One of the advantages of Windows Phone 7 is that Microsoft maintains more control over which handsets get upgraded and when. To that end, the company has noted that all Windows Phones that have been released to-date will be upgradeable to the next major version. That will help Windows Phone efforts from stronger domestic partners such as Samsung, LG, and HTC.
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When NPD’s Mobile Phone Track became the first to report on Windows Phone 7’s U.S. market share in the fourth quarter, I noted that while Microsoft had done a good job of communicating the integration of Microsoft products and services, they were not all created equal, and that the company still had a long road ahead in terms of catching up in features and differentiating on hardware. For example, without support for 4G networks, none of the original Windows Phone 7 handsets had front-facing cameras.
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I was talking with one of my younger colleagues recently about what I was getting my kids for Easter when he abruptly stopped me.
“Wait, you get your kids presents for Easter?” He shook his head and continued, “Aside from some candy, I never got anything for Easter! Presents? C’mon!”
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Wireless | Ross Rubin, Executive Director, NPD Connected Intelligence | 
May 25, 2011 2:37 pm | 
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