Recent content by crystal_planet

I've had an LG G4 since the summer - I think that's long enough to compare. I also run with my 1020 (win 10). Hardware: - not even close. The G4 is just....beautiful - even now. I loved my Lumia 800 when I got it, but my G4 is elegant. The 1020 is tough and practical, aesthetically forgettable...

What a great article by my favorite tech site. I was nodding in agreement the whole time as (imaginary) tears were rolling down my cheeks. Our beloved platform has/had so many amazing features and held so much promise but in the end the app gap is what is nailing the coffin shut, which is no...

The 800 with 7.5 Tango installed. Cellular perfection.

I've running with an LG G4 (previously a 1020) for a couple of weeks and here are my findings: - Android has got the apps and strength in numbers thing. It's all about choice, choice and choice. I love the fact I can now run apps that specifically deal with my line of work. - The G4 is a...

Friends with Androids have no business knocking anyone. I have the latest Android and marvel at its "personality" at times - and I've had it less than a week.

Yeah, I'm thinking that won't be ironed out before an RC version comes out. Hell, I'm still getting display driver issues after my laptop comes out of sleep - for the last three builds. I'd imagine rsat is a little under msft's radar at this point as well.

Yay! Instead of making a product better, why don't we just change the name? Rebranding does not mean refinement or improvement.

Well said. Windows Phone doesn't know what it wants to be when it grows up. That and coupled with the fact that Microsoft apps are better on competing platforms than on its own tells me all I need to know about how much they care about their own base. I just moved over to Android and was...

I've been with Windows Phone since I got my Nokia 800 and just recently switched to Android. Thoughts: - You can spend a week just tweaking your phone - I'm an IT dude, so this is right in my wheelhouse. - I had to add apps just so I can get unread counts on my mail icons - :winktongue:. How is...

Carrier employees are supposed to be brand agnostic, but never are. When I got my Android device, the rep was trying to talk me into an iPhone with his "I'll make you an iPhone convert yet!" stuff. It just is what it is. When you buy a smartphone, you "choose sides" - that whole mind set is...

It's weird, but I actually do feel sad - sadder than I did when I abandoned BlackBerry. Being a WP crusader, I always felt that we were a small contingent, but our day would come. It looks like it won't now and soon our beloved WP will be a footnote and share the same space as WebOS and Symbian...

So everyone's opinion is that the 830 is as good as it gets for us? I haven't been on here for quite some time, but if I had to describe the mood in these forums it would be "quiet resignation". Sad.

I miss my 800 terribly at times. WP 7.5 Tango was its peak and ran 5X better than on 7.8 - which I thought was pretty terrible.

Re: Switching platforms|Thinking of leaving...comment here! Sad thread. My contract is up in November, so I'll see what is being offered by MSFT at that time. As it stands right now, the only phone available to replace my 1020 is a 830. Pass. If there isn't a suitable phone upgrade at that...

Are all opened apps "tombstoned" now? The back button no longer closes the app in it's entirety - the first time I held the back button, I saw all my opened apps were still - open. I hate that. It's iOSque.