runamuck83
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I agree. I think they should piggy back off the brand success of Surface and simply call it a Surface Phone.
Wait, don't your quoted naming examples perfectly demonstrate why/where a Surface branded phone DOES make sense?
Especially if college kids don't know what Lumia is.
Hopefully taken down the back paddock and put out of its misery.also where would lumia be in this if were to happen?
There is a clear distinction between the two..one is called "surface" and one is called "surface phone"..Lumia can just be their budget phones for third world countries and simply not be in the u.s, or idk just get rid of Lumia in u.s and call their cheap windows phones "surface phone C" with customizable specs so one phone can compete in several budget price marks, in the u.s,Europe and other first world countries or something I really don't know
I completely agree with this statement. Lumia is not a recognizable name in the US with the mainstream. Bringing the Surface name to Windows Phones would be a good move for brand recognition. You could have a flagship Surface Phone Pro for example and I think it would a better ring to it and stick with the consumers' minds. Especially if they advertise it.
I would love to see it not have "phone" in the name. Especially if they go "Surface" route, since the Surface Pro is already abbreviated as SP3. I'm not a fan of the Surface name, but if it's recognizable by non-Windows fans then that is a plus. I never hear people talk about anything Microsoft (at least not in a positive way), so I just don't know how well-known it is.
I guess I could see a Surface/Lumia lineup where entry-level products have just numbers after the brand, while upper-level products have a Letter/Number denotation. So premium surface keeps "Pro" just because it's accepted and known as Pro now. A 'mini' Surface gets T for tablet (rather than mini, to keep from appearing to be a ipad mini knockoff). Surface phones get M (for mobile) along with X (for large screen) and C (for super camera).
Entry level notebook: Microsoft Surface #
Premium notebook: Microsoft Surface Pro#
Tablet: Microsoft Surface T#
Entry level phone: Microsoft Lumia 4##,6##,8##
Entry level phablet: Microsoft Lumia 6##xl, 8##xl
Premium phone: Microsoft Surface M#
Premium phablet: Microsoft Surface MX#
Premium cameraphone: Microsoft Surface MC#
I dunno. Thankfully I'm not in charge of creating a good name for a mega-corporation's product lines, I'm just in charge of critiquing their names LOL!
by notebook I meant the Surface as it is, although I realize it isn't a fair label even though they tout it as replacing laptops rather than being one. I edited my original entry to correct this!I doubt they have any interest in making a notebook..the point of the surface tablets are to be a tablet and laptop
I really hope Microsoft doesn't just name another flagship "Lumia [insert 3 or 4 digit number here]"
They need a name that will stand out and be recognizable. They need a name to help build identity, like the "iPhone", or "Galaxy".
Does anyone else agree?
It'd also be nice to name it referencing something in the Halo series since Cortana is with the OS.
Also, it shouldn't be carrier exclusive and it needs some advertisement.
Nothing to do with phones, but I thought this was interesting and slightly relevant
I read recently due to the Lincoln Continental's concept buzz, they're considering naming their newer cars with actual names and words all together and abandoning the whole letter/number thing German companies use.
Even some car manufacturers are starting to realize the "alphabet soup" naming model is tiresome. I hope Microsoft would think the same regarding their phones. At least their flagship anyway. Because to the average consumer, they may know a Moto G and where it stands, but they won't have a darn clue what a Lumia 735, 930 or 1020 are whatsoever.
Like the Ford Mercury Merkur XR4TI It was literately the dumbest name for a car and it lasted less than 4 years before it was pulled. lol. (Ask me how I remember that name)
Like the Ford Mercury Merkur XR4TI It was literately the dumbest name for a car and it lasted less than 4 years before it was pulled. lol. (Ask me how I remember that name)