Windows 10: Windows Phone is dead

Now that I was thinking on replace my old Android with a Windows Phone :/

 

I really like the lumia 1020
too bad

 

Thanks, doorules. I checked it out. It's a Samsung app.

SideSync | Samsung US

https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...oid.sidesync30

It can be connected with a USB cable or connect the same Wi-Fi network.

This is liken to the modern Windows phone app that MS has had since W8 OS, but this seems to be more sophisticated, although file sharing is nothing new. They also had Project My Screen app.

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials...screen-pc.html

Continuum is using the phone as a PC, which is much different. Open apps and use, etc.

 

*Ditto*Ditto

 

I never thought the Windows phone would succeed. I have a crummy old Android phone, that still runs jellybean.

I have seriously considered the new Samsung with the Samsung Pay (that can be used almost anywhere). I am even thinking of switching banks, because my Credit Union doesn't support it. But, my roomie's have been twisting my arm for years to switch to an iPhone. I have to admit, the iPhone is truly a great little device.

Without the Windows phones, i am not certain what impact that would have on MS, in the long scheme of things.

 

My work phone is a Lumia 550, we recently got handed them to replace our Blackberrys. It runs W10 out of the box, initially it was a disaster, so bad it would of instantly put some off. Both the apps and OS were buggy, constant freezes and crashes. However, after finally getting the OS updated and around 40 apps, it's running well, so good in fact that it's enjoyable to use. It makes me wonder how good the top end Lumias would be.

I don't think Windows Phone will disappear, rather it'll slow to a crawl, maybe a handset per year or something. It's a shame as W10 is a lot of fun on a phone (eventually).

 

I have been with Android (tweaking paradise), then iPhone (enjoyed my stay) and when it died, I have switched to Lumia 640 (because Microsoft). And I intend to stay with MS as long as there are Windows Phones to buy. I have always loved my current smartphone and never regreted my choices...but also never looked back.

 

- Lumia 735 with Windows 10 Mobile Insider is chugging along nicely, thank you..
- I'll stick with mine, it does everything I want it to..

- everyone who sees it has to look twice, 'cos it's a really neat piece of kit.. *Wink

 

I could be wrong but I one the things that I have noticed since getting a WP (first a BLU Win HD followed by a Lumia 640), is that a lot of people that have been using them for a while aren't getting a new phone ever year or less like a lot do with iPhone and Android based phones. That would certainly have an impact on the year over year sales of phones.

Like I said I could be wrong but from looking at other sites there are a lot of people with 2-3 year old Lumia's waiting for W10M to drop, instead of buying a new(er) phone.

 

Those are the smart people. They don't throw away what is a perfectly good piece of gear.

 

Couldn't agree more. I tried to do my part to help with the lagging sales, I picked up for 640's back during the Black Friday sales. Never had a high end phone and never will, but so far the 640 is far and away better than any previous Android phone I have had. Also prefer Windows Phone/Mobile over Android by a long shot. Took my wife a couple of days to adapt to Windows Phone from Android, but I have heard less complaints about things not working since the change.

Also haven't been affected by the so called "app gap" as any apps (except for the odd game) that I was using on Android I have found the same or equivalent, and quite a few of the equivalent are better that what I was using on Android. As far as apps go, pretty sure this link has been posted before,

[Updated] The very best. The top 0.1% Windows Phone and Windows 10 Mobile applications

 

While Windows has some apps, games, etc. they are not what I call productive applications. On my roomies iPhone or my Android phone, we can buy tickets, buss passes, pay at the cash register with our phones, banking, mobile deposits.. I mean truly useful apps. My roomies use their iPhones as their bus passes. Their is a Windows Uber app, but most of our local taxis have only iPhone or Android apps. Windows simply doesn't have the sophistication of business apps. If I want to go to Ellen DeGeneres, or Justin Bieber sites, fine, but really nothing very useful.

That is it's Achilles heel..

 

*Ditto

 

So, no big deal I can do all that with a bank card with out paying a fee, or spending $400.00 for a over priced Phone. . .*really

 

*Ditto