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The deep links to the home tiles is pretty awesome... no need to fiddle with an app to get the QR code out at the airport, for example.

The app integration from search is good too. It feels more like a Windows Phone 8 or atleast 7.5 but they're still calling it 7.1

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I agree, "8" would be better for their new mobile platform which desperately needs hype. And it'd be appropriate, too!

Guess they've got the idea that users associate Windows for PCs 7 with Windows Phone 7 which seems to me ought to only be a minor consideration.

7.1 is just an internal version number - it won't have anything to do with the consumer marketing

Since word on it is getting out to a group that needs hyping, it might be a good idea to have started openly calling it "8", then. Build some excitement.

Sure - I'm not saying it was a good idea, just making sure that folks don't lend too much credence to the 0.1'ness

They probably want to align versions for Windows and Windows Phone. It looks much nicer when you say Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8.

That's exactly it - I don't think the userbase cares. (Hell, I think to much of their userbase, "Windows" is as much of a liability as it is an asset.)

That tying-stuff-together mentality is something that has served Microsoft well while they've dominated, but is increasingly a weight around their necks as areas become important that they can't extend domination into.

I have heard the term 7.5 floating around a lot

I think that Windows Phone 8 will require a new generation of hardware to run properly. Mango will be supported on current handsets according to the webcast.

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