Windows Phone 8 could let Microsoft accomplish what Google couldn't
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1. bobfreking55 posted on 14 0
"Being open has limitations as well."
I wish they could have at least included a file manager, mass storage mode and sideloading.
The Galaxy S III still seems like the best phone choice, but I guess I'll be waiting on Nokia's HD Multicore PureView device for now.
MS Surface seems also like a good buy for me. I want to replace my Transformer Prime so bad with a Core i5 W8 tablet.
I want to hold two devices, one Android and one Metro, I just can't seem to decide on which combination, tablet and phone wise. Combining both really seems like a very good experience. Competition pushes innovation!
Nice Article!
4. jaafar2k posted on 1 9
Nice article good read But one thing android is going too lead wait till android 5
6. MichaelHeller posted on 10 0
Not expecting WP to take the lead in the market, but it will be a dominant player.
9. taz89 posted on 5 0
when you mean dominant do you mean 3rd place...cant see android or ios losing too much marketshare in the next year or 2...3-4 years time who knows
10. snowgator posted on 0 0
Don't downplay third place. Just rounding numbers off, if in say two years Android sets at 45%, iOS is at maybe 35%, WP is at even 13%, and "other" (sorry BlackBerry fans- just an example) is the other 7% in a Multi-Billion or even a trillion dollar industry, that is HUGE money!!
Plus, if they are even that successful, than that means their Tablet offerings are also selling well, as MS is trying to push a whole ecosystem, and (sorry Android fans- just an example) Microsoft has taken advantage of flat Android Tablet sales to challenge the iPad. Throw in their still HUGE profits from the PC/laptop/whatever is left of notebook sales, and third place is a WONDERFUL place to be setting!!
13. remixfa posted on 3 4
I think it will be a 2nd place finish behind Google. Its unlikely that Android will fall from the top now.. its too prolific. However with iOS becoming more "android" with each iteration and only minute changes in its looks, MS has a real opportunity and chance to swipe second place from Apple. Its easy, its fresh, its animated, and now its getting the missing features it needed to compete.
It has enough to keep the entire middle segment of people happy, from those that straddle the "i want it easy, but i dont want to be controlled" side to the "i want to fiddle but im not a computer nut" side... which is the bulk of the masses.
25. good2great posted on 4 1
i disagree...
the iphone is OLD... each phone and software update will continue to be incremental. they mastered the ability to capture the most common of customers with a visually attractive design with a high class polish over its basic features...
android is the NOW, it was a replacement for the horrible job that windows mobile 6.x did and became an alternative of choice other than bberry and iphone...
android is like that fancy buffet restaurant... u pretty much feed yourself what you want. its not too expensive to eat there but the food is delicious!
BUT
this fight is between windows and android... apple will remain 2nd... the victor between wp8 and droid will take the #1 spot the loser will be 3rd...
WATCH! lol
34. Synack posted on 0 0
Nice statement. Give WP8 free wireless tethering and it'll be my next phone.
19. neutralguy posted on 2 1
if iOS doesn't overhaul its archaic UI, then it'll be left behind. It's vintage look is kinda boring nowadays. I'll see WP shares of the market greater than iOS. But still, android will not be beaten for at least 5 years.
35. beefsupreme posted on 1 1
That's the problem iOS is facing now. It doesn't change because in Apple's mind it's 'iconic' while to some people it has become outdated even with the new things they add because it always has looked the same.
5. good2great posted on 6 1
Good read Michael,
i hope the best for Microsoft/Windows
i figured it would be more of a competition between WP8/Android than Apple...
8. KingShango posted on 1 0
WP8 looks great but it won't mean anything without great hardware. The first wave of WP7 phones seemed like afterthoughts and I think thats the biggest reason they didn't gain much traction. Now that WP supports multicore and higher res hopefully we'll see some new "halo" devices from the handset makers.
14. snowgator posted on 1 0
Wow, great observation. I know a lot of WP sites are abuzz about Samsung using the Note 2 and GS3 devices and putting WP 8 on them, and I say the same thing. I would rather Sammy put out 1 monster, unique high end WP device designed with WP 8 in mind.
HTC had the right idea with the Titan and Titan 2, then a few months later went and slapped Android on it and the excitement died. People forget how well the Titan sold at first, far outselling the Focus S at launch and outperforming expectations by a wide margin. Then, it just got lost in a sea of HTC look alike devices.
This is why people still believe Nokia will be the near exclusive worldwide presence of WP when the dust settles. They want to stand apart. They want exclusives, and fight hard to get them.
Basically, I just threw a really wordy post to just say what you said a ton better Shango:
"WP8 looks great but it won't mean anything without great hardware."
And the congregation said "AMEN!!"
36. Stoli89 posted on 0 0
It seems Nokia is actually differentiating on hardware and design, with patented tech like PureView and RichRecording. The rest, like Navteq, benefits from non exclusive growth of the entire Windows Phone ecosystem. Nokia's alliance gives it an exclusive first look for its leading edge hardware plans, but it's also getting real cash benefit from the WP sales of HTC, SAMSUNG, etc.
26. KingShango posted on 0 0
Michael, after posting the articles about switching from Android to WP how do you think the upgrades in WP8 will stack up against the competition?
29. MichaelHeller posted on 0 0
Can't really make that call until we see the end-user features for WP8. This was just a developer preview.
33. Whodaboss posted on 0 0
WP had great hardware for it's Mango devices. Just because it didn't have dual this or that didn't make the WP devices any less than any other phone. WP has always been smooth and worked flawlessly. Just because MS will have upgraded hardware doesn't make it previous phones look any less. MS is adding more robust features and therefore would have been foolish not to use the most updated hardware available for their 3rd generation devices. Any competitive business will always seek to provide newer hardware and or features in their products for public consumption.