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Windows Phone will fail because it's not open/configurable enough for Android users/hackers, and it's as closed (or more) as iOS, so you just choose an iPhone b

by m0skit0 15y ago

Windows Phone will fail because it's not open/configurable enough for Android users/hackers, and it's as closed (or more) as iOS, so you just choose an iPhone because it's a proven value, even if older models. WP is doomed to failure if it doesn't found its niche, and fast. Also having the "Windows" on it doesn't help at all for a big set of consumers that doesn't consider Windows to be a good enough OS.

freehunter 15y ago
as closed (or more) as iOS Except you can get a license to side-load your own WP7 apps without paying the developer fee. It's a compromise, sure, but on the other hand, it's a compromise. The team who made a jailbreak for WP7 was actually hired by Microsoft as "openness engineers", showing that Microsoft is at least willing to consider being more open than Apple. The biggest hurdle to WP7 has been, in my experience, the salesmen. When I bought my Windows phone, the AT&T guy was so adamant that I was making the wrong choice that I had to call the manager to let me buy one. That particular AT&T store didn't even have a WP7 display on the floor (though others do). With Nokia now paying salesmen to push Windows Phone, that might change.
- vibrunazo 15y ago
  > The biggest hurdle to WP7 has been, in my experience, the salesmen. When I bought my Windows phone, the AT&T guy was so adamant that I was making the wrong choice that I had to call the manager to let me buy one. Why does that happen in the first place?
  - freehunter 15y ago
    The consensus from the tech pundits is that carriers make more money from Android and iOS sales (as well as Android letting the carriers install their own software). WP7 kickbacks to the carriers were much, much less. Nokia is trying to change that. Makes sense, a good salesman is going to steer customers to maximize profits. This was taking it a bit too far, though. For the record, I've rarely reconsidered my purchase, and when I do my opinion is usually reversed when I load up the Zune app.

by m0skit0 15y ago

freehunter 15y ago

as closed (or more) as iOS Except you can get a license to side-load your own WP7 apps without paying the developer fee. It's a compromise, sure, but on the other hand, it's a compromise. The team who made a jailbreak for WP7 was actually hired by Microsoft as "openness engineers", showing that Microsoft is at least willing to consider being more open than Apple. The biggest hurdle to WP7 has been, in my experience, the salesmen. When I bought my Windows phone, the AT&T guy was so adamant that I was making the wrong choice that I had to call the manager to let me buy one. That particular AT&T store didn't even have a WP7 display on the floor (though others do). With Nokia now paying salesmen to push Windows Phone, that might change.

vibrunazo 15y ago
> The biggest hurdle to WP7 has been, in my experience, the salesmen. When I bought my Windows phone, the AT&T guy was so adamant that I was making the wrong choice that I had to call the manager to let me buy one. Why does that happen in the first place?
- freehunter 15y ago
  The consensus from the tech pundits is that carriers make more money from Android and iOS sales (as well as Android letting the carriers install their own software). WP7 kickbacks to the carriers were much, much less. Nokia is trying to change that. Makes sense, a good salesman is going to steer customers to maximize profits. This was taking it a bit too far, though. For the record, I've rarely reconsidered my purchase, and when I do my opinion is usually reversed when I load up the Zune app.