This morning, Microsoft officially launched Windows Phone 7. Boy Genius Report live-blogged the entire thing, and as great as their coverage is, I can’t tell you what really happened. I know that HTC launched 5 handsets, LG launched a WP7 QWERTY phone, Samsung unveiled a new phone and AT&T’s U-Verse is bundled with some phones and with the Xbox 360. Additionally, copy and paste is coming “early 2011” and that PC-maker Dell is even in on the action.
It’s a very messy affair, indeed.
Of course, this isn’t too surprising. Microsoft is a messy business, and with their “we build the software, you build the hardware” gig, it’s inevitable that their announcements would get mixed up with hardware manufacturers’ announcements.1
Keynotes reflect the company that is giving them. Apple’s product lines are neat and simple, so their keynotes are neat and simple. Often, the devote an entire event to a single device, especially since they aren’t attending Macworld Expo anymore.2
The big question is: will Windows Phone 7 do well? That, my friends, is a separate blog post entirely.