Windows Phone 7 Series Review

**Microsoft has finally released a competing mobile operation system that can rival android and the iphone. Wow, that took a while.

Quick Summary
As I mentioned above, Microsoft has finally come up with a mobile operating system that can rival the iPhone and Android operation systems. It only took three years for the biggest software company on the planet to do it, but they did. The OS will appear in phones this year, but not until the holidays. This operating system did something very crazy for microsoft, they got rid of their old system and started from *gasp* scratch.



Essentially, Microsoft took their zune HD and packaged it into a phone. The interface is like the zune and the various functions of Music + Video, in addition to People, Pictures, Games, Marketplace, and office are all designed to be navigable and interesting. Imagine using Windows 7 on a phone and you've got a good idea of what the interface looks like.

MS built a great social networking app that does a great job of integrating a contact's updates from FB and Windows Live. No Twitter support yet.

MS also made it possible to integrate XBOX Live on your phone. Mobile gaming, from the best mobile game platform on the planet, in your phone. Worried yet Apple?!

The Browse is IE. So bummer, but heh, maybe it will get better. The Mail app is supposed to be amazing. Considering this is one of the things I use the most on my phone, its great to hear that it has been made so well.

They will be using Office and Marketplace on the phone. Apps are gone from Windows Mobile. Now the marketplace will bring your any applications you wish to buy. However, whether or not there will be multitasking has yet to be determined.

Things I Like

• Brings together the best of Microsoft's services. Zune, Xbox, and Bing. That's awesome.
• One of the prettiest and most novel interfaces I've seen yet for a phone. 
• Big and nice screen.
• Competition for google and apple, it means their product will have to become even better which is always a plus.

Things I Don't Like

• The name. Windows Phone 7 Series. Really! Really?!
• No Twitter. Potentially no multitasking.
• Won't release until the holidays, plenty of time for other companies to compensate. 

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