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It is a burning platform - but it hasn't yet burnt down. Can't speak of 640 and WiFi calling not a concern to me personally, but I do agree that lack of devices
by ilmiont 10y ago
It is a burning platform - but it hasn't yet burnt down. Can't speak of 640 and WiFi calling not a concern to me personally, but I do agree that lack of devices is a problem - my biggest request is a compelling device to replace my 1520, because right now I see nothing to justify further investment in the platform. This from a fan who still wants to support, but increasingly feels it's not feasible to do so.
- brudgers 10y agoThe 640 is one of the upgradable 8.1 devices. The WM 10 native device is the 650. I've come to the conclusion that Microsoft uses the phone platform primarily for research and development and in order to provide an option that does not send data to their competitors. Similar to Bing -- imagine the business intelligence value to Google of Google search queries originating from Microsoft's block of IP addresses. Mobile phones are a long play for Microsoft. They are getting close to convergence between platforms (server/cloud/desktop/mobile/embedded) with Windows 10 and .NET Core.