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This is the complaint I've heard. Of the few people I know with Windows phones, they loved the phone ... but lamented the utter lack of apps. So: great interfa

This is the complaint I've heard. Of the few people I know with Windows phones, they loved the phone ... but lamented the utter lack of apps. So: great interface, but no traction as a platform. (I've never used it myself. I went from a Blackberry to a Samsung S3mini and now S4mini, and I'm still in "this is so much better than Blackberry" mode.)

scholia 11y ago
The main point of Windows 10 phones is to have Universal apps that run on the phone, desktop and laptop PCs and games consoles. If Microsoft gets a billion or so Windows 10 users, it could become a very large ecosystem.....
- wvenable 11y ago
  Except Universal apps are entirely new for Windows 10 -- so it's an empty and new platform that sits alongside regular Windows applications. Developers have to go out of their way to develop for this separate platform in a platform and, from what I've seen, they aren't. I'm still running Windows 8.1 on my devices so I can't even run these universal apps.
  - scholia 11y ago
    Sure. You have to start somewhere.
hotcool 11y ago
Have you tried the Blackberry Passport?: http://store.shopblackberry.com/store/bbrryus/en_CA/pd/productID.307766800 http://store.shopblackberry.com/store/bbrryus/en_CA/pd/produ... As a former iPhone and Windows Lumia owner, the Passport is a huge upgrade. Great to read on. It's like using a Kindle or Kobo.
- tacoman 11y ago
  The Passport running BB10 is best computerphone I've ever used. Hopefully BlackBerry continues to at least put out security updates until the hardware is close to obsolete.
Amezarak 11y ago
> This is the complaint I've heard. Of the few people I know with Windows phones, they loved the phone ... but lamented the utter lack of apps. I have a Nokia Icon, and that is indeed my only complaint. The rest of the phone is great. It's hit or miss. There's a ton of apps out there, even apps you wouldn't think would be out there. I was surprised that Plex and Teamviewer had Windows Phone apps. Where it falls apart is apps you would think would have a Windows Phone app, but don't. For example, Snapchat or Yik-Yak. Or any Google-made Google apps. In the former cases, the story is even worse than it has to be: for example, there were third-party Snapchat apps, but Snapchat demanded they be removed from the store and still has never made a Windows Phone app. That kind of behavior almost makes me think there's a conspiracy among major app developers to kill Windows Phone. :) Another area of weakness, of course, is the really small/local apps. My credit union has an Android and an iPhone app, but no Windows Phone app. Same deal with my vet. I haven't upgraded to Windows 10, because I understand some of the great things about WP 8.1 are now gone. But I think it's really sad WP hasn't done better than it has: it's a fantastic platform devoid of apps. MS really fell down on the job doing whatever they had to do to get major developers on board, which, I think, has mostly been a social issue. From what I've looked at it seems like a great platform to develop for, though I've never made anything but toy apps.

scholia 11y ago

The main point of Windows 10 phones is to have Universal apps that run on the phone, desktop and laptop PCs and games consoles. If Microsoft gets a billion or so Windows 10 users, it could become a very large ecosystem.....

wvenable 11y ago
Except Universal apps are entirely new for Windows 10 -- so it's an empty and new platform that sits alongside regular Windows applications. Developers have to go out of their way to develop for this separate platform in a platform and, from what I've seen, they aren't. I'm still running Windows 8.1 on my devices so I can't even run these universal apps.
- scholia 11y ago
  Sure. You have to start somewhere.

hotcool 11y ago

Have you tried the Blackberry Passport?: http://store.shopblackberry.com/store/bbrryus/en_CA/pd/productID.307766800 http://store.shopblackberry.com/store/bbrryus/en_CA/pd/produ... As a former iPhone and Windows Lumia owner, the Passport is a huge upgrade. Great to read on. It's like using a Kindle or Kobo.

tacoman 11y ago
The Passport running BB10 is best computerphone I've ever used. Hopefully BlackBerry continues to at least put out security updates until the hardware is close to obsolete.

Amezarak 11y ago

> This is the complaint I've heard. Of the few people I know with Windows phones, they loved the phone ... but lamented the utter lack of apps. I have a Nokia Icon, and that is indeed my only complaint. The rest of the phone is great. It's hit or miss. There's a ton of apps out there, even apps you wouldn't think would be out there. I was surprised that Plex and Teamviewer had Windows Phone apps. Where it falls apart is apps you would think would have a Windows Phone app, but don't. For example, Snapchat or Yik-Yak. Or any Google-made Google apps. In the former cases, the story is even worse than it has to be: for example, there were third-party Snapchat apps, but Snapchat demanded they be removed from the store and still has never made a Windows Phone app. That kind of behavior almost makes me think there's a conspiracy among major app developers to kill Windows Phone. :) Another area of weakness, of course, is the really small/local apps. My credit union has an Android and an iPhone app, but no Windows Phone app. Same deal with my vet. I haven't upgraded to Windows 10, because I understand some of the great things about WP 8.1 are now gone. But I think it's really sad WP hasn't done better than it has: it's a fantastic platform devoid of apps. MS really fell down on the job doing whatever they had to do to get major developers on board, which, I think, has mostly been a social issue. From what I've looked at it seems like a great platform to develop for, though I've never made anything but toy apps.