Microsoft Gives Out 90,000 Free Phones to Staff

[yellowblue]

They definitely learned from Windows 7. I hope they added more tech to WP7 like natal for free.

 

[war2k9]

Microsoft just following google. When google put their nexus one phone they give it out to all their employees.

 

[bison88]

I'm curious to see how Microsoft attempts to merge the mobile business model with the consumer social networking all into one platform. RIM is trying this a little more with 6.0, but they don't want to lose their business clients that make up the majority of their profits. I don't think Microsoft has anything to lose. Let the reviews roll in .

 

[wotan31]

Prob gave out all those ****** Kin phones that no one else wanted.

 

[wotan31]

[citation][nom]CraigFranchuk[/nom]I don't work for Microsoft... but I will take one too. I will even report any bugs found.. Beta testers?[/citation]
If you're using Windows OS on your peecee, you are already an MS beta tester. lol.

 

[rooket]

Good gesture. I'd like to try out that win7 mobile phone. I have an old windows mobile sitting here it is rather nice. touch screen and keyboard on it.

 

[tipoo]

It would be funny if they were Kin's.

 

[mman74]

Anyone spot the differenece? Apple employees buy their own. iPhone that is.

 

[shizen]

clever.. bill gates have 90.000 free beta testers..

 

[captaincharisma]

well MS had to find a way to get rid of all those unsold kin's somehow

 

[mrmike_49]

"
too bad for the thousands laid off last week."

90,000 phones x $100 = a lot of peoples salary

 

[eddieroolz]

Man, this is like Windows 7 beta test, and a great idea!

 

[Griffolion]

A good bug ironing technique, and possibly a nice morale raiser. Maybe if Apple did the same with the iPhone 4, all their employees would stop committing suicide, or perhaps try and ring a hotline but get their call cut off because "they held it wrong".

 

[gogogadgetliver]

[citation][nom]zorky9[/nom]wow! sure is a good way of testing a device. real-world use by real people.too bad for the thousands laid off last week.[/citation]

Nobody got laid off. It's review time and MSFT makes quick work of the bottom 10% every year. Nothing new this year.

 

[gogogadgetliver]

[citation][nom]war2k9[/nom]Microsoft just following google. When google put their nexus one phone they give it out to all their employees.[/citation]

Oh yes... this was totally Googles idea. Not like when msft gave everyone a free Zune 8GB before Google...cuz you know that was different. Besides I'm sure no company has EVER given their employees products before... especially not MSFT... the copys of Office, Server, and Windows they give out to *every* employee at *every* release are just.... imaginary.

Genius.

 

[twu]

[citation][nom]smithking[/nom]welcome to:

WTF,WTF, get the F... out the here.

 

[rohitbaran]

Looks like they found a way to dispose the unsold Kin phones.

 

[damiano13mg]

i want one too!