Pre-orders, right? Wrong. AT&T has since confirmed that pre-ordering is a no go.
An odd decision, especially considering that they’ve done pre-orders for considerably “smaller” (from a marketing-money-spent standpoint) launches. Does AT&T not expect enough of a turnout to warrant taking pre-orders, or are they just trying to increase the odds that they’ll have some photo-friendly lines?
[Shout out to Windows Phone Secrets for spotting the tweet]
It may have to do with device shortages than anything else. I would like to say that they also do not want to do it since WP7 is not exclusive to them as the iPhone was as a value-add for exclusive deals (who really wants to do exclusive deals to tie their mobile OS to one provider anyway other than stupid Apple) but they should know that it will only get them more subscribers if consumers are able to pre-order ahead of time but again without an guaranteed ETA for everyone it may spell trouble.
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Reportedly, it's not so much overwhelming popularity, as it is low initisl order numbers on HP's part. Right now, those wanting to get HP's 8.9" Windows 7
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The Netflix streaming app has been available on iPhones and iPads for months, and this month was released for Windows 7.
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Microsoft has brilliantly funny Windows 7 commercials right now. However the issue they point out to in order to make us laugh at ourselves about really is
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Then again, O'Reilly Research found that, on average, Windows 7 apps are more expensive than iPhone apps, with the mean price for Windows' Mobile apps at
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If you are a fan of Windows Phone 7 over in the good ole US of A, but don't really wish to sign your life away with T-Mobile or AT&T, then perhaps you'll be
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I uploaded a @ video How to Set/View the NIC Bind Order in Windows 7
Using my Windows 7 box at home to launch a Windows XP virtual machine in order to VPN into my Windows 7 box at work. Good times.
So it seems I might not be as "fucked" with my software issues on Windows 7. That means I might order my laptop tomorrow.
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What should Microsoft do to order to prevent Windows Phone 7 from dying?
