Let me start by saying I think the Lumia 920 is a fantastic piece of hardware. Best built on the planet along with the iPhone 5.
However, I was led to believe that Nokia had a special relationship with Microsoft that would let Nokia make modfications to the OS that no other OEM would be allowed to do.
However, I don't see anything special about Windows Phone 8 on the Lumia 920. Nokia has their own apps like every other OEM and carrier does. Their Nokia maps for instance is just another slow loading non-native app, with an utter lack of integration with the rest of the OS. See this post for more details on this point with acknowledgement from a Nokia rep. http://forums.windowscentral.com/nokia-lumia-920/202762-nokia-maps-giant-step-backwards.html
So I'm genuinely curious, are there any substantial changes to the OS that benefit users that Nokia was able to make that other OEM's can't?
Is the Nokia/Microsoft special relationship just a business relationship that has no tangible benefits for Nokia phone users?
However, I was led to believe that Nokia had a special relationship with Microsoft that would let Nokia make modfications to the OS that no other OEM would be allowed to do.
However, I don't see anything special about Windows Phone 8 on the Lumia 920. Nokia has their own apps like every other OEM and carrier does. Their Nokia maps for instance is just another slow loading non-native app, with an utter lack of integration with the rest of the OS. See this post for more details on this point with acknowledgement from a Nokia rep. http://forums.windowscentral.com/nokia-lumia-920/202762-nokia-maps-giant-step-backwards.html
So I'm genuinely curious, are there any substantial changes to the OS that benefit users that Nokia was able to make that other OEM's can't?
Is the Nokia/Microsoft special relationship just a business relationship that has no tangible benefits for Nokia phone users?