Microsoft held a mock funeral for the BlackBerry and iPhone was the new phone OS goes R . This news supports the rumors that Windows Phone 7 will be launched on October 11 in Europe. While US availability may not be until Novemeber.
Now back in the day, MS had JAy Leno and a ferris wheel to launch Windows 95. But you know these phone kids are, well lets just say “a little different.” They marked the recent completion of the mobile OS by holding a joke funeral procession for its rivals. It was both a parade and a funeral. Some people acted as “pallbearers”‘ for oversized BlackBerry and iPhone being carried behind hearses. At various points along the group, vehicles and sign wielders carried signs that WP7 “buries the competition” and shot at Android with a warning sign for “Android falling.”
The new OS is Microsoft’s first with real multi-touch, accurate web browser and other touches some competitors have had for years. WMP does have Xbox Live support and a strong gaming title list for launch, which could help drive interest beyond that of those looking for strong ties to Outlook and the office suite. The Window Phone 7 team faces a battle that might make the one the Internet Explorer team faced to get to the top look like a walk in the park.