Desynthesis
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I actually don't have much intention to update my WP8 to the next ecosystem (a Lumia 830), even if it is an option, which it may or may not be. It's really impossible to say when Xbox Music's successor is going to be implemented, much less when those of us with WP8 will get that update (if at all). Then, it's impossible to say if it'll be an improvement or not--I don't think we're going to get the functionality that we lost between WP7, WP8 and WP8.1 because no phone player has that functionality anymore (Google Play and iTunes certainly don't), and most consumers don't care about it.
That might not be a bad thing. WP8.1, if you'll remember, caused music "cracking" with any phone that originally had WP8 on it, something that's not to be fixed apparently. WP10's music player might introduce great features, or it might make things even worse. Very difficult to tell.
Right now, I use TagScanner (or just Window 7's own file explorer) to correct sort my music (I use to do this in Windows Media Player, but that doesn't rely on ID3, like most first-party music library software, iTunes, etc.) and the Windows Phone application to sync it (a little less clumsy). Personally, I just want artist cataloging and internet integration to reach WP7/8 levels, so I really don't care about the addition of new features (though I don't blame anyone who wants those added--applications should improve over time). The penalties of not updating when all the phone ecosystems are moving more and more towards yearly replacement of smartphones aren't that bad--they're mostly about not enjoying new features (like Cortana) rather than losing existing ones, fortunately (on the contrary, updating seems more likely to do that--removing chat integration at the request of Facebook, for example).
Music management seems to be about settling. iTunes still runs like crap on Windows operating systems (you know, that ecosystem 80 to 90% of computers connected to the internet use) 10 years later, but we've all gotten used to it more or less (or we just relied on alternatives). After the initial bare minimum of improvements, there's absolutely no interest in making it better as far as I can tell--the answer to the question, "How can iTunes be improved?" is "Buy an Mac and dual-boot." This is all just my theory on the matter though, and I don't have enough experience with Google Play to say the same.
EDIT: Though sure, say Xbox Music 3.0 is as amazing as some of the projected players we've seen here at Windows Central. I'll definitely take advantage of an update pathway if there is one! Otherwise, I'm good. I used my Dell Venue Pro for 4 years just fine.
That might not be a bad thing. WP8.1, if you'll remember, caused music "cracking" with any phone that originally had WP8 on it, something that's not to be fixed apparently. WP10's music player might introduce great features, or it might make things even worse. Very difficult to tell.
Right now, I use TagScanner (or just Window 7's own file explorer) to correct sort my music (I use to do this in Windows Media Player, but that doesn't rely on ID3, like most first-party music library software, iTunes, etc.) and the Windows Phone application to sync it (a little less clumsy). Personally, I just want artist cataloging and internet integration to reach WP7/8 levels, so I really don't care about the addition of new features (though I don't blame anyone who wants those added--applications should improve over time). The penalties of not updating when all the phone ecosystems are moving more and more towards yearly replacement of smartphones aren't that bad--they're mostly about not enjoying new features (like Cortana) rather than losing existing ones, fortunately (on the contrary, updating seems more likely to do that--removing chat integration at the request of Facebook, for example).
Music management seems to be about settling. iTunes still runs like crap on Windows operating systems (you know, that ecosystem 80 to 90% of computers connected to the internet use) 10 years later, but we've all gotten used to it more or less (or we just relied on alternatives). After the initial bare minimum of improvements, there's absolutely no interest in making it better as far as I can tell--the answer to the question, "How can iTunes be improved?" is "Buy an Mac and dual-boot." This is all just my theory on the matter though, and I don't have enough experience with Google Play to say the same.
EDIT: Though sure, say Xbox Music 3.0 is as amazing as some of the projected players we've seen here at Windows Central. I'll definitely take advantage of an update pathway if there is one! Otherwise, I'm good. I used my Dell Venue Pro for 4 years just fine.
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