When I first heard about the Windows 7 Phone Series, I was hopeful. I really love my Zune, and I was hoping for some kind of integration with a phone platform (I was even willing to make Windows Mobile my primary phone platform if it only had Zune integration).
When I first heard about this device, I didn't believe it. I wondered if someone out there was playing a great prank (Microsoft made no apparent mention of it on their site). After researching a bit, I discovered the rumors were in-fact true.
I have one word... Awesome.
Not only did they incorporate Zune, they use a similar UI to that of the Zune HD. Anyone who's used a Zune HD consistently will understand that this is very exciting news.
I do have a few fears about it all. First, I hope the update schedule on this device isn't as slow as it's been on the Zune platform. Second, I hope this isn't an announcement for a device that'll be released in 2012. Third, I hope hardware vendors DON'T incorporate their OWN UI to run on top of this one. Fourth, Internet Explorer??? Really??? Why not use a webkit based browser... oh wait... this is a Microsoft device. I will say that in the demo, IE's performance actually did look pretty good.
I'm excited for this platform to be available, let's just hope the hardware production quality is on-par with that of the Zune HD.
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