Today is exciting for smartphone enthusiasts, Microsoft, and their global partners as the first batch of Windows Phone 7 hardware and operators launching before the holiday 2010 season was revealed. As you look across the various devices from different manufacturers you see they all have a very high baseline level for their specifications, common look and feel to the user interface, and very limited carrier and manufacturer customizations made to the operating system. Microsoft was able to bring the iPhone consistency and Apple control to Windows Phone 7 while also being able to provide an openness to applications and diversity in manufacturers and carriers that we see in Google Android platform. We won’t be able to make final judgements about Windows Phone 7 until we test out retail shipping devices, but so far things are looking pretty good for a Microsoft reboot in the smartphone world.
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