Microsoft Windows 8 plans leave Nokia hamstrung
Betting the farm on Windows Phone may leave Nokia with a barn full of bleating customers
Microsoft Windows 8 plans leave Nokia hamstrung
Microsoft Windows 8 plans leave Nokia hamstrung
Betting the farm on Windows Phone may leave Nokia with a barn full of bleating customers
Well it was a better bet than their own 'smart' OS.
Originally Posted by reactor_sa
The one issue with this is that the app developers may want to code their apps for Windows Phone 8 only, to make full use of its features and services which wont run on Windows Phone 7.5 or 7.8 phones.
To use the single core excuse for not providing Windows Phone 8 for Windows Phone 7.5 phones is just lame.
Last edited by diegoa; 21-06-2012 at 04:17 PM.
schnaaied? seriously?
haha....love the heading of the article - "Microsoft schnaaied Nokia".
Yeah, poor ol' Nokia. They decided to dance with the devil and things aint going so well....
The Samsung Galaxy S2 - It is the only phone you will ever need.
it seems that if you don't have an os tied to a wider ecosystem, you're pretty much bending over and taking whatever the big three tell you to do.
if google can't get a foothold in the desktop OS or market, or make better inroads into corporate networks i fear that their phone os may soon look pretty lonely.
i think we could see what was going to happen with wp8/rt. it's just not great timing for nokia.
and i don't think ms making their own tablet was a very friendly signal to oem's either.
Last edited by murraybiscuit; 21-06-2012 at 04:48 PM.
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so
Yep, the signal we're getting from Microsoft is essentially "we're killing Windows Phone 7 now". Ecosystem-wise, Windows 8 looks really promising, but without clarification on whether (or how easily) apps built for Windows Phone 8 will run on WP7 I am also worried this.
I for one would think twice about getting a Windows Phone now until Microsoft clarifies what will be backported, and what kind of app support WP7 users will be given.
The choice of word was heavily debated in the office.haha....love the heading of the article - "Microsoft schnaaied Nokia".
"Microsoft has humstrung Nokia" just didn't have the same ring to it.
Come now Nokia take it like a man from MS
And Nokia users especially the Lumia 900 etc series that was just released. Get the vasoline because you just got fscked!
At least in the Android world you don't miss in features because of the lack of upgrades also you can take matters in your own hands and flash your own phone.
Not the same with the other devices.
As for Nokia banking everything on Windows phone, must really hurt when Microsoft gives all your toys to your competitors. NOKIA drive I am looking at you.
I had to look up the definition, although, at first glance it seemed vaguely obscene
Yup, I will seriously be looking at Windows 8 as my desktop OS when I have a Surface tablet and Windows 8 phone.
If Microsoft must revoke licences to HP & Dell, they're pretty much screwed. Wonder if it might not happen one day, where Microsoft start operating like Apple....
Nokia's share price is classed as "junk shares" at the moment, maybe a perfect time for Microsoft to buy the company?
The Samsung Galaxy S2 - It is the only phone you will ever need.
Well it was pretty obvious 2 months ago when MS skirted the issue that WP7 owners would not be getting WP8. Although I remember some of the WP fanboys assuring me that they would be rocking WP8 in a few months time. WP7 was pretty much just a beta
yoh. fail of the day...
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Ol' Elop's ass must be sore right now.
Maybe time to reactivate the MeeGo project and be in control of your own destiny?
But I'm sure they'll get their money back when Windows Phone 8 gets released. If it looks similar to the Lumia 800 design-wise and has a quad core heart beating inside, it would be the first Nokia phone I buy again since 2001.
And the Lumia 1000 will most probably come with a 100 megapixel camera, just to sweeten the deal.
The Samsung Galaxy S2 - It is the only phone you will ever need.
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