Ok, so finally Windows Phone 7 reach the RTM (release to manufacturing ) stages, another step closer to much awaited date of releasing it to the world to enjoy… or criticizing it. Windows Phone 7 is one massive project for Microsoft, that require notably effort from the whole team to make it as it is today. This is the testament to the effort and dollar that Microsoft has poured to this project, and it’s ain’t cheap!
“We had nearly ten thousand devices running automated tests daily, over a half million hours of active self-hosting use, over three and a half million hours of stress test passes, and eight and a half million hours of fully automated test passes. We’ve had thousands of independent software vendors and early adopters testing our software and giving us great feedback. We are ready”
And oddly named Windows Phone 7 called HTC Schubert smartphone has surfaced early last week, first discovered by 247windowsphone site. This is yet another Windows Phone 7 smartphone leaked in a week after Asus prototype smartphone which leaked in Pakistan. The case is built on unibody aluminum shell and you’ll agree that at a glance it looks close to iPhone with steel bezel and the round button with Windows logo positioned at the bottom center of the phone. No specs or whatsoever, so at this point of time, please watch yourself the video below to fill up your curiosity.
For many, Pakistan is not the country you’ll expect to found the leaked image of next gen gadget. But this Windows Phone 7 phone made by Asus is indeed spotted there. Not much reveal from the phone, except yes it does have standard 3 buttons, front facing camera, not so huge touch screen and that’s all. The thickness of the phone cannot be identified but brushed metal case looks good. I wonder if the back casing made from that as well.
Except iPhone which is extremely secretive, probably the rest of mobile phone images and details will leaked as the launch date nearer. Latest phone to join the list is HTC’s Windows Phone 7 more. Windows platform is nothing new to HTC, who have collaborated with them since the Windows Mobile days before, but as I said, this is gonna their first smart book related to Windows Phone 7. Unfortunately, that’s the info available and, nothing else.
Who else is better than Microsoft own employees to test out the new Windows Phone 7, right? It is their pride an possibly the next big thing after Windows OS and Office suite that will drive the future of mobile business is. If this is true, Microsoft decision to give away Windows Phone 7 is timely. 90k manpower employed by Microsoft is obviously huge enough to provide sufficient feedback for any bug or enhancement if necessary. Apple and Google did the same way before with iPhone 2G and HTC G1, and well, their phone is huge success, so why can’t Microsoft? And to all Microsoft employees, enjoy your (future) new phone folks!
