Windows Phone 7: Good news, it can make Calls!
With all the press covering the Windows Phone 7 updates, it is a wonder why coverage of the device actually making a phone call was nonexistent for a while. Lucky enough, it can call other mobile phones. Sure, this sounds like a silly thing to debate on, but with the release of two big (and very disappointing) announcements, a lot of people held their breath.
First would be the lack of multitasking support for Windows Phone 7. How can this be? Microsoft has seen fans trying to convince Apple to release multitasking for its iPhone. Just when rumors start circulating about Apple bringing multitasking to their iPhone operating system version 4.0, Microsoft decides to follow the older, incomplete Apple business model that lacks multitasking. That would have been a huge asset for Microsoft, seeing as they are still new to the market, but they passed it up.
Now another disappointment rears its ugly head with the lack of a copy and paste functionality for the Windows Phone 7. This is very interesting news indeed because the Windows Phone 7 has a plethora of business apps courtesy of Microsoft Office. Instead, users will have to settle for a “smart linking” feature wherein addresses and phone numbers are identified by the phone and will be ready to transfer by double clicking on it. What this means is say goodbye to user-friendly Office applications and say hello to tedious amounts of text inputs.
At least the Windows Phone 7 demo units are able to call each other. And Microsoft has confirmed that a simple tap on an icon would expand into options such as speaker phone, mute and conference calls, although as of now those functions are not available yet.
Since Windows Phone 7 is only in the horizon and not launching anytime soon, Microsoft still has time to revise their plans and include the previously omitted functions. We will just have to see how things go.
Watch the Windows Phone 7 demo video at Engadget.
Tags: Windows-Phone-7
