Discussion: Officially Giving Up
Today has been one heck of a day. And, no, I do not mean in an exciting and hectic way. I mean, the largest mass shooting in US history and my entire country seems to want to spend its time arguing about how "he wasn't a terrorist" and how it's perfectly okay to be able to buy a fully automatic machine gun even if you're a convicted felon. I mean, Tom Petty passed away today. I mean, Microsoft announced that they're shutting down Groove Music.
Yeah, all that happened today. The first two are worse, but the last one is what I want to focus on right now. Microsoft is closing down their music service, just as it's finally coming into its own.
Here we have something we can be proud of as Windows users, a beautiful and functional all-in-one music service. It's one of the best looking apps on Windows phones, and it comes with a huge and expansive music library with reasonable prices and good, reliable performance. And now it's going out the door, along with Windows phones.
And that, for me, is the final straw. I'm throwing in the towel with Windows phones. I'm doing something I've never done before: buying a phone day one (or close to day one). Oh, did I mention it's an Android? I'm going to be picking up an LG V30. It's the first phone in a long while that has got me excited. And when I get my hands on it, my Lumia 950 XL will sit on my desk until the end of its miserable existence. A fantastic phone that is plagued with too many empty and broken promises, along with its fair share of bugs, glitches, and all around faults. I might keep my Lumia 950 alive just for something to play music at the house, but I don't even know about that now.
Look, I've been an avid Microsoft supporter for as long as I can remember. I truly believe in their vision of a smarter and easier future of technology. I believe in the "one OS to rule them all" outlook with Windows. I think Microsoft makes some of the best services available, on any platform. They have a lot of things going for them, and are on their way to a long, successful, and lucrative life as one of the best technology firms out there. But I'm done trying to support their vision at the expense of my hard-earned money, time, and energy. They've broken too many promises, taken too many things away, shut down too many services, under-delivered on too many things... and I'm done. If/when the Surface Phone arrives, I will not be in line to buy one. I always thought I would be, but I'm at the end of my patience. Google goes from strength to strength, while Microsoft talks a big game that they can't play. No, scratch that, they can very much play it, but they won't. I won't even blame this on Nadella. He is a fantastic businessman and a great leader. He just doesn't believe in the same things Microsoft's consumers do. Microsoft as a whole is alienating their most loyal fans, and before long the only people they'll have are those who only use Microsoft services because their work told them too. Yeah, they'll be making more money than ever. But nobody will care.
Where do you stand with Microsoft today? How do you feel about the recent news? Are you still sticking with the Windows phone path? Discuss!
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