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I've developed apps for iPhone, Android, and WP7. While I use and prefer iPhone myself, I find WP7 to be vastly superior to the Android devices I've used. I'd r
by clarky07 15y ago
I've developed apps for iPhone, Android, and WP7. While I use and prefer iPhone myself, I find WP7 to be vastly superior to the Android devices I've used. I'd recommend iPhone to people asking me, but for the people who just don't like Apple I'd recommend WP7 over Android.
As for whether or not they give an upgrade to 8 frankly it doesn't matter from a business standpoint. There just aren't enough people with WP7 phones at this point. It's not the same as comparing Android 2.2 when WP7 only has 1% of the smartphone market.
- fpgeek 15y agoI don't think it is that simple. Yes, there aren't that many people using WP7, but that also means that the user base they do have is mostly a core of diehard fans, evangelists and developers. Pissing them off by not even upgrading your brand-new, heavily-promoted flagship device isn't exactly getting WP8 started off on the right foot now is it?
- clarky07 15y agoOh don't get me wrong I absolutely think they should be upgrading the WP7 phones to WP8. The fragmentation in Android is such a huge pain. Building apps for 2.2 because I have to sucks when 4+ is out. I was just suggesting the magnitude of the problem isn't as big as it is on Android, assuming they don't make a habit of it and WP8 upgrades for a long time.
- fpgeek 15y agoTrue, it is less of an issue for developers (especially since they're promising forward compatibility for apps). I'm just saying from the broader perspective of surprising and pissing of core fans, not updating to WP8 probably hurts WP more than the continuing update woes hurt Android (since at least some devices are getting updates and the overall situation isn't a surprise).