Hmmm. I'm going to preface this by saying that I'm an owner of a Zune, both XBoxes, and I've owned every iteration of Windows... I really don't have any beef with M$.

These phones are going to tank.

Regardless of how you feel about M$, the fact is that these phones are entirely unnatractive, and don't offer anything to make them stand out from the crowd. A company as large as M$ needs to make a statement if they want to break into mobile phones. Do a touchscreen, offer gorgeously detailed games, make the phone stand out.

Successful phones have usually had a look that was unique at the time they launched. The razr looked very unique when it was launched, and so did the iPhone -many consumers purchase them almost as a status symbol, the kind of thing that people will see and say "OMG, you have one of those! Those are so cool!"

If the phone doesn't stand out, if it looks like twenty other phones on the market, you don't have that recognition, even if the phone has a ton of features that may be spectacular. Obviously imitators will come along, and that's inevitable, but having a unique looking device really helps with marketing.

I can't help but feel that someone is phoning it in on these designs... Okay, the pun was terrible, but honestly, this isn't how a prestigious Fortune 100 company should enter such a competitive market.

Originally posted by rvinkebob:

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Yea, I don't have a cellphone, and don't intend on getting one anytime soon. Though if I were considering a phone, these ugly looking snackables would never even cross my mind as an option. And besides, Microsoft is continuing to monopolize every market as usual ;D

Also, I don't understand how someone could hate pull down keyboards, but just from a picture, assume that this is something completely different. My head can't wrap around this insanity.

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Complete insanity is not owning a cell phone that's just weird man it's like living in a house with out walls.
I have a 6yr old cousin that has a cell phone