Positive Windows phone news thread

[amits1024]

Thanks to UWP app for Candy Crush, now we are able to have more levels on Windows 10 mobile as compared to Android & IOS. Got the UWP update some days back on Candy Crush and many new levels came up there

 

[nate0]

Lumias are for sale again at the Microsoft store???!!!

Lumia 950 XL
Lumia 950
Lumia 650
Lumia 550

https://www.windowslatest.com/2018/02/24/microsoft-store-starts-selling-lumia-windows-phones/

 

[libra89]

Lumias are for sale again at the Microsoft store???!!!

Lumia 950 XL
Lumia 950
Lumia 650
Lumia 550

https://www.windowslatest.com/2018/02/24/microsoft-store-starts-selling-lumia-windows-phones/

Good eye! I just made a thread to discuss this (after the fact, that is).

 

[anthonyng]

Thanks to UWP app for Candy Crush, now we are able to have more levels on Windows 10 mobile as compared to Android & IOS. Got the UWP update some days back on Candy Crush and many new levels came up there

My wife is quite happy, she keeps getting these new games on her 950, those restaurant serving type games.

 

[Joe920]

Lumias are for sale again at the Microsoft store???!!!

Lumia 950 XL
Lumia 950
Lumia 650
Lumia 550

https://www.windowslatest.com/2018/02/24/microsoft-store-starts-selling-lumia-windows-phones/

WTH? This seems real, did they find a crate with leftovers tucked away in a warehouse or something?!

 

[nate0]

WTH? This seems real, did they find a crate with leftovers tucked away in a warehouse or something?!

If they did, they should not sell them at that price tag. Circuitry ages in different ways even while sitting for 2 yrs depending on temperature and other elements...Be nice if they sell the Warranty with them at that price.

 

[Drael646464]

WTH? This seems real, did they find a crate with leftovers tucked away in a warehouse or something?!

Unlikely. Uncharged phone batteries die after about a year or so of sitting there doing nothing. Lithium needs charge and discharge. If they were lying around, they would have had to go to the trouble of replacing all the batteries.

Certainly intruiging that.........Looks like they actually produced another run of all their current models. But with no updates ATM, why?

Are they planning something they haven't mentioned? Weird.

 

[anon(50597)]

I can’t see them actually producing more at this point. Why?

 

[RumoredNow]

I can’t see them actually producing more at this point. Why?

And how? They sold off all the manufacturing capacity they acquired in the Nokia buy out. I believe it was to HMD Global Oy which is the Nokia based entity that makes the new Nokia phones... Maybe a limited run partnership?

Doubtful, but stranger things have happened...

 

[Drael646464]

And how? They sold off all the manufacturing capacity they acquired in the Nokia buy out. I believe it was to HMD Global Oy which is the Nokia based entity that makes the new Nokia phones... Maybe a limited run partnership?

Doubtful, but stranger things have happened...

I can't make any sense of it in general. They supposedly cleared stock last year. They surely couldn't have such a bad inventory system they lost some. And they wouldn't take back stock resellers have already paid for.

Plus the price- it's not clearance pricing, its "we know these are going to sell nicely" pricing. Maybe they held some back just to juice the fans?

And they'd have had to replace or buy all the batteries (costing them money). It's a weird move, however it came about. Especially with no announcement.

They could have said officially "windows mobile is back for one last time", or made some kind of statement. Instead, just stealthly put them back in the store.

MSFT is so weird...

 

[SA31]

Just checked the microsoft store. Looks like either all the stock sold, or it was a mistake, none are available.

 

[camaroz1985]

Interesting. They all showed available this morning. I don't know why but the seeing the 950 for sale on the Microsoft site made me want one all over again.

 

[Drael646464]

Just checked the microsoft store. Looks like either all the stock sold, or it was a mistake, none are available.

lol, that probably makes more sense than anything. That it was the web store managers error, and they never should have been up there.

 

[HoosierDaddy]

No positive news these days.
Nokia lumia 1020 commercial ad

https://youtu.be/_kLKrNAxykA

Sent from (iOK)

I saw that once on TV but didn't catch the parent who dressed up in costume and popped out on stage to get a pic.LoL.

 

[Keith White Jr]

Not sure if this could be good news or not but in the film 'The Foreigner', which is the latest Jackie Chan film, Pierce Brosnan's character has a Windows phone. Windows phone is also in Netflix's The Punisher as well.

I noticed that as well!

 

[Joe920]

Is the increase in the number of PWA something positive? Obviously it will not save WP, but it might improve things for the few remaining users. It's at least possible to turn on service workers etc on WM in Edge (about:flags, scroll waayyyy down), but can we then get PWA functionality simply by going to the website, or would we still need to install these from the store? Any experts here?

 

[HoosierDaddy]

Today: Windows Phone OS ranked 2nd in PCMag.com Readers Choice Awards

No surprise Windows Mobile beat out iPhones, but I can't believe Android beat Windows by 2 tenths of a point. I suspect the Russians are behind that.

https://www.windowslatest.com/2018/...s-ranked-2nd-pcmag-com-readers-choice-awards/

 

[jeffchapik]

The characters in "Get Out" all carried 950's, and when one of them looked something up on a PC, they used Bing instead of Google. Wonder how much MS paid for that?

 

[Ryujingt3]

I noticed that as well!

I guess it's cheaper than paying licensing fees for iOS or Android. I do notice though that right now most shows or films feature the Microsoft Surface or SufaceBook (especially Netflix shows).

If only Microsoft had been that aggressive with Windows 10 Mobile....

 

[Ryujingt3]

I guess it's cheaper than paying licensing fees for iOS or Android. I do notice though that right now most shows or films feature the Microsoft Surface or Suface Book (especially Netflix shows).

If only Microsoft had been that aggressive with Windows 10 Mobile....