bionicgt
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Mixing Android and Windows Phone ... no please NO!!!! ... I know we lack banking apps and local apps BUT you know... it'd be a disaster to not have the METRO design on apps and feel like it's Android on WPhone? eeewww...
Why is Google not offering their services on Windows Phone?The lack of Google apps will always remain the sticking point for millions of people to not switch to Windows Phone.
Why is Google not offering their services on Windows Phone?
Why is Google not offering their services on Windows Phone?
ROI.
Google doesn't have feelings. It has pockets. If Google kept grudges, Apple wouldn't have Gapps.
The other issue is feature parity. It sucks having the app, but lacking features standard on other platforms.
Personally, the only app I wish for is an app for my bank. The mobile site was fine til it was modified in some manner that made using a Windows Phone impossible to use the site.
I think the biggest reason was microsofts Scroogled ads. Only one that got Scroogled in that was Microsoft. They even promoted the yuts who came up with that campaign *smh*
Nah. Apple has done more to undermine Google and its plans in recent times. I truly believe Google couldn't care less about Scroogle. If WP is a potential money maker, it will develop for it.
To be fair, I do believe Google will throw its weight around now and then, but when it comes down to it, it wants eyeballs, and as soon as WP gives them a high count source, things will change.
Trust me, mobile bank apps suck (on all platforms. Most of the ones I've used on iOS and android haven't been updated in over a year).
@ fatclue_98: I use two different apps for scanning documents. CamScanner is on iOS, Android and Windows Phone and works flawlessly! I use this app for non-sensative information documents (coupons, grocery list, etc). The other is made by Microsoft and is called "Office Lens". I use this for my private and sensative scanning items. It scans pages using the camera and saves the files in PDF format directly to OneNote attached to your Microsoft account. Since this is connected directly to your Microsoft Account and not associated with a third party website, it is NOT visible to anyone but you, making all your documents that you scan PRIVATE! I use Office Lens a lot and absolutely love it. I can scan documents with my phone, save them as PDF format, and access them anytime on OneNote from any computer by logging into my Microsoft (Hotmail/Outlook) account. Later when you log into OneNote, you can organize all you scans into separate notebooks or folders.
After using my 928 in depth the past few days there is an app gap. It's definitely not to the extent that journalists and media makes it out to be but there is one. However it is more in the functionality dept that the apps lack not the number of apps.
do you have any examples?
Examples of the journalists making a big deal out of it or app examples?
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app examples of functionality not being there or etc. And if you find it a deal breaker for the platform.
1. Facebook - it lacks the ability to tag people in statuses and reply to individual comments
2. Twitter - lacks the ability to show hashtag suggestions when Tweeting VERY annoying to me
3. Fitbit - I cannot sync my fitbit using the app, I have a suspicion this one might be me
4. My Fitness Pal - lacks the ability to move items from one meal to another without a deletion and readd
Is It a deal breaker? I use my iPhone and Android much more than WP. It has nothing to do with WP being a bad OS, ios and Android are just more developed OS' s. WP is a young OS and we're comparing it's apps to its competitors who have been around for years which to be honest isn't a fair comparison.
I will post more in depth when I get to my computer.
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ROI.
Google doesn't have feelings. It has pockets. If Google kept grudges, Apple wouldn't have Gapps.
It seems you use what suits you and are still willing to give WP a go. That's a a rational approach and it's understandable. If you look at my signature you'll see what I'm typing on. What you can't see is my WM iPaq that's providing the internet connection. Real Outlook and a file manager that sees my network files are 2 of my biggest NEEDS and I'm very inflexible in that regard. VPN is supposedly coming along with a file manager, we'll see.
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