aubreyq
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My take is that there's hasn't been a SPECTACULAR, rock star Windows Phone in the USA. You first gotta get the market's attention with the phone.
People don't know what WP7 is, and many don't give two hoots about it. They are perfectly happy with their Android/iOS devices. The Android takeover is in people's minds, so that's what they know.
Agree. Ms hasnt done enough to give people a reason to switch from what they already have and are using.
MS and their partners have no clue how to market WP7. Just today I saw a commercial for Androids new "group" feature [which WP7 had first]. The commercial for it was great. It was funny, entertaining, and straight to the point. If WP7 fails, it will be due to MS/OEM/WHOEVER not being able to market it to the people, or people just don't want to change.
more like the second thing
Unfortunately for MS it will have to ditch the Windows moniker to succeed. It's almost purely marketing at this point.
Windows Phone is a success story looking for a reason to fail and it can fail based on marketing alone.
Every single person I have spoken to about Windows Phone has said "Windows??? MS??? No, thanks!!!" before even looking at the phone. MS clearly doesn't appreciate the marketing black-hole it has created with the Windows name.
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What does that say about "those people" that would suddenly "consider" WP if it had a name that wasn't associated with Windows?
Unfortunately for MS it will have to ditch the Windows moniker to succeed. It's almost purely marketing at this point.
Windows Phone is a success story looking for a reason to fail and it can fail based on marketing alone.
Every single person I have spoken to about Windows Phone has said "Windows??? MS??? No, thanks!!!" before even looking at the phone. MS clearly doesn't appreciate the marketing black-hole it has created with the Windows name.
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Unfortunately for MS it will have to ditch the Windows moniker to succeed. It's almost purely marketing at this point.
Windows Phone is a success story looking for a reason to fail and it can fail based on marketing alone.
Every single person I have spoken to about Windows Phone has said "Windows??? MS??? No, thanks!!!" before even looking at the phone. MS clearly doesn't appreciate the marketing black-hole it has created with the Windows name.
No. Stop blaming it on the name. It ISN'T the name what's wrong. It just needs overall improvement to draw people away from what they already love. And changing the name isn't going to do that.
I wonder if you could open your mind, put aside your ego for a minute, and consider the possibility that the name is part of the problem.
I wonder if you could open your mind, put aside your ego for a minute, and consider the possibility that the name is part of the problem.
Why don't you tell me how the name is the problem when Windows is still the most popular computer OS in the world?? Clearly the majority of people DON'T think the way you think they do!
What the **** has this got to do with ego?
Why don't you tell me how the name is the problem when Windows is still the most popular computer OS in the world?? Clearly the majority of people DON'T think the way you think they do!
What the **** has this got to do with ego?
MS and their partners have no clue how to market WP7. Just today I saw a commercial for Androids new "group" feature [which WP7 had first]. The commercial for it was great. It was funny, entertaining, and straight to the point. If WP7 fails, it will be due to MS/OEM/WHOEVER not being able to market it to the people, or people just don't want to change.
Because computer os and phone os are two different things. Especially after all the issues that plagued windows mobile.
I don't claim to know what the majority of all people think, as you do. I'm not qualified to speak for the majority of all people, and neither are you. However, the majority of people I have talked to still have negative associations with respect to Windows Mobile and carry them over to Windows Phone. I know some people who hate everything Microsoft. I have friends who love everything Apple and think Windows is a joke. I know IT people who put Linux on everything and think everything Windows is an easy target for viruses. That perception is out there whether you're willing to admit it or not.
Because you continue to state your opinion as fact despite everybody disagreeing with you. The majority of people in this thread think the name is an obstacle. What makes you such an expert? You think you trump everybody in this forum just because you have an opinion? Trust me when I tell you that you're not unique in that regard. In fact, that makes you quite ordinary. What makes you extraordinary is your inability to accept that someone else might know what he's talking about.