Our next segment is with the green giant. Microsoft’s presentation was very Kinect-centric; this isn’t necessarily a bad thing. We had a brief exchange with Craig Flanagan to talk about what’s been going on and what there is to be excited about in terms of the Xbox 360, Kinect and Microsoft in general…
With the iPhone iOS being one of the most requested things in the history of everything, and the Android doing a good job of playing catch up, it’s tough to imagine anyone trying to break into the market (to steal significant share, anyway). With a poor track record in previous mobile platforms, one might think that they must be smoking something at Microsoft. This may be the case, but whatever it is seems to be pretty amazing* because Windows Phone 7 is a lot more awesome than some people might think.
In a land dominated by two different mobile OS powerhouses with fruity sounding tie-ins, it’s hard to imagine anyone breaking the mold. Microsoft’s previous portable OS’s have not really rocked any boats; they are reliable, not really too flashy, and honestly overshadowed fairly easily by iOS and RIM’s proprietary OS. However, Microsoft may have just evened the playing field with their new mobile OS. Intrigued? So was I, so I made sure to snag a demo when I was at X’10.
