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Windows 10 Devices Impress, But It Won't Matter Because Microsoft's Mobile Ecosystem Is Crumbling
IBT ^ | 10/7/2015 | Paul McDougall

Posted on 10/07/2015 2:57:55 PM PDT by catnipman

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1 posted on 10/07/2015 2:57:55 PM PDT by catnipman
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To: catnipman

Who wants Steve Ballmer in their device?


2 posted on 10/07/2015 3:00:50 PM PDT by Paladin2 (my non desktop devices are no longer allowed to try to fix speling and punctuation, nor my gran-mah.)
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Microsoft wasn’t very smart. When the Lamia flagship phone launched they limited it to AT&T. Why they didn’t make it available to all carriers is beyond me.


3 posted on 10/07/2015 3:06:19 PM PDT by Lurkina.n.Learnin (It's a shame enobama truly doesn't care about any of this. Our country, our future, he doesn't care)
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Not everyone needed Blackberries, either, but if you need it, you need it.

The Lumia 950 will support a screen, keyboard, and mouse, and full scale Office.


4 posted on 10/07/2015 3:08:54 PM PDT by Excellence (Marine mom since April 11, 2014)
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To: Lurkina.n.Learnin
Microsoft wasn’t very smart. When the Lamia flagship phone launched they limited it to AT&T. Why they didn’t make it available to all carriers is beyond me.

When the iphone first launched it was limited to AT&T only as well.

5 posted on 10/07/2015 3:09:53 PM PDT by arista
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To: Lurkina.n.Learnin

That was stupid. I’ll never understand it. My Lumia 920 is on Verizon, but it’s the only model Verizon carries. I’ll probably have to switch, and I HATE ATT.


6 posted on 10/07/2015 3:11:55 PM PDT by Excellence (Marine mom since April 11, 2014)
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MS is now OS agnostic now. Only reason why Apple isn’t supported is that only Apple supports Apple now. Period. Good example is the MS watch. They’d support Apple but the licensing fees are outrageous.


7 posted on 10/07/2015 3:14:26 PM PDT by RinaseaofDs
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Who wants Steve Ballmer in their device?

If it's controlling what I listen to on the radio or watch on TV, I think I'd rather have him than Tim Cook.

8 posted on 10/07/2015 3:15:18 PM PDT by tacticalogic ("Oh bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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When the iPhone launched it was a 1st of it’s kind smartphone...MS Windows phone needs every advantage it can get (all carriers).


9 posted on 10/07/2015 3:15:46 PM PDT by Drago
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To: Excellence

US Cellular doesn’t even have that. And AT&T doesn’t have coverage here.


10 posted on 10/07/2015 3:15:50 PM PDT by Lurkina.n.Learnin (It's a shame enobama truly doesn't care about any of this. Our country, our future, he doesn't care)
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To: dayglored

Ping


11 posted on 10/07/2015 3:37:07 PM PDT by Lurkina.n.Learnin (It's a shame enobama truly doesn't care about any of this. Our country, our future, he doesn't care)
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Tried the win10 upgrade on my win8.1 laptop. Afterward, the speakers didn’t work. Updated the driver, NG. Went back to win8.1.

Linux Mint 17.2 is still my favorite OS.


12 posted on 10/07/2015 4:24:48 PM PDT by bicyclerepair (Ft. Lauderdale FL (zombie land). TERM LIMITS ... TERM LIMITS)
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To: tacticalogic
>> Who wants Steve Ballmer in their device?

> If it's controlling what I listen to on the radio or watch on TV, I think I'd rather have him than Tim Cook.

I understand there's a new TV game show where contestants compete to see who can throw a chair the furthest across an executive office.

13 posted on 10/07/2015 5:08:58 PM PDT by dayglored ("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
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To: Lurkina.n.Learnin; Abby4116; afraidfortherepublic; aft_lizard; AF_Blue; Alas Babylon!; amigatec; ...
Analysis of the mobile ecosystems as bad news for Microsoft ... PING!

You can find all the Windows Ping list threads with FR search: just search on keyword "windowspinglist".

Thanks to Lurkina.n.Learnin for the ping!!

14 posted on 10/07/2015 5:10:55 PM PDT by dayglored ("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
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“Microsoft’s problem is that most users in the U.S. already are on Android, which holds 51.4 percent of the mobile OS market”

I went wild with apps a few years back. Now it is mostly Youtube, Netflix and a few business related apps.

I would switch in a heartbeat. For now, my Galaxy SII is still perking along.


15 posted on 10/07/2015 5:35:22 PM PDT by TexasGator
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I understand there's a new TV game show where contestants compete to see who can throw a chair the furthest across an executive office.

There hasn't been a decent TV game show since Junkyard Wars.

16 posted on 10/07/2015 5:38:59 PM PDT by tacticalogic ("Oh bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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To: Drago

“When the iPhone launched it was a 1st of it’s kind smartphone...”

Sounds like the 950 will be a first of a kind.


17 posted on 10/07/2015 5:44:26 PM PDT by TexasGator
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I love my Lumia but the apps for Windows phones are too limited. My bank used to have a Windows app but they discontinued it..bummer, because I used it all the time. When this phone eventually needs to be replaced it won’t be with another Windows phone, that’s for sure!!


18 posted on 10/07/2015 5:51:36 PM PDT by Radagast the Fool (At my signal, UNLEASH PALIN!!)
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“I love my Lumia but the apps for Windows phones are too limited”

Part of the new OS is that it makes moving apps to the Windows system much easier. Our credit union doesn’t have a windows app so that would be a pain ... but I can rely on my wife’s iPhone for mobile deposits.

Everything else can be done on their website.

I love the idea of having a docking system for my phone.


19 posted on 10/07/2015 6:00:53 PM PDT by TexasGator
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To: TexasGator

That’s good news, I guess!!


20 posted on 10/07/2015 6:04:30 PM PDT by Radagast the Fool (At my signal, UNLEASH PALIN!!)
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