Honestly, I'm not anybody's "fan". But I want Microsoft to succeed with Windows Phone (and Windows 8). They need to be in this market or they will atrophy and become irrelevant, and that's not going to be good for anyone.
> (And for those software developers out there, it might not be worth your precious time mastering how to program for the Windows Phone ).
That's a killer; if developers stay away, WP is dead.
The thing is, Apple's iOS approach, and Google's Android approach, cover the two workable possibilities already -- the gorgeous but walled garden, and the open but fragmented litterbox.
What Microsoft is doing, by NOT controlling the entire process, but by setting tight restrictions, seems to combine the worst, not the best, of each approach. They have constructed a walled litterbox.
*sigh* I truly hope they figure it out in time.
RE: Honestly, I’m not anybody’s “fan”. But I want Microsoft to succeed with Windows Phone (and Windows 8).
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The reason why I said what I said is because everytime Windows is mentioned in these forums, it inevitably gets the whole gamut of ridicule from many posters.
Windows is at the same time, one of the most successful, yet one of the most disliked products out there.
How about walled garden vs. forest? A garden is nice but you can only go so far before you come to a wall. A forest is nice, no walls but you are more likely to get eaten.