Would You Pay For A Windows Phone At This Stage? AKA NOW

July 24, 2010 | By WenWP

After weeks of seeing new videos popping left and right of the new mobile OS, I would like to ask you if at this point you are happy with what they have. Microsoft has been pushing their development team, marketing team, and anyone that has team in their name (even employees) to work harder on getting everything ready. These pushes has been portrayed on the recent videos of the OS, and right now I can say I am satisfied with what Microsoft has cooked up in less than 2 years (even with Kin & 6.5 taking some work).

Comment below and tell us what you think of all the things you have seen, and if you are convinced and will be getting a hold of a device on launch date or are you still waiting for something better ( even Android or iPhone). Also include who you will be getting your device from… HTC, Dell, Samsung, LG or you have no bias.

About Wen M

Working for WMPU is awesome. Love to write personal articles, and I do it very often. I am the reviewing editor (self appointed), so you will see alot of reviews and giveaways from me. I own quite a few devices not just Windows Phone but Android and others. I live in Minnesota, USA and love traveling to other places.

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Brendan

Yes I would get one now and it would be from HTC!
Murani Lewis

I'd buy one today without reservation. The only requirement I need is for there to be xbox live games available. I can do most of my daily tasks with MS's built-in hubs (pictures, music, video, social networking, email, text, internet browsing).
http://twitter.com/KSitjar @KSitjar

I would be doing myself a disservice if I did not get WP7. Although they're still tweaking its functionality and all of the sorts, from what I've see, it's spectacular. Copy/Paste can be left out (IMO) only because I don't use it now in WM6.5. Only once to move a file from folder to folder.

Everything else is lookin solid. I can wait for the apps.
Agha

definetly YES! And it would be the HTC
NuShrike

HD2 was still fresh 6 months after so worth dropping $$$ for after all the real-world reviews and beating was in). If Wimpy7 is any good 6 months later, then maybe. However, most phones never make it 6 months before they're dead/old-news due to too many issues. Nexus One is one, EVO is getting there, Tilt, Touch Pro, etc etc.

But Android and Meego are currently stronger successor platforms in my eyes. Android on HD2 ain't helping to negate that opinion, lol.

TheEd

Meego with the Atom processor is looking like the next "ultimate" smartphone.

If it is a flop, I guess my HD2 is going to stay with me many years to come.

http://intensedebate.com/people/Parrotlover77 Parrotlover77

This is a really dumb question and a dumb post. Did you run out of news to report? Those that are pro-WP7 would of course buy one because what you see in WP7 now is basically feature complete. They are in the process now of ironing out bugs (which you, of course, wouldn't see in videos, but I digress).

To answer your question: no, I wouldn't. And I'm not going to start another "why WP7 is not for me" post only to have a bunch of fanboys jump on me telling me I don't actually need the things I want. it's tiresome.

Being a huge fan of .Net and a huge fan of XAML and a huge fan of Visual Studio and even a fan of Microsoft in their server products, I hope all the power user features appear (without the need to jailbreak — let's not start this discussion again) because I really WANT to like the new Windows Phone, but I just don't.

TheEd

It is amazing how there are fanboi's already for a device that hasn't even launched. It makes me think they are all like the iPhone zombies you see on forums.
http://www.mobilitydigest.com Murani

In the end it really does come down to what you want in a phone. There is no right or wrong answer because it is a personal choice and I respect your personal choice.
http://twitter.com/chmun77 @chmun77

Dude. Being having good development tools do not make the phone to be successful. Consumers will not bother about how great the tools are. They are more concerned about how well the phone can satisfy their daily needs. Looking at all the cons WP7 is having for their version 1, I would say let's not pin "high hopes" on the tile screen. No, Copy& Paste, no tethering support, no task switching (jumping), no 3rd party multi-tasking supports, kiddo UI (but MS claims that it is very clean), etc etc…. The list goes on and on. All these will be a very big minus in the eyes of consumers.

smoothcrooner

I'd buy one today, no problem. I've been quite impressed with what I've seen so far. My 18 months contract on Orange expires in mid August, but I'll wait till October or whenever WP7 ships before I upgrade, preferably from Samsung because I'm longing for a Super AM-OLED screen.
Ozell

Man you know the moment they come out I will be on it like white on rice and yes from HTC.
Mark

I would run to Sprint's Store as soon as WP7 is available on its network.
TheEd

No, I wouldn't buy one now, or even this Christmas.

I want to see them add copy and paste. I want to see them listen to the users, and add the features that should have been there when the device was first released. I want to see how hard they push this platform, because if it is just going to be another "Kin" for them, why would I want to leave my current platform and wrap money up in a platform MS was just going to kill?

No, I will not be an early adopter. They broke my trust too much with WP7 for me to offer them my hard earned dollars.

http://www.mobilitydigest.com Murani

You think MS is really going to treat WP7 like KIN? Leave the emotion at the door and look at the facts. There hasn't been a single time in MS's history that they have purposefully tried to integrate all their services.

I don't have a problem not like WP7 because it doesn't prioritize what they value most but to base a decision on WP7 due to how you feel they did with KIN is certainly misguided at best.

drphysx

No.

I love the UI and the design, but at this stage, Windows Phone 7 is useless.

There are some apps I need that are obviously not available yet and I wouldn't give up my awesome multitasking, copy&pasting phone for something that does less, let alone pay for it.

That said, as soon as WP7 has all the apps I need (I don't care about whether there will be 100 or 100000, but there are some that I can't live without) and does all the stuff my current smartphone does, especially multitasking, but also let me install stuff from various sources and let apps integrate more deeply into the OS, like they can on Android, then I'll get one.
TekDragon

Absolutely. I want the Dell Lightning, but the big question for me is what phone will be available on CDMA.
http://www.facebook.com/J88NYR Jonny Rose

Straight away, and which ever has the largest screen and largest internal memory.
Melika

Hell ya I would buy one. Especially that Dell Lightning thing. It is a thing of beauty. Speaking of which, do any of the developers who got an early unit want to sell theirs? I'll buy it off of you right now.
Karm

I love 6.5 so much that I just picked up a Touch Pro 2 to replace my stolen Vogue that has served me well for many years. I'm hoping the TP2 serves me well for a few years as well.

I'm not touching WP7 for at least a few years. Not until it's mature and there is a lot of apps for it. And even then, it's got to prove it's better than Android. Android still allows me the flexibility to do whatever the hell I want to the OS. From what I see, WP7 doesn't.
http://www.prcphotos.webs.com Parker Ciambrone

I would definitely buy one now, the UI looks very polished from all the videos I have seen, all I need is a Sprint one.
Baz

No.
http://twitter.com/javiergc @javiergc

I WILL IF THIS FEATURES ARE ADDED, TWITTER IN THE PEOPLE HUB, OPTION TO FILTER FRIENDS IN THE PEOPLE HUB. THATS ALL IM ASKING, IT CAN;T BE THAT HARD. AND MY PHONE WILL BE FROM HTC, OR MAYBE THE DELL PHONE THAT LEAKED.

AND THE BGGEST ONE WINDOWS LOVE MESSENGER, WITH BACKGROUND CAPABILITIES. OTHERWISE NO.

http://intensedebate.com/people/martinschmidler martinschmidler

OMG you just made my day. Writing this entire comment with caps lock and then… Windows Love (!) Messenger… a whole new opportunity for telephone sex… LMFAO

Abdel

I would get one with a QWERTY Keyboard like the LG Panther can't stand these onscreen keyboards.
http://twitter.com/gibbyhome @gibbyhome

My answer is Yes to Windows phone 7, I really like the Dell but the Samsung Super OLED Screens as sooo awsome I would go with one that has teh Super OLED Screen
as for APPS, You know there will be tons at launch, with all the xbox 360 arcade games alone that will be availabe at launch …
iWantMore

At the moment NO, after release MAYBE.

Microsoft are having the chance to do what THEY want to do – whether it coincides with what WE/I want is another thing that is best answered after release (and perhaps some time after that). The real question will be whether Microsoft take the opportunity after release to listen to our reactions. It's all very nice for them to have the opportunity to reinvent themselves in their own way but their real success, in my eyes, is whether they are flexible enough to act upon our feedback.

So Microsoft, I wish you every success and have a well-deserved break at Christmas but make sure you LISTEN to feedback and act on it soon. IMO your key to success and your ability to challenge Apple will be heavily influenced by this point because we all know how inflexible Apple are.
http://www.winetag.com.br bnlf

YES!
Danferan

No question about it – I want one! I'll definitely get it, too. I want multitasking and copy/paste, but even though I have to wait (it's coming, just late, unfortunately) I still think this is the best OS on the market by a wide margin. I want the Dell Lightning, but failing that I'll see what HTC has to offer…though they're reportedly managing to skin Sense despite MS's supposed ban on skinning. I'll get it if there's no skin. I also look forward to what toshiba is offering.
Mic

I almost say yes by the shiny look. but think deeper, what I would lose is much more than what I would take

what i lose:
- the entitlement of power user
- all legacy appl can no longer be used
- no mortscript, autohotkey ce, which is a kind of appl that let me have much more control rather than at the mercy of developers
- lose a pocket pc
- lose the programmable buttons that give you efficiency
- lose native api call

what i take:
- a newest MS phone OS
- become a normal user
- become at the mercy of the os and other developers
- free yourself to tweak the system but adopt yourself and live with it
- have a intergrated hub for email, calender, sms, etc and live with its deficiency because you have no choice like you had with 3rd party appl
- live with 3 unprogrammable buttons
Fdo35

Absolutely! And it would be an HTC!
Watcher

Now? No. Like Danferan and TheEd said, I would wait for it to deliver what they said to be "coming soon" like C&P, and some form of multitasking better than what they have now. Likely version 2 since I want them to resolve the native vs Silverlight reconcilliation. As a consumer, there is no advantage of moving first unless it is to satisfy bragging rights.

I got my HD2 4 months ago and am very happy especially with the custom ROMs that are updated very frequently.

TheEd

Exactly.

Johk

Probably not. Maybe when they allow copy and paste, multitasking, SD cards, filesystem, etc. Then I'd get that Dell one or an HTC.
arasheps

Haha, samsung will offer a hot SAMOLED phone, hard to refuse, when you could kill iphone 4 with that screen.
http://twitter.com/expectafight @expectafight

i would wait the 3.5 months to see how the phone would look like at launch.

I think the whole "being at the mercy of…" concept is something that gets played up too much. iPhone users felt that way and their were jailbreaks. Android users felt that way and then there was rooting. We have felt this way before and then there were unlocks. i completely expect wp7's to be unlocked a month after phone comes out because where there is necessity, there has always been XDA…

Yes, I will be on line, launch day, at my sprint store of choice to get the HTC (Gold) phone.

Yes i have set up my skydrive account already.
TheEd

…it also looks like the WP7 fanbois are out in rating everyone down who doesn't want to buy a WP7 device… Rather than rating them on the content of what they are talking about…

Is this wmpoweruser or the iphone blog?