So let me get this straight, in your eyes I need a laptop to transport and work with files 'other' than those used by the phone? That productivity should be limited to a PC/tablet? That my phone, which I consider a portable computer, cause that's what it is, should be nothing more than some sort of task/media/social networking hub? That if I don't like that about WP then I should adpot Android instead cause, as you put it, it's more powerful and useful for the things I want to do?
You're doing an excellent job of selling WP, is this what you tell your friends?
You appear to be having trouble thinking outside your little world and thinking about adopters in other countries who may not have loads of data allowances or WiFi and use their phones differently than you do. If WP wants to appeal to the masses they have to have a product to do so. There's no reason why some form of a file manager like I described shouldn't be in WP. I am not asking for a complete file system manager (there as some that want that) but some sort of file storage manager with some extras. They made cheaper WP for a reason, they now need to make it work for those who they wish to sell it to.
Lastly, as I stated I used Symbian. Never used Windows Mobile. I had no issues with Symbian which has a flie system, it wasn't clunky and it did what I wanted. It also wasn't the malware disaster that Android got into but for some reason continues to be the best selling OS on the planet. I wonder why?
I never said it was just for some "task/media/social networking hub", as you put it. One can be productive on ones phone, but what I meant by "pocket pc" was in a literal sense of a pocket sized PC. I don't see people using Photoshop CS6 on their phones. One can be productive, but one doesn't need a full PC in their pocket. Basically, what I am saying is Windows Phone doesn't need a file manager. A file chooser would allow some basic form of file management in scenarios where its needed, without being unnecessary. I loathe the idea of a file Manager on WP. Its useless. I don't want some multifunction app for viewing, sending, and attaching my files. If I want to send a file, I will use the appropriate app. If I want to manage a specific file type, I will use the appropriate app. etc, etc...
In fact, for file storage (like that of saving files on your phone for later access on the PC) wouldn't even need a file manager. A simple "downloads" location on the device, like that of the documents folder, for saving files in a non readable state, that could be managed via explorer on a PC, would suffice.
and "for those who they wish to sell it to."? Have you seen the ads and such for Windows Phone? I commonly see: The social butterfly, The photographer, the quick Office fix, the Mom. Windows Phone isn't geared towards those who want a full fledged PC-like mobile OS. That's why I said that's like Android. It is like a pc in ways. Both in features and openness, as well as security and malware. Windows Phone is more robust than iOS, but more secure and lest feature heavy than Android. Its the happy medium.
lastly, for you, "You're doing an excellent job of selling WP, is this what you tell your friends?"??? I sell it on its strong points. I tell everyone about the upsides and features it does have. I had an android nut who can hack (note, the real kind, not hardware kind, though he can do that too) tell me he likes the way Windows Phone handles files. I always give them the benefit of the doubt when necessary, but explain how Windows Phone has alternatives in scenarios as well.
I was about to see whats worth such a long post, then I had to stop here. Windows Phone shouldn't be like a pocket pc?! So WP should see itself the same league as gameboy 20 years ago stays as a time killer with no intention for productivity?
*facepalm* As said early in this post, I meant it in a literal sense. As in a full fledged computer in the size of a phone. Smartphones are supposed to be a happy medium between a phone and a computer. Not a computer with a phone.
tl;dr Windows Phone is supposed to be an extension of your PC, not a pc itself. You can do office editing, social networking, and more. But it needs its limits. I don't want another Windows Mobile, complete with file manager and its troubles. Because, honestly, other than using the phone as a storage device (in which case one might as well get a thumb drive), there is no practical use for a file manager. Windows Phone already manages files downloaded by the app that they are opened with. Unsupported files with no app are not downloaded. One can delete files in their designated app. Granted, the email and file transfer solutions need access to the file storage of other applications, which is where a file chooser would come in. Just like Windows 8, it could access other apps within the chooser and select files from them.
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