I miss my Lumia 920 with Windows phone 8.1. I feel bad for MS (Nokia mostly) when I see Apple/Google announcing a feature that has been on WP8.1 for years (Google lens, tap to awake, ambient/always on display, offline maps/navigation, wireless charging etc.).
Bill Gates switches to Android phone
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Re: Bill Gates switches to Android phone
#32The total failure of Windows Phone to gain acceptance in the market is a huge pity. I have a Lumina 950 as a secondary device (for loading with a local SIM while abroad) and it’s a solid performer with a polished OS, refreshingly ’different’ UI, and excellent basics (build quality, call quality, and battery life). The basic, core apps I ’need’ in this role are available (WhatsApp, Facebook/Messenger, Twitter, & ceter…
Is there an expectation that most phones won't be able to provide hotspot / tethering for various platforms (not sure if there's some peculiarities with the three precisely branded devices you mention)? Polished OS, build quality, call quality, battery life -- these features are all available (and were pre-Microsoft mobile) in both Android and Apple worlds. Be cautious about assuming that the applications you use are…
>Polished OS,...,battery life
I don't agree Android offers that as an OS. Battery life is a little hardware specific, but on average Android provides below par "performance per mWh" compared to the other two.
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#33Windows Phone was the best thing since webOS. The developer experience was (and still is) a lot better than for iOS or Android. I'm sure it will eventually come back.
I don’t know how it could. It doesn’t matter how nice it is the app ecosystem is too important and they’d be light years behind. If they emulated Android (like Blackberry)... why not just buy an android phone?
The kind of apps we're using today won't exist anymore in 5 years.
I believe that Microsoft will dominate in AR, and quickly become the leading platform.
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#34The total failure of Windows Phone to gain acceptance in the market is a huge pity. I have a Lumina 950 as a secondary device (for loading with a local SIM while abroad) and it’s a solid performer with a polished OS, refreshingly ’different’ UI, and excellent basics (build quality, call quality, and battery life). The basic, core apps I ’need’ in this role are available (WhatsApp, Facebook/Messenger, Twitter, & ceter…
I think its also the new mentality of MSFT. They are more willing to kill projects. The old micrsoft sunk so much money into xbox until it became big.
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#36The total failure of Windows Phone to gain acceptance in the market is a huge pity. I have a Lumina 950 as a secondary device (for loading with a local SIM while abroad) and it’s a solid performer with a polished OS, refreshingly ’different’ UI, and excellent basics (build quality, call quality, and battery life). The basic, core apps I ’need’ in this role are available (WhatsApp, Facebook/Messenger, Twitter, & ceter…
As an ex-WP user who also switched to android I would argue the android UX is a step backward in some respects. When I open an app in WP I received immediate loading/animation feedback. In android many core actions (such as initiating a phone call) cause temporary freeze while the app loads. Did the phone receive my tap? Do I need to tap again or wait? Coming from a more fluid interface like the WP this is something…
May be your Android is underpowered? It's not an excuse, of course. My iPhone 4S might lag for a few seconds between receiving tap and displaying an action. Modern iPhone (or iPhone 4S with iOS 6) responded instantly. Or it could indicate some kind of hardware problem, where driver is causing delay somewhere in the stack, for example very slow SD-card or something similar.
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#37Does it also mean, Gates is no more concerned about Privacy or Google targeting him with ads?
Re: Bill Gates switches to Android phone
#38The total failure of Windows Phone to gain acceptance in the market is a huge pity. I have a Lumina 950 as a secondary device (for loading with a local SIM while abroad) and it’s a solid performer with a polished OS, refreshingly ’different’ UI, and excellent basics (build quality, call quality, and battery life). The basic, core apps I ’need’ in this role are available (WhatsApp, Facebook/Messenger, Twitter, & ceter…
I was really hoping to have a full Windows 10 phone that ran x86-64 apps and you could then dock and use like a regular computer. I think Intel scuttled that idea when they dropped the mobile chip though. It could have been a game changer.
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#39I accidentally rode an elevator mr gates was in. Just me, him and an EA from exec area
He was carrying a laptop. No case.
It was well before cell phone ubiquity and way before smartphones.
I thought "wow, the richest man carries an unprotected laptop, no briefcase, his hair even uncombed (probably because he just came from heliport)"
I felt "LC" because i cared about a celebrity (and even noted my diary).
Later, the parking guard said it was to be a low key meeting. We all speculated and believe it had to do with using unused bandwith?during overnight hours...
I still feel LC because i read the article...
Re: Bill Gates switches to Android phone
#40I accidentally rode an elevator mr gates was in. Just me, him and an EA from exec area He was carrying a laptop. No case. It was well before cell phone ubiquity and way before smartphones. I thought "wow, the richest man carries an unprotected laptop, no briefcase, his hair even uncombed (probably because he just came from heliport)" I felt "LC" because i cared about a celebrity (and even noted my diary). Later, the…
I can't work out which one of these you're referring to: http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/LC