Comments on: Asus Windows Phone 7 phone delayed to next year, possibly all WP7 devices?

By: clint

clint — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:55:31 +0000

Microsoft has a tradition of overlapping beta releases. Usually by the time a beta is available to be shown (say at a tradeshow) it is already quite a few builds behind the current version. In many cases issues have already been discovered and fixed.

I don't think that there will be any problems with a Fall release, other than the fact that I can't wait that long!

By: Who?

Who? — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:11:25 +0000

They'll push one device out over the holidays. It will be incomplete, but they'll promise never-ending updates. Nevertheless, the phone and OS will get panned, and things will resume as normal: with WM left by the wayside.

By: majg

majg — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:55:47 +0000

If it were HTC or similar… then perhaps its true.

However, how is the software delaying it if it hasn't be RTMs yet? Surely Silverlight/.Net/XNA/VS.net/Blend all work fine right now. lol

I agree with GP007, that MIX is going to be chock full of surprises.

By: TheChozen

TheChozen — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:42:49 +0000

@GP007: I think you're right about this. Let's wait and see what MS come up with for MIX

By: GP007

GP007 — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:50:45 +0000

I think come MiX we'll be surprised at how much MS has gotten done. Infact I bet the build they're show now is even older than we think and just a good one for the base UI. Maybe even a special branch just for MWC that they forked a month ago? We really don't know.

By: Alan Strangis

Alan Strangis — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:37:37 +0000

Meh. Analysts are wrong way more than they're right. Unless they actually have an 'inside scoop' that has some credibility, it's better to ignore them. I'd say that he's probably trolling for some readership uptick on the WP7S interest.

By: PaddyParker

PaddyParker — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:31:59 +0000

How can your development timeline change that dramatically in 3 days.

1 Day before WM7 announcement:
- Steve Ballmer : When will WM7 be ready for release?
- Joe Belfiore : Q4 2010
- Steve Ballmer: Perfect

3 days after announcement.
- Joe Belfiore : Steve, we aren’t going to make 2010. The WM development team is taking the entire summer off which we forgot to include in our development estimate. Sorry about that.
- Steve Ballmer : $#%!#!%

By: Rico

Rico — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:22:13 +0000

In other news, Toyota recalls more cars, could all automakers be facing the same fate?

By: NuShrike

NuShrike — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:15:56 +0000

When have marketing dates represented human reality? I can also relate given I've been on the engineering side of the marketing date many times.

By: Guest

Guest — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:00:09 +0000

More sensensationalism.

Delayed in the USA… zero chance it misses holiday 2010 (see verizon Droid story). ASUS does not sell a WM device in the USA at this time FWIW.

delayed in lesser marketplaces where ASUS might be a recognizable name in stores? Who really cares