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>And as a developer I cannot really get why WP 10 is still so buggy (according to the reports) versus the already stable 8.1. Microsoft eliminated QA as a job
by user11768536 10y ago
>And as a developer I cannot really get why WP 10 is still so buggy (according to the reports) versus the already stable 8.1.
Microsoft eliminated QA as a job role and laid off all of its QA staff in 2014, with rather predictable consequences for both Windows 10 and WP 10. Plenty of articles about it if you Google around.
If anything, it's surprising that things have turned out as well for them as they have.
- pjmlp 10y agoI completely forgot about it, yeah it might be a reason.
- xufi 10y agoI only recognize it from its tile like interface... but yeah I think the ship has sailed for them a while ago about recognition
- Yhippa 10y agoThis is hyperbole right?
- Grishnakh 10y agoThey really did that? It does make sense, though. QA teams cost a lot of money, and don't produce anything at all. They're a cost center. The only thing they do is keep your quality up so that customers don't get mad and leave. MS doesn't have to worry about that. People weren't buying WinPhone anyway, and no one's going to abandon Windows (PC OS) because of bugginess. So using the users as beta-testers makes perfect sense for them. If you don't like it, then don't buy MS products.