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A quick scroll through Windows Phone 7

Summary: Microsoft gave ZDNet UK a hands-on demonstration of Windows Phone 7, the chief mobile operating system successor to Windows Mobile

David Meyer

By David Meyer |

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This is how an Excel spreadsheet looks in Windows Phone 7.

As with all the office apps, they allow behind-the-firewall collaboration through the platform's SharePoint integration.

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Topics: Mobility, Smartphones

David Meyer

About David Meyer

David Meyer is a freelance technology journalist. He fell into journalism when he realised his musical career wouldn't pay the bills. David's main focus is on communications, as well as internet technologies, regulation and mobile devices.

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  • To be honest it looks like a sort of clunky business tool. Like something knocked up by an in-house developer who hasn't got the time (or artistic flair) to build a funky gui. Am I right in thinking 3rd party developers won't be able to build apps for this?

    MS will have a problem here, they're still in the mindset where they can decide what the customer wants and they'll buy it because there's no other choice. Wont work with mobile appliances. Customers have a choice, and if it ain't cool/funky etc. with 250,000 useless but amusing apps then it wont sell.
    AndyPagin-3879e
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  • Third-parties can certainly build apps for Windows Phone 7, and Microsoft is doubtlessly praying that they will do so en masse...
    David Meyer
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  • typical of MS to state that because he doesnt use copy n paste that must mean that no one else in the world needs it or uses it. Many a time people send me texts or emails that i want to quickly shade areas and paste into yell or google or news. MS comment is exactly why people are going off their controlling tight grip....apple it seems is going the same way. Big corporations need to remember who put them their and remember to listen rather than dictate
    magiva
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  • looks awful. what's with all the flatness? and that keyboard. yuk.
    343491
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  • "According to Sullivan, standalone Facebook apps are under development that will allow the user to separate their social networking contact information from the phone's native contact functionality."

    Why is this not a native switch in the OS?, and who doesn't use copy & paste?! what a tit.
    CA-aba1d
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  • I dont like this OS, too much tiles and stuff. Probably going to be complicated as hell!
    paulIT
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