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And now there are talks about acquiring BlackBerry. Posted via RS Mobile |
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Just to be very clear Windows Mobile ≠ Windows Phone they're completely different Windows Mobile on the Left and Windows Phone on the Right http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nvLUHlAjPH...0/winmo-wp.jpg As for popularity Windows Phone is gaining ground in some eastern european countries and south america they're even ahead of Apple in many of those areas but that's only because its the low-end/mid-tier Lumia devices which are catching sales and the Iphone is too expensive In terms of Windows Phone sales globally they sold 7million phones last quarter that's still about half the number that Nokia Symbian phones were selling at when they announced the death of Symbian so go figure, but sales are increasing thanks to the budget devices/nokia name not sure if that will continue now as Microsoft doesnt have the Nokia name and only "lumia" and "asha" and Ballmer has said they'll be coming up with a new name for their devices a "shorter name" http://mynokiablog.com/2013/09/03/ba...-nokia-lumias/ Oh and to add icing to the cake Stephen Elop was already on a short list for the next Microsoft CEO after this sale his names moved to the top of the list (in terms of speculation anyway) |
^ I think Nokia will place a strong 3rd behind Android and iOS. Blackberry is the one I think that will hurt the most from this deal. We don't need half a dozen mobile operating systems and my money is on Nokia/MS before Blackberry (too bad since I have friends who work there). Quote:
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stumbled on this thought it was interesting considering it's not exactly old (2007) http://www.hrneurope.com/wp-content/...HRN-Europe.jpg same year first iphone appeared and the n95 |
^ One billion would be more impressive if they were smartphones and not those $49 candy bar phones they sold in droves. |
Nokia was considering Android for plan B prior to the MS buyout http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/0...eid=auto&_r=3& |
^At the time, I thought that Nokia could really give Samsung a run for the money, if they chose Android over Windows Phone. Too late now. |
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all that android business changed though once Stephen Elop became CEO his goal from the start (as he recently admitted) was to get WP on all Nok phones anyway I was a major fan of Nok and symbian (as many of you know) but I would have loved to have had Android on Nokia devices if they were set on killing off Symbian because Android so closely matched Symbian and especially Maemo so it would make adoption almost seamless especially since Nokia could skin android :okay: Anyway now its just the waiting game for Nok stock to plateau, sell everything off and then wait for a suitable Android phone and then im done with Nokia :/ I was hoping Honami would be it but prototype camera samples suck |
Re: Maemo/MeeGo I was hoping Nokia would hold on to Maemo/MeeGo a little longer than to put it on the back burner (or sold off.) I have yet to have a bad experience with this OS on the Nokia N9. Stable, fast and isn't bloated with garbage. |
Anyone actually like Windows Phone? I've gotten a chance to play with it on many occasions, but I just can't seem to find the Metro UI appealing at all. |
I love it. In some ways I like it more than iOS. It's fast and slick. I had one for a few months and what I thought was killing it was application support. Some apps are unavailable. When they are, I found that even ported apps don't have the same features or get regular updates like its android or iOS couterpart. It's been a while since I used a Win Phone. Hopefully it's better now with developer intensive to develop for RT and Win 8. |
Never been a huge fan of apps in general (prefer functionality such as phone calls, SMS, email) but I like Windows Phone overall in comparison to say iOS. |
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But mos_skeeto has it spot on -- it's the apps ecosystem (or rather, the lack of a one) that is killing the platform. |
I love it... Wp 7.0 all the way to 8.0 I think I was one of the first to have wp7.0 :lawl: Quote:
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I actually would love to try Windows 8 for a while... But how can I say no the the Nexus 4? Nothing comes close to being such a good deal |
^ It is a great deal, which is what loss leaders usually are. Posted via RS Mobile |
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The OS is rather unpolished; headings and titles do not re-size and run off the screen due to their use of oversized fonts and having to back out of programs to shut them down. Several built-in programs almost seem like an afterthought a la the horrible music/video player linked through Xbox and the calendar where the month view shows appointments in Latin. |
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Prior to the Microsoft acquisition, Nokia was extremely fast with updates and pushed them at least on a monthly basis (for their apps). Looking at Microsoft's past history with update speeds, a strong consensus amongst those in the Windows Phone community is that updates and new features will be much slower. |
^ While I don't use a WP8 phone, I felt that updates for my Nokia N9 and E71 (prior to Microsoft's takeover) they were on the ball when it came to bugs/fixes/patches etc. But when Microsoft took over, they fizzled off. |
Nokia has been pushing msft to come out with updates but msft is really lagging to the point that nokia released their own fw patch called Amber recently to add some updates and fix some bugs but now that msft is taking over i expect pace to drop back down to msfts level which isn't going to release windows phone 8.# until next year as for Windows Phone, I hate it it looks ugggggggglly to me if they gave users more ability to customize the tile colours or transparencies even that would be a huge welcome but nope -_- wallpapers even if it were windows 8 start screen like wallpapers that would be very much welcomed in fact a supposed former ex-nokia employee vented about how he hates WindowsPhones UI/UX on reddit recently (its getting quite a few headlines) http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comm...xhs0?context=3 the paragraph i relate with is quoted below Quote:
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^ If you believe Google is selling the Nexus 4 at a cheap price because it cares about consumers then I've got a bridge for sale you might like. The low price of the Nexus 4 is unsustainable. This is why there are always limited quantities available and quick sell outs. So it's good for "some" consumers who were lucky enough to snag one but it's not good for all consumers as Google would never produce enough to make it a mainstream device. Posted via RS Mobile |
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What he says about UI/UX, I agree. It's cumbersome to scroll down and extremely annoying to switch wifi/bluetooth on/off; although, I know you can download battery apps which have options to act as shortcuts. Folders would be very useful too. Quote:
I do agree with you on it never being a mainstream device. It's a great bargain but it's just not everybody's ideal phone. Samsung Note x/Samsung Galaxy Sx have been stealing the thunder away from Nexus phones despite their higher prices. Credit is due to their marketing vs. the non-existent marketing of Google. However, I'm assuming the sales of the Nexus phones aren't a big concern for Google. |
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I know you're an iOS developer so your biases and preferences are well known, but objectively I'm just wondering if you've ever used an Android or Windows Phone product from a consumer point of view as an actual "daily driver"; especially a Nexus 4-level product and up for Android. The actual experience has been great for me coming from an iOS device and same with people I know. From my small sample size of friends, I haven't really had any that switched from iOS to Android then complained about a specific app that they MUST have that was on iOS and not on Android which forced them to switch back to an iPhone. They were always either ported (eventually) or an alternative exists. It just sounds like the majority of your arguments against Android are aimed from a developer's point of view (which as I understand it from your posts, the Android development is inferior to iOS). I know I would totally try a Windows Phone for my next phone if the OS were improved and apps were available. Just wondering if objectively you would too? |
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