*Due to the type of contract I have and my usage pattern a noncontract phone is not an option*
Windows Phone is getting tougher and tougher to be loyal to. I'm the type of customer at&t and MSFT love having. I buy a new flagship phone every two years and lock into two year contracts. My current phone is the 32 GB 1520 at&t variant. I was looking forward to upgrading to the 950 XL. I was disappointed it would have a smaller screen than my 1520 but I figured I'd learn to like it. Daniel did a great job giving us the heads up on the 950 XL not coming to at&t. I held out hope it was a false rumor but obviously those hopes have been dashed. I am now holding out hope it may pop up on at&t in January just like the 32 GB 1520 did 2 years ago. Obviously that may not happen so I have to examine my options.
For the first time in over half a decade I'm looking at something other than Windows Phone. I'm not posting this for my sake. I'm just trying to send a message to both companies that I'm a dissatisfied customer. If they can't keep someone like me happy they are going to have problems down the road. I stuck with at&t and MSFT after the whole Qi scandal with the 1520. I can't believe two years later they have done an even worse phone launch. Between this and the app gap I am wondering why I should even stick around. If you launch a flagship phone you should have a line around the block with people shouting, "take my money." As it is I may only grudgingly buy a 950... and only because the cost of iphones is just ludicrous. And the Continuum dock... well that probably won't get purchased any time soon. I have been evangelical about Continuum both on this forum and amongst my family and coworkers. But now that they shafted the loyal at&t customers on the 950 XL and the bundled dock I just don't have any enthusiasm to give them any more of my money. I don't get it. They could have sold us contract guys the 950 XL with bundled dock for $250. Instead we are left with the 950 for $150.
For the first time in over five years no matter what decision I make I won't have the top of the line Windows Phone. Sad day.
Windows Phone is getting tougher and tougher to be loyal to. I'm the type of customer at&t and MSFT love having. I buy a new flagship phone every two years and lock into two year contracts. My current phone is the 32 GB 1520 at&t variant. I was looking forward to upgrading to the 950 XL. I was disappointed it would have a smaller screen than my 1520 but I figured I'd learn to like it. Daniel did a great job giving us the heads up on the 950 XL not coming to at&t. I held out hope it was a false rumor but obviously those hopes have been dashed. I am now holding out hope it may pop up on at&t in January just like the 32 GB 1520 did 2 years ago. Obviously that may not happen so I have to examine my options.
For the first time in over half a decade I'm looking at something other than Windows Phone. I'm not posting this for my sake. I'm just trying to send a message to both companies that I'm a dissatisfied customer. If they can't keep someone like me happy they are going to have problems down the road. I stuck with at&t and MSFT after the whole Qi scandal with the 1520. I can't believe two years later they have done an even worse phone launch. Between this and the app gap I am wondering why I should even stick around. If you launch a flagship phone you should have a line around the block with people shouting, "take my money." As it is I may only grudgingly buy a 950... and only because the cost of iphones is just ludicrous. And the Continuum dock... well that probably won't get purchased any time soon. I have been evangelical about Continuum both on this forum and amongst my family and coworkers. But now that they shafted the loyal at&t customers on the 950 XL and the bundled dock I just don't have any enthusiasm to give them any more of my money. I don't get it. They could have sold us contract guys the 950 XL with bundled dock for $250. Instead we are left with the 950 for $150.
For the first time in over five years no matter what decision I make I won't have the top of the line Windows Phone. Sad day.