As Apple battles problems with their iPhone the US magazine writer Galen Gruman of Infoworld, has described the upcoming Windows Phone 7 is a “waste of time and money”, a “disaster” that Microsoft should kill as soon as possible.
Gruman who according to the UK Guardian watched an in-depth demonstration of the new phone software at Microsoft’s Worldwide Partners Conference which was held last week said “No caveats now, Windows Phone 7 is a waste of time and money. It’s a platform that no carrier, device maker, developer, or user should bother with. Microsoft should kill it before it ships and admit that it’s out of the mobile game for good”.
The OS which is suppose to ship late in 2010 is set to struggle up against offerings from Apple Google with their Android and the Blackberry.
Gruman went on to say “The early demos were intriguing due to the use of the card metaphor to organize apps and information, providing a possible fluidity among apps and information that would let users swim through their business and social activities. And the distinct UI — though based on the unsuccessful Zune media player — looked as if it would stand out from the crowd of mobile devices that have largely copied the iPhone UI, such as Google’s Android, RIM’s touch-oriented BlackBerry Storm, and Palm’s WebOS.”
