WP8.1 will be primitive

[Abhinand Jinugu]

WP8.1 will be primitive by the time it releases... I mean.. C'mon Android went from 4.0.3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 to 4.4 inspite of being a fully matured OS while WP went GDR3 update which if not for Nokia Black wouldn't even be a proper update.

 

[Coreldan]

Are you saying the version number indicates something about how primitive or mature and update will be?

 

[GideonTerblanche]

Lol this guy. Logic flew out the window when he made that comment

 

[xandros9]

So if MS renamed it 12, skipping everything between it and 8, it would automatically be the most mature out of everything?

 

[iBandar]

lol wtf did I just read

 

[o0Nighthawk0o]

I stopped at 'fully matured'. I was laughing to hard.

 

[a5cent]

Lol... You're obviously wrong, since WP is at version 8. That is almost twice as mature as Android's 4.4 :-D

 

[Maaz Mansori]

Google tends to use a new version number for any minor update too. What are they on, Chrome 32 or 33 for the browser? Microsoft uses update or gdr numbers so update 1, 2, and 3 Google would have called 8.1, 8.2, and 8.3, and this new release (8.1) would have been called 9.0.

 

[Coreldan]

Lol... You're obviously wrong, since WP is at version 8. That is almost twice as mature as Android's 4.4 :-D

This, I don't see a problem when WP8 is apparently twice as mature if we just stare at version numbers

 

[QwarkDreams]

For me it looks like the majority of the updates for Android since 4.0 have mostly been fine-tuning ("improved" this, reworked that) or happened on levels where most users don't even notice them (added native infrared blaster API) or even pointless at this time (support for 4k resolution).
And it's not like 4.0.4, 4.1.1,... were "proper" updates. You're kinda double-standardizing Android and WP8 here. Like for Android it's ok to have many, many minor updates and WP has to have only big, revolutionizing updates.

Also, I wouldn't go as far as calling Android a fully matured OS. It still has dozens of bugs (most of them because it's not perfectly adopted to the different devices and the OEM user interfaces) which Goolge is trying to fix with all those 4.x.x updates and it still feels to like after all this time it's still "under construction".

 

[CageJ]

Google tends to use a new version number for any minor update too. What are they on, Chrome 32 or 33 for the browser? Microsoft uses update or gdr numbers so update 1, 2, and 3 Google would have called 8.1, 8.2, and 8.3, and this new release (8.1) would have been called 9.0.

you 're wrong. Now is WP at .10512... So its 8.0.1..

 

[Abhinand Jinugu]

Google is fixing the bugs, very true ... That's cos they've implemented everything. Where is WP8? Where is the notification center? When can we expect cortana ? When will we have Google Now like functionality? Laugh all you can people... Get a grip and look at reality .. WP needs to go big on features ASAP. The time gap between WP8 and WP8.1 for an organization like MS is not acceptable. They should ve made those features available by now.

 

[Abhinand Jinugu]

Just because this is a WP fan site,doesn't mean we can ignore realities.. WP survived because of devices like Lumia 520. There is no way it can compete with Nexus range phones or MotoG for instance. Be complacent and become WebOS/Blackberry

 

[shmsnh]

WP8.1 will be primitive by the time it releases... I mean.. C'mon Android went from 4.0.3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 to 4.4 inspite of being a fully matured OS while WP went GDR3 update which if not for Nokia Black wouldn't even be a proper update.

With all due respect, are you sure you know the difference between Update 3 and the Lumia Black update?

 

[Abhinand Jinugu]

With all due respect, are you sure you know the difference between Update 3 and the Lumia Black update?

for the Lumia Devices GDR3 came as part of Black update... I sure know what it is. If not for the extra features in Black, GDR3 wouldn't have been a worthy update.
Thats what I meant.

 

[shmsnh]

for the Lumia Devices GDR3 came as part of Black update... I sure know what it is. If not for the extra features in Black, GDR3 wouldn't have been a worthy update.
Thats what I meant.

Do enlighten me. What features do you think were introduced by Black?

 

[QwarkDreams]

If you think Android is so much better than WP, why aren't you changing OS and get an Android smartphone?

 

[a5cent]

Just because this is a WP fan site,doesn't mean we can ignore realities

Nobody is ignoring realities. Your first post just wasn't clear, and was almost begging to be taken out of context. Sorry.

Anyway, I think even MS would agree with you. WP is not where it needs to be. It's just that for whatever reasons, they are where they are.

I don't like this topic, because few have even the foggiest idea how large and complex these projects are. I feel the folks at MS do deserve more acknowledgement for the work they do, because it is a lot. Unfortunately, too much of it is "under the hood", which just doesn't cut it for customers, but that possibly just can't be avoided.

At the end of the day, all you can do is vote with your wallet. Complaining here changes nothing. If your patience is up, then you move on. That is all there is to it. I'm giving MS until WP8.1...

 

[andrei_1998]

He is trying to say that the wp updates exists on Android from a long time ago.
He probably started the thread because he has more expectations from this platform and wants to see a little more from Windows Phone. Don't take this thread as a troll, anyone can have expectations.

 

[Abhinand Jinugu]

I don't like this topic, because few have even the foggiest idea how large and complex these projects are. I feel the folks at MS do deserve more acknowledgement for the work they do, because it is a lot. Unfortunately, too much of it is "under the hood", which just doesn't cut it for customers, but that possibly just can't be avoided.

I agree with you.. but if this can't be avoided then they are only fighting a losing battle.. obviously WP never had the head start