Welcome to Windows Phone 7!

Has anyone ever complimented you on your excellent taste in mobile phones? If not, let me be the first—you've made a great decision by choosing a Windows Phone 7 smartphone. Microsoft has put a lot of hard work into Windows Phone 7, starting pretty much from scratch and creating a brand new operating system, the goal of which is to make your life easier by freeing you from staring at your phone!

How does this work? How can a phone save you from other phones? Simply by showing you what you need to know in a quick and concise fashion, allowing you to glance at your phone rather than study the screen intently while life passes you by. For example, your Start screen on a Windows Phone 7 device includes live tiles, not icons. ...

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