Microsoft today unveiled nine smartphones from Samsung, LG, HTC and Dell running on the Windows Phone 7 OS, which they hope to bring Microsoft back into the mobile business despite their previous failed attempts.
Although the WP7 smartphones are much closer in look and feel to Apple's iPhone with colorful touch-screns and 'tiles' for easy access to email, the Internet, music, and other applications, Microsoft has tried to avoid and icon-intensive operating system. and has instead relied on clickable words and images generated by content.
For example, a weather program might show a constantly updated snapshot of weather conditions, while photo or music libraries would be represented by a recent snapshot or the cover of the last album played on the device.
Windows Phone 7 borrows its aesthetic from the company's Zune media players, and the entertainment 'hub' on the phone is based on the Zune the same way the music on the iPhone is filed under the 'iPod' section.
Many other Microsoft programs and services come built in on the new phones - there's a mobile version of the Bing search engine, for example, and a games 'hub' that can connect to Xbox Live, Microsoft's online gaming community.
The new Windows Phone 7 smartphones will be initially available on AT&T in the U.S but will available to more carriers in the coming days.
Do you trust Microsoft enough to buy their new Windows Phone 7 smartphones or would you still prefer the iPhone and Android or Nokia?
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