betting on a data and voice future.

Also Microsoft must have all the first impressions of their new phone to be very very good and so must have came to the same decision as Apple. i.e. don’t limit the phones with Verizons network. (no news is better then bad news) Most consumers would blame the phones not the network.

This is changing in June when Verizon upgrades their CDMA networks. Microsoft & Apple have not called Verizon out on this because they want them to sell their phones. Apple is trying to beat Microsoft to the party. They are also trying to stop the bleeding from the Android phones.

wow!

Bad move Balmer. This should have been on Verizon at launch, and now you will delay up to another 6 mos. WOW.

I was going to have a google goggles app that integrated into the camera on the phone, be able to edit and view complex word docs on my phone, use Swype. WP7 was supposed to offer the flexibility of Android mixed with the thoughtful design and benefits of a controlled system. But alas, not so. Scarily WP7 is worse than the first iPhone.

Even though the first iphone was lacking in features, it did one or two things really well. For me, the web browser alone was light years ahead of anything on the market and the mp3 player was like icing on a three layer cake. At one point i even had a blackberry and an ipod touch just to access the web while on the go. MSFT started with a gen 1 product with absolutely no killer features. And a substantial update probably 8 to 12 months away. It’s all so very very sad.