Yesterday, our readers left some comments about where the Windows Phone smoke should be blown out from. We don't use those kind of words to describe parts of the human anatomy, but we can say it was from a part of the body where cigarettes usually don't smoke. The Windows Phone challenge at CES asks smartphone owners to perform tasks faster than a Windows Phone.
Windows Phone is getting a lot of attention at CES and was even featured in the New York Times as well as Wireless and Mobile News. Analysts are saying that Windows Phone is gaining momentum.
The two people were able to see win were a tech blogger and product manager. Maybe geeks are just faster at smartphones.
Windows Phone smoke-out results for Windows Phone wins was:
- 30 wins.
- 3 losses.
- 1 draw.
- Windows Phone beat to the software punch: A few each of iPhone 4, iPhone 4s, Galaxy Nexus, ATT Skyrocket, Droid Charge, Droid Bionic, HTC EVO 4G, various BlackBerries, Palm Pre Plus.
- Phones that beat Windows Phone iPhone 4s (posted a picture to Twitter just a hair faster), Droid Bionic, (got an SMS to a friend a smidge faster than PC Buy), and Galaxy Nexus (also posting a photo to Twitter).
A Tech Blogger wins with his iPhone 4S. Could it be Tech Bloggers do it faster?
Challenge 11 Jordan Mullen a geek with a Droid Bionic searches for a four-star restaurant with Google Places and looses. iPhone Photo Challenge Windows Phone wins due to dedicated hardware button. Araon Rowe came back for taking a photo and sharing it to Facebook with Samsung Galaxy S II. Challenge 8: Jennifer has a Samsung Galaxy S looses in the photo-taking challenge because of the dedicated camera button without turning on the phone.
Here we see a very dissapointed iPhone user: