Recent content by JohnIvory

XL all the way, don't like the size, but the looks can't be beat.

Lol, asking you to leave is a hissy fit? Like I said I'm tired. This isn't even what my main thread was about. Your beef with the OS seems centred almost entirely on what the UI is turning into. Can't and won't argue with you over that as that basically boils down to personal taste and...

Lol. Never thought I'd see the day I was compared to the great Donald Trump himself.

I guess the answer to you then is LEAVE. I'm tired of this discussion. If you don't like where the company is going, and you think that there is better value on other platforms, leave. I'm not here to convince anyone to stay. I like what Windows Phone/Mobile has to offer. Personally live tiles...

I honestly don't get this point of view. They shouldn't try to get users from the other platforms? They should be satisfied with 3% market share and a lack of support from the developer community? Except that's simply not true. No launcher can give you live tiles. No launcher is going to give...

There's a lot to unpack here. Obviously design and aesthetics are very subjective, so if you do not like the current look of W10M there really is nothing I can do to change your mind. While you were ok with the limited amount of apps (and by extension limited number of users) on Windows Phone...

LOL, you guys are hilarious. You want to have your cake and eat it too. If you want Windows Phone to ever be successful, it needs apps. Period. If ALL you care about is that some apps don't follow the design standards of the OS, then you have to be satisfied with niche market status and lack of...

This is a roundabout statement. The reason they had limitations on the platform is because they were too late and had to get something to the market as soon as possible. This is why they used the WinCE base instead of the NT kernel, which was their plan all along. No one is telling you to wait...

The final version of Astoria would allow for easy drop-in to substitute Google's services for Microsoft's. As for dependencies, I assume Astoria is going to be an ongoing project for Microsoft. While this means that if Google adds new API's the Windows Phone version of the app would be behind...

Well assuming Windows tablets take off (and honestly they're more likely to than Windows Phones) having a universal app for tablets basically means that phones get that app as well, without any effort. The big deal with Windows Mobile 10 however, is Astoria/Islandwood. If Microsoft can actually...

It's almost like you didn't read a word I said. It's not all or nothing. It's not either mortgage the company on mobile or get out. Microsoft needs to have a mobile operating system or the promise of Universal apps is pointless. Microsoft needs to have a mobile operating system or they are...

It's not just about the money, it's about the time involved to set such things up with a financial institution, to negotiate interest rates and prices, etc. It's a lot of effort that required that Microsoft would have been looking into this probably late last year, and considering all the stuff...

You're right, there is a lot Microsoft can do, and most people have already suggested an Apple like payment plan. What you guys fail to realise is the difference in how Apple views the iPhone and Microsoft views Windows Phone. The iPhone is Apple's bread and butter. It is the reason they are the...

I don't deny there're customers like you, I just don't think you make a substantial enough part of the market to justify Microsoft giving you sole focus. What you want is definitely the future; I don't think the current set of consumers will move to Windows Mobile just because of that.

While I agree with you about being optimistic about Windows Mobile, I don't agree with this statement here. You don't incur losses for a small amount of users. You incur losses if they help establish a (relatively) dominant market position. Look at Youtube and Xbox, two products that...