ACTIONpack Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 Do you think when Windows 10 for mobile flop will Microsoft stop making OS for phones? Do you think it will flop / fail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceelf Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 Do you think when Windows 10 for mobile flop will Microsoft stop making OS for phones? Do you think it will flop / fail? I think MS will be able to leverage their giving 10 away free to gaining some converts, given Win10, Win10mo, and X1 will share a similar interface and tech. Do I think it'll be a huge improvement in userbase? Probably not. Do I think it'll fail? No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkyMike Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 I don't understand why they had to go back to the Mobile branding. Windows Phone sounded cool. Windows Mobile 10 reminds me too much of the Windows Mobile 6 era. An era of failure for the MS mobile division. It is as if some marketing schmuck decided that the Windows Phone name was now somehow "tarnished" or didn't fit with their overall "strategy". MS does not seem to learn in some regards. This monstrous wait for the next "flagship" caused a giant void and loss of momentum. Marketshare was growing .. even in North America. People liked Nokia quality devices .. but nope. "Lets flood the market with low end hardware because it worked for Nokia". This is quite typical of MS. Having all these great resources but not being able to utilise them in time or properly. They better have something good up their sleeve because there doesn't seem to be much anticipation from people. Ian W 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsupersonic Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 My guess is it won't be any more of a failure that WP7/8 was. I really hope it's a viable competitor to Android and iOS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Eternal Tempest MVC Posted June 13, 2015 MVC Share Posted June 13, 2015 I think it has a shot of getting apps since Windows 10 universal apps making it easy / simple to get to phone / Xone. If this helps the app situation, they have a chance. Open question do you use a twitter, facebook, instagram, and how many other apps do you use from the Windows 8 App store now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tongorge@hotmail.com Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Hello there! I think we really need to test it out 1st to be able to jump on any sort of conclusion! I am not a Windows Phone fan, but I actually believe that this could actually work out pretty well to be frank. I can see nothing that can go wrong, so as to flop the whole system! Let Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGHammer Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 I think it has a shot of getting apps since Windows 10 universal apps making it easy / simple to get to phone / Xone. If this helps the app situation, they have a chance. Open question do you use a twitter, facebook, instagram, and how many other apps do you use from the Windows 8 App store now? I have both the Twitter and Facebook Messenger apps from the Windows (App) Store on my desktop and both notebooks, and even though I have an Android tablet, there is not a thing wrong with tablets (or phablets, for that matter) running Windows 10 Mobile - Windows 10 Mobile fits the space at least as well as Android does (remember, I'm saying this as an Android tablet owner/user). Device and OS choice is not a bad thing - right now, in the $200USD or less space, there is ONLY Android. (That's not even good for Google - let alone the ODMs.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son_Of_Dad Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Will Windows 10 fail? Let me think about that.... Yes I think so, here's why: - Another ship has sailed. Apple just showed off their new(er) iPhone, Apple users went nuts for it naturally. Google will present the next Nexus phone at the end of the month, despite the fact the leaked Huawei design looks beyond ugly people will still jump for it. Both of these have new OS versions.- Apps are flawed. The new "universal app" theory doesn't seem to fly, 'people wanting the same experience across all devices' seems logical but people also don't seem to want to use store apps designed for a touch screen on their desktops using a mouse and keyboard when an existing application (or browser interface) will do the job much faster. If they aren't using the app on the existing desktop where's the incentive to go buy the matching phone/tablet- Experience is flawed. I'll use Outlook email as an example since email is the most used app on my phone, It looks good and I'm sure they can roll out heaps of new features but it's more difficult to use, no shared inbox, to get to settings you tap the top left then bottom right that's if you don't need to change accounts first. Every other change seems to a back step as the People app is a good example.- The UI changes aren't helping. The UI that people like due to not being an iOS or droid knock off is gone and what we're left with is dull and completely inconsistent, sure there are some positives, settings is less cluttered though once you hit the System section it's still a mess, backgrounds are finally an option and the grid size has decreased as it should have in WP8 when they got rid of the gutter. However if you can't make phone messaging and contact screens look the same how can you match up anything else?- Is that a Lumia flagship? We've all read the divided opinions but no matter what yours is the upcoming "flagship" doesn't bear much resemblance to previous models.- No WOW feature(s). I've covered universal apps which are much hyped the only other centrepiece is Continuum which seems unrequired, imagine you visit another branch of your company; you can use your phone as your desktop if you happen to have a spare monitor, mouse, keyboard on a desk and the required adapter available. That also assumes everything you use at work is available on your phone i.e. a universal app. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techbeck Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Seems that with MS taking so damn long to get WP10 going, they have not slacked off on the hardware side. Android and iPhones are progressing hardware wise and MS is still trying to perfect their software. But really going to hold my judgement until later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGHammer Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Will Windows 10 fail? Let me think about that.... Yes I think so, here's why: - Another ship has sailed. Apple just showed off their new(er) iPhone, Apple users went nuts for it naturally. Google will present the next Nexus phone at the end of the month, despite the fact the leaked Huawei design looks beyond ugly people will still jump for it. Both of these have new OS versions.- Apps are flawed. The new "universal app" theory doesn't seem to fly, 'people wanting the same experience across all devices' seems logical but people also don't seem to want to use store apps designed for a touch screen on their desktops using a mouse and keyboard when an existing application (or browser interface) will do the job much faster. If they aren't using the app on the existing desktop where's the incentive to go buy the matching phone/tablet- Experience is flawed. I'll use Outlook email as an example since email is the most used app on my phone, It looks good and I'm sure they can roll out heaps of new features but it's more difficult to use, no shared inbox, to get to settings you tap the top left then bottom right that's if you don't need to change accounts first. Every other change seems to a back step as the People app is a good example.- The UI changes aren't helping. The UI that people like due to not being an iOS or droid knock off is gone and what we're left with is dull and completely inconsistent, sure there are some positives, settings is less cluttered though once you hit the System section it's still a mess, backgrounds are finally an option and the grid size has decreased as it should have in WP8 when they got rid of the gutter. However if you can't make phone messaging and contact screens look the same how can you match up anything else?- Is that a Lumia flagship? We've all read the divided opinions but no matter what yours is the upcoming "flagship" doesn't bear much resemblance to previous models.- No WOW feature(s). I've covered universal apps which are much hyped the only other centrepiece is Continuum which seems unrequired, imagine you visit another branch of your company; you can use your phone as your desktop if you happen to have a spare monitor, mouse, keyboard on a desk and the required adapter available. That also assumes everything you use at work is available on your phone i.e. a universal app. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack W Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 As it is now, being preview software, it isn't a flop. I'm quite enjoying it. I converted from Android about a month ago, and I am enjoying Windows 10 Mobile much, much more. It is just so much faster and fine-tuned than Android is. I also love having everything with me everywhere I go, it's the perfect companion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockingbird Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 I think it has a shot of getting apps since Windows 10 universal apps making it easy / simple to get to phone / Xone. If this helps the app situation, they have a chance. The other development is Apple open sourcing Swift. (Apple hasn't done it yet, but it promised to.) All Microsoft has to do is add a Swift complier to Visual Studio and lo and behold, iOS apps on Windows 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
margrave Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 They need to woo developers to get more on the store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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