I was at the live taping of On The Verge (The Verge's monthly produced show) tonight and John Gruber was the featured guest. Towards the end of his interview, Joshua Topolsky asked Gruber what companies, besides Apple, are doing great/interesting things. Gruber was unresponsive so Topolsky threw Google out as an option - Gruber nonchalantly said that he's not interested in what they're doing. After a bit of back and forth on Google's products and services, Topolsky then throws Microsoft out there and - surprise - Gruber enthusiastically responds in in the affirmative, adding that Windows Phone 7 is great and the Metro UI is very interesting. He also stated that he doesn't know why it's selling so poorly and that he thinks if WP7 was introduced at the same time as the original iPhone that the smartphone landscape would be very different than it is today because WP7 is a compelling choice.
I don't have verbatim quotes but that's the jist of what he said. I figured I would share because Gruber, who's both reviled and beloved, obviously has a very discerning and particular sense of taste (or at least he thinks so). His compliments, therefore, seem to speak to WP7's innovation and quality user experience. The show should be released in a few days, so you can check out the full conversation then and decide for yourself.
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I don't have verbatim quotes but that's the jist of what he said. I figured I would share because Gruber, who's both reviled and beloved, obviously has a very discerning and particular sense of taste (or at least he thinks so). His compliments, therefore, seem to speak to WP7's innovation and quality user experience. The show should be released in a few days, so you can check out the full conversation then and decide for yourself.
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