Microsoft Responds to Apple iPhone Announcement

16 Responses to “Microsoft Responds to Apple iPhone Announcement”

trojan93, on January 13th, 2007 at 7:58 am Said:

From my experience with computers and media devices I believe that apple makes a far superior product in almost every aspect. So why would this newly released phone from the same manufacturer be any different.
However it is apples first attempt at a phone
Joad, on January 13th, 2007 at 10:28 pm Said:

Yeah, I think Apple’s finally got their act together with the move to Intel chipsets and diversifying beyond strictly computers. With Microsoft’s Vista apparently being a steaming pile of unwieldy DRM - many, many M$ users are buying Macs. I have yet to see a WinceMob phone that impresses me - looks like the same old attempts to jam Windows onto a phone - always poorly executed. Apple seems to be control freaks and have the advantage of designing the hardware and OS - something Palm foolishly surrendered and Microsoft never had. If anything, the Iphone will shake up the underwhelming offerings of Palm and the M$ licensees, something they were sorely requiring. If Apple offers 8GB in a multimedia phone, maybe the leading “smart”phone can learn a little something about setting the bar high for once.
mikem132, on January 15th, 2007 at 12:08 pm Said:

I have read all I can find on this new iPhone. I honestly don’t see how it is a “brilliant phone”. Other than the 2 fingered screen zoom thing, what does it do that my Treo doesn’t do? WiFi is one, I concede. The high speed network is another, but that’s only because I have the 650 and not 700p. As far as desktop compatibility, I challenge Apple to compare my setup to theirs anytime (KeySuite on a Palm OS with Doc to Go). In fact, Windows Mobile can’t compare, either. This is why I have a Palm OS and will keep it until something really better in that regard comes along. My Treo is a PDA/Phone, in that order, at least for me. It is also my GPS device (Tom Tom Nav 6). I get REAL email from real servers, and can get push mail if I want to (don’t at the moment). I saw none of this from Apple. The big deal with this iPhone seems to be a little bit of computing, a phone without a keypad, a big beautiful screen, a clever touchscreen, and built-in iPod video and music. To me, it is a more like a Sony MyLo with cell phone than a Treo. I will not be buying one unless there is a lot this thing does that I don’t know yet.
jho, on January 15th, 2007 at 1:09 pm Said:

What an amazing phone. It runs OSX!! You know what that means, in short order we’ll have 3rd party OSX apps running on the phone. I can’t wait to dump my Treo!!
verterp, on January 15th, 2007 at 1:31 pm Said:

I bought my Treo 650 1 year ago, and i am very pleased with it. The reason is because i also love Macs. With my Intel OSX I-Mac the combination with the Treo is incredable good and reliable.
When Treo adobted Microsoft, it honestly feld it as a huge stap back.The introduction of the Apple Phone ( Iphone ) is therefore very good news because of the combination of hardware ( Apple ) and Software ( Apple ). The specs are indeed 5 years ahead. All comes also from one maker, thats important!
Greetings, antony - The Netherlands
riverwil, on January 15th, 2007 at 2:50 pm Said:

Good Comments People! Me as an Apple Power Mac owner, make no difference getting the iPhone or stick the TREO. That, as you know is not worth the try. TREO 700p gets along with my Mac perfectly. I can add upto 4GB on a memory card and play my music through Real Player or Pocket Tunes. I can go to the internet and do what I have to do with EVDO Network Speed through Sprint. I can use the TREO as a modem and connect my mac through it or any PC. (Something that iPhone can’t do) So why change what I have to go to the same thing? (Or Less) Not to mention that a new product like this can run into the same problem of iPod when people ran into flaws of weak screens, poor battery life and design, possible sotfware issues and most of all, security. Something that nobody has mention yet. Now watch other companies doing the same thing and stepping into the game. That will be worth to watch. But for me, I am not ready yet.
paucito, on January 15th, 2007 at 2:54 pm Said:

I’ve been with Palm since the early days of the Treo; my first one was the 180, I then moved to the 270 and the 600. That is where I stopped, mainly because they moved to the Micro$oft side of things…

I’m looking forward to Apple’s iPhone, as my 600 is now obviously OLD, but mainly because it runs OS X and it is abslolutely GORGEOUS.

It is clear that the other phone makers have been taken by surprise and they better jump in quick, but as ever, they are years behind…
paucito, on January 15th, 2007 at 2:56 pm Said:

I’ve been with Palm since the early days of the Treo; my first one was the 180, I then moved to the 270 and the 600. That is where I stopped, mainly because they moved to the Micro$oft side of things…

I’m looking forward to Apple’s iPhone, as my 600 is now obviously OLD, but mainly because it runs OS X and it is abslolutely GORGEOUS.

It is clear that the other phone makers have been taken by surprise and they better jump in quick, but as ever, they are years behind…
paucito, on January 15th, 2007 at 2:59 pm Said:

I’ve been with Palm since the early days of the Treo; my first one was the 180, I then moved to the 270 and the 600. That is where I stopped, mainly because they moved to the Micro$oft side of things…

I’m looking forward to Apple’s iPhone, as my 600 is now obviously OLD, but mainly because it runs OS X and it is abslolutely GORGEOUS.

It is clear that the other phone makers have been taken by surprise and they better jump in quick, but as ever, they are years behind…
paucito, on January 15th, 2007 at 3:00 pm Said:

I’ve been with Palm since the early days of the Treo; my first one was the 180, I then moved to the 270 and the 600. That is where I stopped, mainly because they moved to the Micro$oft side of things…

I’m looking forward to Apple’s iPhone, as my 600 is now obviously OLD, but mainly because it runs OS X and it is abslolutely GORGEOUS.

It is clear that the other phone makers have been taken by surprise and they better jump in quick, but as ever, they are years behind…
Tyrant505, on January 15th, 2007 at 3:39 pm Said:

The iphone is practically what apple intended to release with their first mac computer. I have been a pc user since DOS, but im finally routing for apple because we need more players in the industry and they are competing nicely and with class and taste. The iphone looks appealing. Personally after using my treo for a few weeks when i got it last year, i wished ALL my devices were touch screen. That said, im not sure about JUST a touch screen…treo’s keypad works nicely. However this is apples first phone, but years of ipod practice has had to have paved the road for apple’s nexgen device. I have been disappointed with the software available for my treo650 as well as its stability. Core player is soso. etc Apple is sure to release some top quality software with its phone.. quick wrap up, if apple gets this phone out and a few more months of redesign and improvements while steve is still workin… then maybe there will be another real option.
damonre, on January 16th, 2007 at 4:51 am Said:

As a long term owner/user of many a Treo (yes yes, the 180)… I am comfortable and confident saying that the IPhone has what the Treo has always promised but has never delivered.
explisiv, on January 16th, 2007 at 11:19 am Said:

ha funny windows has a gaming edge in mobile. palm has everything for business and fast processes. ipod the screen will be at risk constantly since if you drop it 60¼ percent it will jepordize functionability. and it will have a hard time syncing with a pc. it is nice for a first try. but will have lots of defects like most mac products lol
trevor31u, on January 18th, 2007 at 9:41 pm Said:

Yeah, I’ll be sticking with my 700p until the second gen iPhones roll out. I’m an Apple lover to the core, but the main reasons I love my Treo (EVDO, tethering, abundant 3rd party apps, etc) just aren’t there with the iPhone. I’ll be watching it evolve with great interest, as well as how palm responds, but for now I’ll sit tight with what I’ve got. Microsoft… if it has an answer to the iPhone anything like the Zune to the iPod… I feel sorry for any poor sap who gets duped into buying it.
mkopparam, on January 26th, 2007 at 1:14 pm Said:

The Palm left me with a lot of bad feelings: my phone, just a few days over the warranty, developed big bright orange spots on the display and could only be fixed at a cost of $250 from Europe plus shipping costs. The cost of an obvious design flaw is being passed onto me - enough of this crap - it’s time to move onto the iPhone.
In other countries, these guys would have their arms chopped off for daylight robbery. It’s a good thing we’re so sensible, we’ll just take it lying down.
derald, on July 3rd, 2007 at 3:32 pm Said:

Well… I’ve been a Palm user since IIIc. Treo since 650. One thing to say about the iPhone, touch screen only will not last in the long run. I had a 650 that i dropped and teh digitizer stopped working when the screen cracked. only half of the screen worked. It was a bad fall. Yet the LCD did not bleed. I was able to continue use because it also had a real KEYBOARD. If you damage the digitizer in the iPhone, you are up the creek with no (input) paddle. The thing is then useless. Totally touch screen seems like a good idea, but not for a device such as a phone that is continuously pulled out of pockets and holsters which increase the chance of dropping them. then again, if the iPhone had a keyboard, it would just be an Apple version of the Treo :-). $600 for this phone (one has got to be crazy or totally controlled by vanity and his/her ego) .