This is not a rant about how bad Microsoft is. I like it's mobile and desktop O.S. What i dislike is how slow they are to implement basic functions.
The problem with microsoft is that they make so much money out of Android, that they didn't even really tried to gain market O.S. in mobile division.They wanted it, but never fully commited themselves for it. Let me explain why i think this with a quick but revealing example of Microsoft's attitude :
A year ago i bought a Lumia 930. It has a Snapdragon 800 and a 20 mb sensor. Video capabilities at the time of the putchase were 1080p 30fps. Over the time I got upgrades for my phone that allowed me to film in 4k and now, using Insider Preview, i can also do 120 fps in 720p.
It took 1 year Microsoft to fully use the powers of Snapdragon 800 in relation to camera possibilities. Almost all Android phones that used the same processor or the 801 variant got those features from the start, as it was normal.
This is just an example, there are alot more, concerning software and how slow Microsoft was to implement new basic features (that already existed at the time in the competition) in it's Windows Phone 8.1 OS.
I think they are a lazy company that did just enough to keep it in the race, but never invested fully into Mobile. You see, companies like HTC, Samsung and others didn't support Microsoft Mobile anymore because of this very reason. It never evolved fast enough(not even Nokia survived this).
On Windows 10 things are evolving faster right now, with most of the basic features a complete OS in 2016 already there, but they need to keep this rythm for a long time in order to truly compete, invovate and become relevand in the eyes of phone manufacturers.
Microsoft should allow more resources for the development of it's mobile os, hire more devs etc. Not sell cheaper phones or reducing it's profit margines. Make it attractive for manufacturers and consumers at the same time.
The problem with microsoft is that they make so much money out of Android, that they didn't even really tried to gain market O.S. in mobile division.They wanted it, but never fully commited themselves for it. Let me explain why i think this with a quick but revealing example of Microsoft's attitude :
A year ago i bought a Lumia 930. It has a Snapdragon 800 and a 20 mb sensor. Video capabilities at the time of the putchase were 1080p 30fps. Over the time I got upgrades for my phone that allowed me to film in 4k and now, using Insider Preview, i can also do 120 fps in 720p.
It took 1 year Microsoft to fully use the powers of Snapdragon 800 in relation to camera possibilities. Almost all Android phones that used the same processor or the 801 variant got those features from the start, as it was normal.
This is just an example, there are alot more, concerning software and how slow Microsoft was to implement new basic features (that already existed at the time in the competition) in it's Windows Phone 8.1 OS.
I think they are a lazy company that did just enough to keep it in the race, but never invested fully into Mobile. You see, companies like HTC, Samsung and others didn't support Microsoft Mobile anymore because of this very reason. It never evolved fast enough(not even Nokia survived this).
On Windows 10 things are evolving faster right now, with most of the basic features a complete OS in 2016 already there, but they need to keep this rythm for a long time in order to truly compete, invovate and become relevand in the eyes of phone manufacturers.
Microsoft should allow more resources for the development of it's mobile os, hire more devs etc. Not sell cheaper phones or reducing it's profit margines. Make it attractive for manufacturers and consumers at the same time.
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