Whatsapp for Windows Phone 8 was last updated in early January 2014. Its been over 4 months now and there is no update in sight.
We all know Whatsapp by far is the most dominating messaging app on all the smart phone platforms viz. Android, iOS and Windows Phone. All I see is Windows phone users struggling in despair with bugs and screaming for an update. I have also seen users ready to leave Windows Phones because they are frustrated with Whatsapp and the way things are going. If you contact support asking when an update is scheduled you get a standard format reply every time (I'm sure all of you'll know what I'm taking about).
According to me I believe Whatsapp dev team lacks knowledge on how to go about with a release. They are trying to fix all the bugs, add several new features in just one go. Instead they should have first focused on ironing out the bugs people currently face, then release a few features, check for stability and fix bugs, then add few more features and so on. This way it would have been better and users would have been a lot more happier.
Now days Whatsapp has become such a key app in everyone's life that when they consider a switch of platform the first thing they check or inquire about is how good Whatsapp is. Currently its pathetic and hence many are reluctant for a change.
Considering all the above said, I personally feel Whatsapp is spoiling the face of Windows Phone. This doesn't look good for the MS ecosystem. How ever much MS struggles to improve their OS and services, if Whatsapp fails it would hurt a lot.
So what do you guys have to say about this ?
We all know Whatsapp by far is the most dominating messaging app on all the smart phone platforms viz. Android, iOS and Windows Phone. All I see is Windows phone users struggling in despair with bugs and screaming for an update. I have also seen users ready to leave Windows Phones because they are frustrated with Whatsapp and the way things are going. If you contact support asking when an update is scheduled you get a standard format reply every time (I'm sure all of you'll know what I'm taking about).
According to me I believe Whatsapp dev team lacks knowledge on how to go about with a release. They are trying to fix all the bugs, add several new features in just one go. Instead they should have first focused on ironing out the bugs people currently face, then release a few features, check for stability and fix bugs, then add few more features and so on. This way it would have been better and users would have been a lot more happier.
Now days Whatsapp has become such a key app in everyone's life that when they consider a switch of platform the first thing they check or inquire about is how good Whatsapp is. Currently its pathetic and hence many are reluctant for a change.
Considering all the above said, I personally feel Whatsapp is spoiling the face of Windows Phone. This doesn't look good for the MS ecosystem. How ever much MS struggles to improve their OS and services, if Whatsapp fails it would hurt a lot.
So what do you guys have to say about this ?