The mobile OS war is over

I'm late to this thread, but to respond to the OP's title, I think the smartphone industry is starting to get interesting. Android is refined now. Apple is flirting with different screen sizes. Windows Phone is about four apps away from me giving it a legitimate shot. BlackBerry seems to be out if the game but I'm hoping for a comeback.
If WP had 1 million apps in their store, they still would not be able to compete with Android and iOS. Apps are not their problem.
 
It certainly didn't surprise me, since Apple had it. 64-bit won't be far behind.
Because Apple never copies anyone, right?

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If WP had 1 million apps in their store, they still would not be able to compete with Android and iOS. Apps are not their problem.

It is for me. I like a lot of things about their operating system and would get the 1520 in a heartbeat if some key apps I needed were there.

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It is for me.
I don't think it would be for most people. And I am a huge Microsoft fanboy on the desktop side.

WP's problem is that it is not offering anything new or different. Android already does everything it does. And Apple's closed system benefits are better because Apple is better at the closed system. WP is the worst of both worlds. More apps is just putting a bandaid on a hatchet wound.
 
It is for me. I like a lot of things about their operating system and would get the 1520 in a heartbeat if some key apps I needed were there.

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I had the 1520 for a week. Nice phone but the lack of several key apps AND the fact that trying to use the web browser to mitigate the lack of apps didn't work...I just couldn't live with it. However, that was one beautiful piece of hardware with a delicious screen.


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I don't think it would be for most people. And I am a huge Microsoft fanboy on the desktop side.

WP's problem is that it is not offering anything new or different. Android already does everything it does. And Apple's closed system benefits are better because Apple is better at the closed system. WP is the worst of both worlds. More apps is just putting a bandaid on a hatchet wound.

I think it does have something to offer, a more integrated Microsoft experience. I like what I see in it. But again, it is about 4 apps away for me.

Sent from my Nexus 5
 
I don't think it would be for most people. And I am a huge Microsoft fanboy on the desktop side.

WP's problem is that it is not offering anything new or different. Android already does everything it does. And Apple's closed system benefits are better because Apple is better at the closed system. WP is the worst of both worlds. More apps is just putting a bandaid on a hatchet wound.

Well, the Lumias have great cameras and I could easily see that in the photos even the 1520 took.


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I had the 1520 for a week. Nice phone but the lack of several key apps AND the fact that trying to use the web browser to mitigate the lack of apps didn't work...I just couldn't live with it. However, that was one beautiful piece of hardware with a delicious screen.


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I think the biggest app issue for me was video chat. If they had Google Hangouts I would really consider giving it a shot.

Sent from my Nexus 5
 
Android myths killed so far:

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̶ ̶ ̶ ̶O̶M̶G̶ ̶A̶n̶d̶r̶o̶i̶d̶ ̶C̶r̶a̶s̶h̶e̶s̶ ̶m̶o̶r̶e̶ ̶i̶P̶h̶o̶n̶e̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶m̶o̶r̶e̶ ̶s̶t̶a̶b̶l̶e̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
̶ ̶ ̶ ̶O̶M̶G̶ ̶A̶n̶d̶r̶o̶i̶d̶ ̶d̶o̶e̶s̶n̶t̶ ̶h̶a̶v̶e̶ ̶a̶s̶ ̶m̶a̶n̶y̶ ̶a̶p̶p̶s̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
̶ ̶ ̶ ̶O̶M̶G̶ ̶i̶P̶h̶o̶n̶e̶ ̶C̶a̶m̶e̶r̶a̶ ̶q̶u̶a̶l̶i̶t̶y̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶b̶e̶t̶t̶e̶r̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶n̶ ̶a̶n̶y̶ ̶A̶n̶d̶r̶o̶i̶d̶ ̶p̶h̶o̶n̶e̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
̶ ̶ ̶ ̶O̶M̶G̶ ̶i̶P̶h̶o̶n̶e̶s̶ ̶g̶e̶t̶ ̶b̶e̶t̶t̶e̶r̶ ̶b̶a̶t̶t̶e̶r̶y̶ ̶l̶i̶f̶e̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶n̶ ̶a̶n̶y̶ ̶A̶n̶d̶r̶o̶i̶d̶ ̶p̶h̶o̶n̶e̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶

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Clock and slide to unlock. Pretty much every Android.
That appears to be a tacit admission that you have no actual examples.
 
Android myths killed so far:

̶ ̶ ̶ ̶O̶M̶G̶ ̶A̶n̶d̶r̶o̶i̶d̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶s̶o̶ ̶L̶a̶g̶g̶y̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
̶ ̶ ̶ ̶O̶M̶G̶ ̶A̶n̶d̶r̶o̶i̶d̶ ̶C̶r̶a̶s̶h̶e̶s̶ ̶m̶o̶r̶e̶ ̶i̶P̶h̶o̶n̶e̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶m̶o̶r̶e̶ ̶s̶t̶a̶b̶l̶e̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
̶ ̶ ̶ ̶O̶M̶G̶ ̶A̶n̶d̶r̶o̶i̶d̶ ̶d̶o̶e̶s̶n̶t̶ ̶h̶a̶v̶e̶ ̶a̶s̶ ̶m̶a̶n̶y̶ ̶a̶p̶p̶s̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
̶ ̶ ̶ ̶O̶M̶G̶ ̶i̶P̶h̶o̶n̶e̶ ̶C̶a̶m̶e̶r̶a̶ ̶q̶u̶a̶l̶i̶t̶y̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶b̶e̶t̶t̶e̶r̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶n̶ ̶a̶n̶y̶ ̶A̶n̶d̶r̶o̶i̶d̶ ̶p̶h̶o̶n̶e̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶
̶ ̶ ̶ ̶O̶M̶G̶ ̶i̶P̶h̶o̶n̶e̶s̶ ̶g̶e̶t̶ ̶b̶e̶t̶t̶e̶r̶ ̶b̶a̶t̶t̶e̶r̶y̶ ̶l̶i̶f̶e̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶n̶ ̶a̶n̶y̶ ̶A̶n̶d̶r̶o̶i̶d̶ ̶p̶h̶o̶n̶e̶ ̶ ̶ ̶ ̶

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That appears to be a tacit admission that you have no actual examples.

Me thinks you invented these myths, maybe? 😃


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