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Still using a Windows Phone (Nokia 1020) as my main phone. It's mostly the Nokia parts that I really love, like the transit app, and the fact that it's user-se
by bcoates 8y ago
Still using a Windows Phone (Nokia 1020) as my main phone.
It's mostly the Nokia parts that I really love, like the transit app, and the fact that it's user-serviceable with minimal tools.
The app ecosystem is actually less of a problem as time goes on; now that Apple and Google ship reasonable browsers in their phones most services I want to use have good mobile web experiences. The real essentials like Pandora / Kindle / WhatsApp are available and still work.
The big pain point for me is Slack's web client, which appears to be gratuitously broken on phones.
- justherefortart 8y agoI have a 1020 and loved it. I only switched because when I went from AT&T to TMobile it didn't work worth a sheet in my area (German import I got for cheapo). I was super bummed when MS killed the phones, I was going to get a 940 or whatever it was but the writing was on the wall. Still my favorite phone OS. I recently got an iPhone 8 for a project I'm working on. Holy shit is it worse than Android, and I don't particularly like Android either. Hadn't used the iPhone since the 3, seems like it's just the same. Can't even put friggin icons where you want.
- mattnewport 8y agoI use Slack's Windows Phone app on my HP Elite x3. It has some issues but it's functional enough for when I need to use Slack away from my PC.
- bcoates 8y agoI swear that wasn't in the store when I looked earlier. Updated this year and everything! Cunningham's Law in action I suppose.