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Microsoft Looking To Put Windows Phone On Android Devices, Starting With HTC

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Re: Microsoft Looking To Put Windows Phone On Android Devices, Starting With HTC

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Post by pmelendez »

stfu wrote: post #27
barista wrote: post #23

This would be great for me as a user. I am not a big fan of the android UX but they got the apps I want. So I can use Windows phone for day to day use and only when I want the app that windows doesn't have I can go to android. Of course having to boot would suck but maybe that can be made faster.

I am having a hard time imagining what functionality you are missing in Android that Windows is providing? Not trying to defend either one of both, just being curious.

As a user of both I like the experience on WP8 way better. I don't know about OC but I would be missing Xbox music, Office, Skydrive, Live Tiles and People Hub. Here in Canada there are not really an alternative to Xbox Music (Nokia music maybe), Google Docs doesn't provide the same experience as Office and between DropBox and Skydrive I prefer the last one.

Re: Microsoft Looking To Put Windows Phone On Android Devices, Starting With HTC

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Post by sremani »

camus wrote: post #28

Microsoft wants your phone to be a PC , then the embrace - extend - extinguish walk will be on, with all the dirty tricks,racketeering and blackmailing MS can do like it did for over 2 decades with it's OEM 'partner'. And MS wonders why it has such a bad reputation now.

Troll

Re: Microsoft Looking To Put Windows Phone On Android Devices, Starting With HTC

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Post by sremani »

wtracy wrote: post #22

If you're familiar with the what happened between Be Inc. and Microsoft back in the 90s, this is pretty hilarious. (Be wanted OEMs to sell computers that dual-booted Windows 95 and BeOS. Microsoft retaliated by cutting off those manufacturers from the normal OEM discount on Windows licenses.)

Does Google sell Android OS and of course any retaliation on HTC by Google would start Anti-trust, as happened in the case of Microsoft

Re: Microsoft Looking To Put Windows Phone On Android Devices, Starting With HTC

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Post by anonymfus »

JimmaDaRustla wrote: post #2

Of course they mean release the same hardware with Windows pre-installed. Would be funny if Google developed something like UEFI if mobile opened up to multiple operating systems.

UEFI is actually requirement for WP8.

Re: Microsoft Looking To Put Windows Phone On Android Devices, Starting With HTC

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Post by sremani »

camus wrote: post #25
microtonal wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Except that Windows Phone is currently doing very well in some regions. For instance, in the largest European economies they currently have 10% of the smartphone sales. And quarter over quarter growth is good. It's only a small chunk of the pie, but numbers that start to matter. For reference, the share of the iPhone in these economies is currently around 16%. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/30/us-cellphones-e…

they are doing so well they are going for the dual boot scheme, how does MS kool aid taste ? Windows Phones are a disaster, that cost Ballmer his job.

the coda on WP is not written yet, IPhone 5C gave a massive lease of life by not coming up with a true budget friendly alternative.

Re: Microsoft Looking To Put Windows Phone On Android Devices, Starting With HTC

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Post by wrl »

Unless I'm mistaken, WP8 phones have UEFI Secure Boot too, and it can't be turned off like on desktop systems.

So now that Microsoft wants more market share, suddenly dual-booting phones is okay, but I doubt they'll lift the secure boot restriction on their own devices.

Re: Microsoft Looking To Put Windows Phone On Android Devices, Starting With HTC

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Post by ethana »

I'm pretty certain if they would've name it Banana Phone or xPhone or AnythingButWindows Phone, their market share would be much better than what it is now.

Windows Phone 7 came out grabbing the tail of the disaster that was Windows Mobile 6.1 did not do them any marketing good.

I'm not so sure a dual OS booting phone will be a mainstream success.

Re: Microsoft Looking To Put Windows Phone On Android Devices, Starting With HTC

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Post by Wuxab »

pmelendez wrote: post #31
stfu wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I am having a hard time imagining what functionality you are missing in Android that Windows is providing? Not trying to defend either one of both, just being curious.

As a user of both I like the experience on WP8 way better. I don't know about OC but I would be missing Xbox music, Office, Skydrive, Live Tiles and People Hub. Here in Canada there are not really an alternative to Xbox Music (Nokia music maybe), Google Docs doesn't provide the same experience as Office and between DropBox and Skydrive I prefer the last one.

rdio works in Canada... Though the App for Windows 7.5 sucks so I have accounts for both and use XBox music on my phone.

Re: Microsoft Looking To Put Windows Phone On Android Devices, Starting With HTC

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Post by w1ntermute »

This seems like a total waste of time. The biggest problem for Windows Phone is the ecosystem. The OS is good and the hardware (Lumias) is good. They have phones in stores and with most carriers. Installing WP on more devices isn't going to solve the problem.

Re: Microsoft Looking To Put Windows Phone On Android Devices, Starting With HTC

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Post by untog »

w1ntermute wrote: post #39

This seems like a total waste of time. The biggest problem for Windows Phone is the ecosystem. The OS is good and the hardware (Lumias) is good. They have phones in stores and with most carriers. Installing WP on more devices isn't going to solve the problem.

There's always a fundamental demand/supply problem. People won't buy a WP device until there are more apps. Devs won't make WP apps until there are more users. This is an interesting attempt at shortcutting that.
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