Do you think that your non-Windows Phone is the roughest, toughest hombre, uh, smartphone around? Microsoft begs to differ with you. Take your phone to any of the 14 Microsoft Stores in the country and participate in the #SmokedByWindowsPhone challenge. You might remember the challenge which proved how fast Windows Phones are with its built in functionality. The challenge started at CES 2012 in Las Vegas, went to the web and then was the focus of television commercials. Now the contest heaqds to Microsoft's retail location.
Can your phone beat a Windows Phone?
The challenges are Pocket to Picture to Post, Using the People Hub to Stay in Touch with the People You Care About Most, Updating Your Status Across Multiple Social Networks andLocal Scout. Obviously, if you already have a Windows Phone, you are excluded from taking the challenge. If you win, Microsoft will give you a new Hunger Games HP Folio 13 laptop worth a cool $1,049. And even if you lose, Microsoft will give you any Windows Phone that you want, excluding the Nokia Lumia 800 bundle. You can receive the free phone without a contract if you give up your current smartphone. If you want to keep your current phone and the free Windows Phone model, you will have to sign a 2-year deal.
So start training your current handset like it was Rocky. The contest already started on Friday and ends March 29th or until every Microsoft Store has awarded the 10 prizes each was allotted.
Alan, an ardent smartphone enthusiast and a veteran writer at PhoneArena since 2009, has witnessed and chronicled the transformative years of mobile technology. Owning iconic phones from the original iPhone to the iPhone 15 Pro Max, he has seen smartphones evolve into a global phenomenon. Beyond smartphones, Alan has covered the emergence of tablets, smartwatches, and smart speakers.
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