It’s been over 2 weeks since Microsoft officially announced Windows Phone 7 Series to a very enthusiastic reception. It even trended up to the #1 spot on Twitter during launch day.

Aside from the fact that we think whoever named the new OS should be fired, there is no denying that Microsoft’s new smartphone OS is sexy. We are very excited to see that there is finally something different from the Apple’s app grid start screen UI, which every phone seems to be copying. The hub concept is fantastic, and gives users a central place to focus on the task at hand.

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Here are some excerpts from the media’s response:

  • Shout Hallelujah, Come On, Get Appy Time, March 1, 2010
    "Microsoft is about to leapfrog Apple — and every other player in the cell-phone world — with the launch of Windows Phone 7."

 

 

  • MWC 2010: Old dogs show they can still rock the mobile world ZDNet, Feb. 15, 2010
    “Microsoft hit it out of the park with their Windows Phone 7 Series announcement and showed that they can scrap the whole idea of bringing your PC to a handheld and actually create an innovative and exciting smartphone platform.”

 

  • Windows Phone 7 Series: Everything is Different Now Gizmodo, Feb. 15, 2010
    “In the same way that the Windows 7 desktop OS was nearly everything people hoped it would be, Windows Phone 7 is almost everything anyone could’ve dreamed of in a phone, let alone a Microsoft phone. It changes everything.”

 

  • Microsoft phone software unveiled Associated Press, Feb. 16, 2010
    "Apple rocked the wireless business by combining the functions of a phone and an iPod. Now, more than two years later, Microsoft has its comeback: phone software that works a lot like its own Zune media player."

 

  • Windows Phone 7 Series: First Impressions PCWorld, Feb. 15, 2010
    “Microsoft has finally caught up with the competition by delivering a clean, socially-connected interface and windows-phone-7-seriesimplementing features like multitouch and the beautiful Zune media player. Paired with excellent hardware partners like HTC and Samsung, I think Windows 7 phones have some great potential-if the software behaves.”

 

  • Imagine Apple and Google Scared of Microsoft in Mobile Slate, Feb. 16, 2010
    “That battle that has been brewing over Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone and Google’s (GOOG) Android phones? It looks like Microsoft (MSFT) has jumped smack into the middle of it. And nobody except Microsoft was expecting it.”

 

  • Microsoft Gets Its Groove Back PCWorld, Feb. 16, 2010
    “Microsoft on Monday unveiled Windows Phones Series 7, the latest version of its operating system for mobile devices, and it looks like an impressive and radical change from prior Windows mobile OS versions.”

 

  • Microsoft: New Windows Phone OS is ‘fundamental shift’ SeattlePI.com, Feb. 15, 2010
    "With its new Zune-esque user interface, Windows Phone OS 7.0 pushes Microsoft back to the fore
    ront of ‘cool’ in the smartphone market. The new OS is optimized for consumer experience, not pure function."

If you want to see for yourself how cool Windows Phone 7 Series really is, you will have to wait till this holiday season to get your hands on real phones in the store. Meanwhile, the next best thing is probably to check out the Flash demo on Microsoft’s site.

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