Poll results: 54% think Microsoft should re-name WP8 to Windows 8 Phone instead

Windows Phone Central ran yet some other interesting poll this by weekend on the forever controversial topic of "What should Windows Phone be called"?

The proposal was to re-name "Windows Telephone 8" to "Windows 8 Telephone" due to the benefit of co-branding and the fact that the new iteration of Microsoft'south mobile OS shares the same kernel as the upcoming desktop OS.  The benefit for advertising seems obvious to us as consumers will come across the significant overlap between the 2 systems.

Of course in that location are some problems with the proposal, including the fact that the Windows Phone group at Microsoft may non want to consider themselves nether the umbrella of Steve Sinofosky's Windows desktop segmentation just yet. There's also the result of version updates and whether or not both systems would stay in parallel (though we think that could be easily solved by planning accordingly).

Still, you folks spoke upward. Once once more nosotros had a large turnout with 5,773 of you voicing your opinion. Surprisingly 54% of you agreed that Windows viii Phone would exist the better option (something nosotros actually concur with ourselves) while 37.5% thought that Windows Phone 8 was just fine. Meanwhile, a small but meaning portion idea that "something else" would exist better.

That "something else" of course is always difficult to smash downward. Many of yous thought that Microsoft should capitalize on the "Surface" name and brand a "Surface Telephone". While it certainly has a overnice ring to it, the name "Surface" seems more advisable for a tablet device than a phone due to its structure and shape. There's also the (slight) possibility that Surface tablets could flop and then Microsoft would accept two bad names floating around.

The other popular proper noun is not surprisingly related to Xbox—either XPhone or something similar. Though the Xbox make is certainly successful, Microsoft is conspicuously courtship enterprise with Windows Telephone 8 and we're non sure the more button-up types would opt for a gaming-axial themed telephone. Heck, we hear that even the new white phones are a trivial also flamboyant for some business concern types—no joke.

The take away message though we recall is articulate: If Microsoft is serious almost aligning their various operating systems, then perchance doing the same for their names--for applied usage as well every bit branding—may not be a bad idea at all.

Cheers for all who voted and your thoughts on the thing!

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Source: https://www.windowscentral.com/poll-results-54-think-name-should-change-windows-8-phone

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