I know we're all sitting here on CP, and we're developers, Developers, DEVELOPERS! and all, but I think most of you are missing the point. What WM7 brings is a new platform that is quite impressive from a developer's perspective and has the tools (VS 2010, Blend, & Silverlight) to make developing on the platform a very rewarding experience compared to it's competition. It's new, so you have to commit to learning the new toolset, but once you do you'll be blown away by how well thought out it is (speaking from experience here). You're just looking at the out of the box experience like when you unpackage a new laptop that has next to nothing installed on it. The other point that I think you're missing is that consumers (non-developers) are really going to like this device and the way it works. Look around on the net for some of apps that have already been built for WM7 like Netflix, FB, and Twitter and you'll see the potential for this device to whip consumers into a "gotta have that, not willing to live without it" frenzy. Just sayin... Oh and one more thing: It is going to launch with 3G - http://www.cnet.com/8301-17918_1-20019146-85.html[^]

modified on Thursday, October 14, 2010 9:16 AM