Windows Phone commercial is confusing for a variety of reasons
Okay, so we understand Microsoft is trying hard to rebrand Windows Mobile as Windows Phone with the launch of WinMo 6.5, but this commercial — labeled with AT&T logos in the US but also running unlabeled worldwide — doesn’t seem to do a good job of pointing out that Windows Phone is a platform and not a device. In fact, if we didn’t know better, we’d think that the HTC Pure is, in fact, the “Windows Phone” — even though the dude in the spot is holding a totally different generic device. See how that could be weird for people? It’s almost confusing enough to distract from the jubilant anthropomorphic app icons in tights. Video after the break.
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Windows Phone commercial is confusing for a variety of reasons originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Posted: October 11th, 2009
at 11:02pm by Nilay Patel
Topics: Ads, HtcPure, HtcTouchDiamond2, Microsoft, Touch Diamond 2, TouchDiamond2, Windows phone, WindowsMobile, WindowsMobile6.5, WindowsPhone, ad, att, commercial, htc, htc pure, htc touch diamond 2, htc touch diamond2, pur, pure, touch diamond2, windows mobile, windows mobile 6.5, winmo
HTC Pure and Tilt 2 bring Windows Mobile 6.5 to AT&T
Long-rumored versions of HTC’s ubiquitous Touch Diamond2 and Touch Pro2 have finally been made official for AT&T — but perhaps more notably, they mark AT&T’s very first forays into the WinMo 6.5 arena as Microsoft officially unleashes the latest version of its mobile platform on the world this week. The Pure (pictured left) is a particularly heavy rework of the Diamond2’s industrial design, shedding the square metal-adorned shell for a glossy black plastic one while carrying over the 3.2-inch WVGA display and 5 megapixel autofocus camera. Meanwhile, the Tilt 2 resurrects the Tilt name — dormant since AT&T’s version of the TyTN II made way for the Fuze last year — bringing a 3.6-inch WVGA display, full QWERTY keyboard with tilt-up display (hence the name), full duplex speakerphone, and a 3.2 megapixel cam. The Pure will be the first on shelves, available already (ahead of Microsoft’s official release on Tuesday, interestingly) for $149.99 on contract after a $50 rebate; the Tilt2 comes “in the following weeks” for $299.99 after $50 rebate.
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HTC Pure and Tilt 2 bring Windows Mobile 6.5 to AT&T originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Posted: October 5th, 2009
at 1:01am by Chris Ziegler
Topics: BreakingNews, Tilt2, TouchDiamond2, TouchPro2, WindowsMobile, WindowsMobile6.5, Winmo6.5, att, breaking news, htc, pure, tilt 2, touch diamond2, touch pro2, windows mobile, windows mobile 6.5, winmo, winmo 6.5, wm6.5
AT&T Pure now on sale — with Windows Mobile 6.5
Well hey, look at that — AT&T’s riff on the HTC Touch Diamond2, the Pure, has quietly gone on sale, meaning Windows Mobile 6.5 just hit the world a couple days early. The glory won’t last long, though: the nicer Imagio is hitting Verizon on the 6th, and the Leo’s looming. Still — WinMo 6.5 is here. Let’s get crazy.
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
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AT&T Pure now on sale — with Windows Mobile 6.5 originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 04 Oct 2009 15:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Posted: October 4th, 2009
at 4:25pm by Nilay Patel
Topics: AttPure, HtcPure, HtcTouchDiamond2, TouchDiamond2, WindowsMobile, WindowsMobile6.5, Winmo6.5, att, att pure, htc pure, htc touch diamond2, pure, touch diamond2, windows mobile, windows mobile 6.5, winmo, winmo 6.5
HTC Pure starting to show up in AT&T stores, not for sale just yet
We’ll withhold judgment until we have a far more intimate encounter with the device, but at a glance, the HTC Pure — AT&T’s branded, customized version of the Touch Diamond2 — might carry the least-exciting industrial design of any variant launched thus far. Considering the business-oriented clientele, that might not be a big deal for the phone’s bottom line — but when you take a look at the slightly better-equipped Imagio that’s about to launch over on Verizon, we would’ve liked to have seen something with a little more spunk here. At any rate, it seems Pure units are starting to flow into AT&T retail locations, which inevitably leads to some time in front of the bright lights and camera; AT&T was mentioned as one of Microsoft’s global launch partners for Windows Mobile 6.5 on October 6, so if we connect the dots, we’re guessing this is the phone that’s gonna make it all happen. So where’s that Touch Pro2, then, eh?
[Via wmpoweruser.com]
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HTC Pure starting to show up in AT&T stores, not for sale just yet originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Posted: October 2nd, 2009
at 5:52pm by Chris Ziegler
Topics: InTheWild, TouchDiamond2, WindowsMobile, WindowsMobile6.5, Winmo6.5, att, htc, in the wild, pure, touch diamond2, windows mobile, windows mobile 6.5, winmo, winmo 6.5, wm6.5
