Now that the 530, 635, and 930 are available I hope we see some turnaround in market share. But with all the phones flooding the market Microsoft may have stepped on their **** by taking so long. If they could ever get some acceptance I think people would see they have a good product and the best overall system (computer, tablet, phone). Would love to see a 830, 935 to help things out. The long delay in getting 8.1out has not helped matters either. People do not like waiting.
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If MS wants to gain market share then its not going to happen with half baked poor specification phones like Lumia 530/630 because people are aware they can buy an android phone with better specification at same or less price.
Wont happen with these device. All these are from the old Nokia roadmap, the new stuff from MS will be released properly with the next version of Windows. Everything between now and then will be a stop gap measure with half hearted support. You cant make a mobile phone in a month, 2 months, 3 months etc it takes much longer and its not been long since MS purchased Nokia. In fact the transition is still taking place and until that has completed then and only then will we see what MS are capable of. Windows 8.1 has been a flop for Microsoft, Threshold will be the one that business transition to and adopt Windows Phone as well. 2015 is the year MS will truly compete with Apple and Android.
This 'next version of Windows' is the one argument is malarkey. Now it is 2015? Before it was 2013, 2012.... This is getting stale.
Also phones take a lot longer then when threshold is supposedly coming so even if we see a phone then it will either be the best they can do by then or a modified version of a phone that was in the pipeline. Not the MS dream phone we all want.
Yep they know that and as they are working on building their own hardware, the 530/630/930 and likely the 1525 if real, are all old Nokia roadmap devices, nothing to do with MS. They had one option and that is to not release any of them however with the money already invested that decision would not make sense.
Yes the devices are inferior.
Yes there is nothing amazing coming out over the next few months.
Yes MS have made fantastic decisions in order to be ultra competitive.
Yes we will see amazing OS/Hardware from MS when its ready.
Yes we have to be patient and if not then MS is not stopping anyone joining other platforms.
That's 2000 million to 45 million. Approx 20 times more. 20 to 1.
For all of its troubles and lack of market-share, it really does seem like WP is punching above its weight. For example, a quarter of the world's developers are going to give WP consideration, despite WP possessing less than 3% of global market-share. If that is truly where things are headed, then I'd equate the WP experience to the Mac experience, i.e. a minute share in the market may not translate as little to the user. In 2013 there was no banking app for my needs, in 2014 there is, and I live in Canada, a wasteland as far s WP is concerned. I'd say there's real change happening as we speak, though it might not have reached you, yet.Sorry but I'm not buying that line any more. I'm probably going to buy an iPhone 6 in October/November after I've tried out Android L for a bit on my Nexus 5. Unless some super hero Windows Phone shows up miraculously in October/November I'm done with WP forever.
With all your cheerleading for Microsoft - do you ever look at where most of their revenue comes from? It's from things like "Commercial Licensing" which is basically volume licenses of enterprise software, which has F-all to do with phones. Ask yourself why consumers have bought 2 billion Android + iPhones in the last 5 years and only 45-50 million Windows Phones.
2 billion > 45 million
That's 2000 million to 45 million. Approx 20 times more. 20 to 1. Reflected in 2.7% global marketshare.
Sorry but I'm not buying that line any more. I'm probably going to buy an iPhone 6 in October/November after I've tried out Android L for a bit on my Nexus 5. Unless some super hero Windows Phone shows up miraculously in October/November I'm done with WP forever.
With all your cheerleading for Microsoft - do you ever look at where most of their revenue comes from? It's from things like "Commercial Licensing" which is basically volume licenses of enterprise software, which has F-all to do with phones. Ask yourself why consumers have bought 2 billion Android + iPhones in the last 5 years and only 45-50 million Windows Phones.
2 billion > 45 million
That's 2000 million to 45 million. Approx 20 times more. 20 to 1. Reflected in 2.7% global marketshare.
Sorry but I'm not buying that line any more. I'm probably going to buy an iPhone 6 in October/November after I've tried out Android L for a bit on my Nexus 5. Unless some super hero Windows Phone shows up miraculously in October/November I'm done with WP forever.
With all your cheerleading for Microsoft - do you ever look at where most of their revenue comes from? It's from things like "Commercial Licensing" which is basically volume licenses of enterprise software, which has F-all to do with phones. Ask yourself why consumers have bought 2 billion Android + iPhones in the last 5 years and only 45-50 million Windows Phones.
2 billion > 45 million
That's 2000 million to 45 million. Approx 20 times more. 20 to 1. Reflected in 2.7% global marketshare.