Well, (tip o’ the antlers to ).

Put simply, Windows Phone is more innovative than anything offered by Apple or Google in the smart phone space.

Oh, totally. Except, you know, when you consider the fact that Windows Phone 7 wouldn’t even if Apple hadn’t invented the iPhone. But other than that…

Look, the Macalope’s as big a supporter of Windows Phone 7 as you’re likely to find in the Apple world. He frankly doesn’t buy into the doom and gloom over the sales figures for the device to date. Moving 40,000 units on the first day of availability isn’t a barn-burner, but it’s not horrible either.

Thurrott’s statement is patently ridiculous, of course. But, to give credit where credit’s due, Microsoft eschewed simply making another “me-too” iPhone rip-off and actually . Do you have any idea how hard that is for them? Really, really hard. It’s totally against their nature.