This is why the latest tool I did for Windows still was based on WinForms. Because you know the old crappy stuff will be supported forever and the new shiny better stuff (WPF was pretty cool!) will be deprecated within two years and probably will not get significant developer traction. With a lot of confusing marketing from Microsoft. I don't think even the guru's within Microsoft itself can sum up all the different .Net versions that are out there and what they mean from the top of their heads.
Microsoft gives up on Windows 10 Mobile
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Re: Microsoft gives up on Windows 10 Mobile
#32Back when Microsoft started started throwing in the towel and put their phones on fire sale I loaded up on $30 Lumia 640's (how could you not at that price for a 5" LTE in 2015?)
They've served me and my family well since. The lack of apps has a flip side... I'm not terrible worried about malware. ;) And I'm not worried about my kids getting too distracted by all the games, etc available on iOS/Android.
Re: Microsoft gives up on Windows 10 Mobile
#33One cool move on Microsoft's part can be releasing Microsoft's version of Android. The main problem is Google Play Services. But since MS almost has parallel offerings for all Google Services they can create an "API" compatible version of Google Play services. This way users will be able to install all the current Android applications which are available on Play Store.
This can convert Android into an Oligopoly instead of Google's Monopoly.
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#34> Microsoft has told its die-hard Windows 10 Mobile fans All 5 of them?
It's at least 5X larger than that. ;)
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#35I was working in Microsoft about 5 years ago and Satya's not lying when they say they tried everything to incentivise app developers. It was a big focus of the company at the time. For keystone apps they tried to partner with developers doing most of the work for them. For more niche apps they ran promotions for students and independent developers giving away free phones etc. But nothing was enough to get over the pr…
I remember they started by introducing the same sort of toll than Apple. That was them shooting themselves in the foot.
Re: Microsoft gives up on Windows 10 Mobile
#36One cool move on Microsoft's part can be releasing Microsoft's version of Android. The main problem is Google Play Services. But since MS almost has parallel offerings for all Google Services they can create an "API" compatible version of Google Play services. This way users will be able to install all the current Android applications which are available on Play Store. This can convert Android into an Oligopoly inste…
Microsoft is cooperating with Cyanogen OS
https://www.theverge.com/2016/2/22/11092050/cyanogen-microso...
Re: Microsoft gives up on Windows 10 Mobile
#37One cool move on Microsoft's part can be releasing Microsoft's version of Android. The main problem is Google Play Services. But since MS almost has parallel offerings for all Google Services they can create an "API" compatible version of Google Play services. This way users will be able to install all the current Android applications which are available on Play Store. This can convert Android into an Oligopoly inste…
Microsoft is cooperating with Cyanogen OS https://www.theverge.com/2016/2/22/11092050/cyanogen-microso...
CyanogenOS doesn't exist anymore. But they're selling a Galaxy S8 Microsoft Edition with included Microsoft apps.
Re: Microsoft gives up on Windows 10 Mobile
#38This is why the latest tool I did for Windows still was based on WinForms. Because you know the old crappy stuff will be supported forever and the new shiny better stuff (WPF was pretty cool!) will be deprecated within two years and probably will not get significant developer traction. With a lot of confusing marketing from Microsoft. I don't think even the guru's within Microsoft itself can sum up all the different…
As a punishment, the .net framework owners should be forced to learn and recite by heart the .net standard compatibility matrix!
Re: Microsoft gives up on Windows 10 Mobile
#39Back when Microsoft started started throwing in the towel and put their phones on fire sale I loaded up on $30 Lumia 640's (how could you not at that price for a 5" LTE in 2015?) They've served me and my family well since. The lack of apps has a flip side... I'm not terrible worried about malware. ;) And I'm not worried about my kids getting too distracted by all the games, etc available on iOS/Android.
I picked up a Lumia 535 cheap mid/late 2015 and am still using it today, with W10, like a dream. I love how simple it is compared to when I see family members and they throw their phone at me wanting me to have a look at it to fix something.
I spend 2 hours yesterday morning trying to get screenshots off of my mothers Samsung galaxy something-or-other android phone and the thing is just a complete mess, photos stored in 3 separate places, some pictures in one place but not another, some available but when trying to BT to me her phone "cant fetch" the photos.. I almost had a breakdown. She also had a malware problem about half a year ago where when she turned on wifi it was uploading for hours sucking up the entire internet connection and my brother couldn't play his online games. Could not find out what was uploading or where it was uploading to but it required a complete reset. Even when working correctly she cant do tasks because she is at times bombarded with notifications from apps that fill her screen up and just seem to stress her out.
Problems like this are common with my family and mother unfortunately, she had a windows phone (back when it was Nokia making them) and never had issues apart from "lack of apps" which is why she switched when her contract allowed.
Hope you enjoyed my rant/blog-post.
Re: Microsoft gives up on Windows 10 Mobile
#40Earlier quoted context omitted.
Microsoft is cooperating with Cyanogen OS https://www.theverge.com/2016/2/22/11092050/cyanogen-microso...
CyanogenOS doesn't exist anymore. But they're selling a Galaxy S8 Microsoft Edition with included Microsoft apps.
I thought it was CyanogenMod that doesn't exist anymore?