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I had 3 different Androids over the last 6 years, and switch to I-phone in May. Overall, I prefer the I-phone, but miss a few of the Android features. Mostly the I-phone photo/video and apps are better, and the battery lasts a lot longer (70% left at end of day compared to 50% on the android even when new). Not crazy about Safari, so I still use Google and Firefox.
It's possible that Windows Phones are awesome. Most people I've talked to who've had one hated them. Sure I've known some folks who loved the things, but with less than 5% market share nationally and globally, it doesn't make sense to compare Windows with Android or iOS. On the up-side, Windows phones are running neck and neck with Blackberry for market share!
These numbers are old, and aren't nearly that good for Windows Phone anymore.
No Windows Phone option? There's actually a fair amount of WP users on this forum & I'd be curious to see the #. At least compared to other forums. And the WP isn't completely dead yet.
I've seen those numbers. I was talking on this forum.
The problem is that the numbers have only gotten worse since then. If a big powerful company with as much clout as Microsoft can't break into the market with their phone -- then people probably genuinely hate their phones.
It's probably not so much that Windows Phones are so terrible. I expect it's a combination of other things. iPhones were the first modern smartphone, so they were the very first smartphone for lots of folks. Android came onto the scene shortly thereafter, offered a better priced phone and became the very first smartphone for a lot of people
Microsoft did what Microsoft always does: They showed up way, way, way late to the party. (Just like they did with making word processors, spreadsheets, databases, internet browsers, video games, video game consoles, etc.) This time around, showing up way late again just didn't work out. The market was saturated long before the first Windows Phone went on the market. When people think of a smartphone they either want the look and feel to be Android or they want it to look and feel like IOS. Windows Mobile OS was a completely different animal altogether and most people absolutely hated that fact.
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Originally Posted by Skunk Workz
These numbers are old, and aren't nearly that good for Windows Phone anymore.
I didn't find the more recent numbers, but I know exactly what you're talking about. Windows OS has an absolutely plummeting market share on mobile devices. Windows Phones just didn't catch on and they're now going the way of Symbian and Blackberry and so many others. I've no clue what Microsoft can do to turn things around for the Windows Phone. In every other arena they've shown up late for, they've managed to throw enough money and other resources around to establish themselves and a major player anyways. This is the first time I can think of where Microsoft is determined to get in the game and can't.
Microsoft did what Microsoft always does: They showed up way, way, way late to the party. (Just like they did with making word processors, spreadsheets, databases, internet browsers, video games, video game consoles, etc.)
I agree with much of what you said... but not all this. Yes, MS is often late to the party, but they haven't been leaders in many areas you point out. Not followers.
They showed up late... with Office? I suppose technically they did, but you can't really compare Wordperfect which was around before Microsoft, THE COMPANY, was formed to Office. They came, saw, conquered.
Browsers? IE came out in 1995? Netscape Navigator... in 94? That's hardly being late to the party.
The Xbox? This is just a case of "let's try and break into this market". Someone had to do it. Nintendo was no match for Sony. But I suppose you could say they were late with that.
Not really even late to Mobile. I still have my Moto Q with WinMobile 6.0 on it. Or was it 5? They were just never, simply put: good at mobile. They were late to trying to make a FUN phone not geared to just business.
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