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Again a generalized statement. Just because there is an app gap for you doesn't mean that everybody feels the same way. So stop speaking for us. You are not our elected representative.APP GAP is there everybody know
Again a generalized statement. Just because there is an app gap for you doesn't mean that everybody feels the same way. So stop speaking for us. You are not our elected representative.APP GAP is there everybody know
Again a generalized statement. Just because there is an app gap for you doesn't mean that everybody feels the same way. So stop speaking for us. You are not our elected representative.
There is hardly any argument in America that WP has a major app issue. As WP fans we need to be honest with each other and you are in serious denial.
So I am dishonest if our thoughts are out of sync? Speak for yourself, not for me or others or even other Americans. I have more than 50 apps on my Lumia. These include all the major banks - HDFC, ICICI, CITI; all the major service providers - Reliance, Airtel, Vodafone, Idea, paytm, all the major food outlets - Faasos, FoodPanda, McDonalds, all major shopping sites - Flipkart, Snapdeal, Amazon, Ebay. Even games of new Bollywood movies like Dhoom 3 only launched exclusively on Windows mobile. You know nothing about us and then make a generalized nonsense comment. Come on man. I am HONEST when I am talking about MY experiences. May be you are suffering from short sightedness.There is hardly any argument in America that WP has a major app issue. As WP fans we need to be honest with each other and you are in serious denial.
So I am dishonest if our thoughts are out of sync? Speak for yourself, not for me or others or even other Americans. I have more than 50 apps on my Lumia. These include all the major banks - HDFC, ICICI, CITI; all the major service providers - Reliance, Airtel, Vodafone, Idea, paytm, all the major food outlets - Faasos, FoodPanda, McDonalds. Even games of new Bollywood movies like Dhoom 3 only launched exclusively on Windows mobile. You know nothing about us and then make a generalized nonsense comment. Come on man. I am HONEST when I am talking about MY experiences. May be you are suffering from short sightedness.
Can you please stop with this kind of talk? Not just you, but everyone who talks like this. It's kind of annoying. My dad has a WP and there are no apps he is lacking. The phone suits all of his needs and wants. To him, there is no app gap.
To me, there might be an app or two that is nice, but I'm even struggling to think of that at the moment. A bank app would be nice, sure but I don't really do that kind of activity on my phone much. Now if I have to deposit checks because of business or so, there would be one for me. Snapchat seems uh, different. Periscope, I can't be bothered.
However, of course I would like for some apps to be improved, such as the Kindle app.
Here's a quick rant-ish of sorts:
I have been a Windows fan for a long time. Had a Windows 7 Phone, still use original Surface RT, have a Band, etc, etc.
I have been using a replacement Win HD phone since my 930 cracked and stopped working. I have been a big proponent or defender of the OS. And to this day, I have never had a big issue with the App gap. In fact, I saw Windows 10 as the difference maker - Universal Apps means more Apps!
But now there have been several apps released that I use or need to use for work - Periscope, Instagram (with video), Snapchat plus many many more. I mean I feel the gap is getting worse, not better. While many platforms have supported Windows 10, how long will it take?
Will Windows 10 Mobile launch with all these apps already at least in a beta stage? For the first time since my Windows 7 Phone, I'm actually considering altneratives. I work in MKT, I need Snapchat, I need Periscope, I need a functioning Instagram. Plus other brand apps. "Hey, test my app." or wait, I can't, because almost no brand ever designs anything for Windows 10.
I'm going to even extend the purpose of this particular post and say that even with Windows 10 out now for a while and in many million PCs, the Apps really are not flooding the Microsoft Store.. but this is about Windows 10 Mobile mainly, so I'll keep it at that.
Thoughts?
There is hardly any argument in America that WP has a major app issue. As WP fans we need to be honest with each other and you are in serious denial.
Can you please stop with this kind of talk? Not just you, but everyone who talks like this. It's kind of annoying. My dad has a WP and there are no apps he is lacking. The phone suits all of his needs and wants. To him, there is no app gap.
Calm down. I don't understand how either "side" sees the other opinion as contradicting their own.So I am dishonest if our thoughts are out of sync? Speak for yourself, not for me or others or even other Americans. I have more than 50 apps on my Lumia. These include all the major banks - HDFC, ICICI, CITI; all the major service providers - Reliance, Airtel, Vodafone, Idea, paytm, all the major food outlets - Faasos, FoodPanda, McDonalds, all major shopping sites - Flipkart, Snapdeal, Amazon, Ebay. Even games of new Bollywood movies like Dhoom 3 only launched exclusively on Windows mobile. You know nothing about us and then make a generalized nonsense comment. Come on man. I am HONEST when I am talking about MY experiences. May be you are suffering from short sightedness.
I'm soon leaving the plattform.
I was probably one of the first lumia 920 buyers and I've been loving the platform since then. After the Lumia 920 my next and current phone was the Lumia 830. I've also converted many people to the plattform.
I also remember that there was a time when you could see tons of apps arriving to the platform. This was more or less after the release of the Lumia 520. That period gave me lots of hope.
But ever since the market share started to decline, I've experienced a lot of apps being abandoned, and not many apps at all being released. And most of it all, I'm tired of waiting.
So I'm buying soon a Samsung Galaxy S6, and I'll get back to the platform if ever, when the app gap is fixed.
I'll believe the app gap is fixed when I see it.
the main point though was... very few applications are useful (used) between a handheld and a desktop (or laptop) to need an app.... and if they are, the web interface (chrome normally) does a good job.
i don't normally download 8Gb files over torrents on the phone, but shapefiles and renders on the desktoop being downloaded / uploaded are almost constant. maps and other huge files, yes, happens on the desktop, not on the phone.
gps / gis stoftware is used all the time on the phone, rarely on the desktop
twitter/facebook/reddit/forums/whatever works great in a sync'd browser (chrome) and negates the need for an app
i just don't see very many (at all) applications that are actually being demanded for both desktop and phones, for this to matter.
I have to disagree on part of this. The fact that the OS is not yet RTM is not an excuse of the apps missing or lacking features. On IOS this does not happen and did not happen ever with a beta OS: see IOS 7 which was a complete OS refresh. If a developer is really interested in a platform WILL release an app while the OS is still in beta and will focus on apps that are missing: see Italy for example which has apps for banks, shops, local facilities on WP too because there the market share is higher than other regions. If Microsoft keeps on kicking users with their idiotic policies such as many of them: recent one with the onedrive fiasco, they won't be able to gather more customers, and will for sure lose many of the current ones.
In Romania, game consoles are being bought like hot cake, games too. But here most prefer the PS4 instead because of the always online stupid policy on the xbox one...you could have a connection issue from your ISP and your xbox one won;t play any games...how nice is that??
Getting back to the app situation, whether many like it or not, it's MS's fault all the way that devs don't pay interest and users are not switching.
Exact same boat. Picked up an iphone 6s plus while I wait and see what 950 brings to the table app wise. Hate most of it, but some stuff works so friggin well.
It does not mean that every country on earth has an obesity problem just because your country has an obesity problem. Take Europe as an example. Unlike USA where hardly 1% people use windows phone, in the big 5 EU countries more than 14% people use windows phones.It's like saying there is an obesity problem in the US. That doesn't mean EVERYONE is fat.
I never said that "we" are HAPPY with things. I just said "our experiences". That can be anything - +ve or -ve. Neither I nor you have the right to say anything about it. BUT MY experiences have been pretty good!You speak of YOUR experience while at same time TELLING people that "our" and "us" are happy with things, as if you yourself speak for a group? Who that mouse in your pocket?
It does not mean that every country on earth has an obesity problem just because your country has an obesity problem. Take Europe as an example. Unlike USA where hardly 1% people use windows phone, in the big 5 EU countries more than 14% people use windows phones.
May be. I feel so sorry for YOU! But the truth is that I don't care. My only point was that don't extrapolate your experiences, whatever they are, so much that it overshadows the experiences of others around.In the birth land of Cortana and Surface Books, the gap does exist.
I don't want, need and will never use any of the apps you mentioned. So, does that make me a ****** because the phone serves my needs with the apps that are available? Or, maybe it just makes me a satisfied customer. Calling names doesn't help the cause, either.
May be. I feel so sorry for YOU! But the truth is that I don't care. My only point was that don't extrapolate your experiences, whatever they are, so much that it overshadows the experiences of others around.