tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1215403729720084820.post1489284324835241530..comments2022-11-02T04:42:31.685-07:00Comments on Eric Shupps: Confessions of a Recovering Windows Phone UserAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02221837064469912240noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1215403729720084820.post-61939428365256740602015-10-28T07:22:47.065-07:002015-10-28T07:22:47.065-07:00A lot has changed since this post was written - th...A lot has changed since this post was written - there still aren't many usable apps for Windows Phone, Microsoft's market share has declined even further, and Windows Phone has become largely irrelevant. It was a noble effort that was pretty much doomed from the outset. Windows 10 and Universal Apps aren't going to change that, either - market share will stay about the same mainly due to cheap phones being given away with carrier contracts. WP is DOA.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221837064469912240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1215403729720084820.post-69988639207747930052015-10-28T07:07:40.821-07:002015-10-28T07:07:40.821-07:00They've addressed or are addressing most the p...They've addressed or are addressing most the points here in the year and a half since this post was written.<br /><br />Great talk at SharePoint Techfest yesterday, btw.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12961312309484346417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1215403729720084820.post-12430058769506747062014-03-14T07:15:31.342-07:002014-03-14T07:15:31.342-07:00Well put, I tried the WP because I just needed a p...Well put, I tried the WP because I just needed a phone and to text. It suffices to where I will not be switching.<br />But, I completely agree that the navigation is near useless and has led me down roads that shouldn't have that name applied (one of which I would have been concerned to take a pickup on, let alone the economy car I was driving)<br />Good article and I hope the new culture of MS listening will hear this.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01083433119800614225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1215403729720084820.post-50897411915005434962014-01-15T08:14:12.950-08:002014-01-15T08:14:12.950-08:00Great article. I agree with everything. I will ad...Great article. I agree with everything. I will add that when I pick up my wife's 5S with Apple leather case I think it just feels perfect. On the other hand, I do not miss iTunes at all, especially the music match service.Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11037319798873706088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1215403729720084820.post-63721476356218777192014-01-15T07:49:02.581-08:002014-01-15T07:49:02.581-08:00I'd like to chime in as well, since me and my ...I'd like to chime in as well, since me and my wife actually just switched to WP from iOS. I came from an iPhone 5 and my wife from an iPhone 4. We now both own a Nokia Lumia 925. <br />The reasons for it were mainly because we were both bored with iOS look & feel. after iOS7 my wife thought the 4 was crap. Myself, I've been playing with WP since WP7, but never got to actually switching for most of the reasons you state.<br />However, after a month with the WP, we both have no intentions to switch back to iPhone anytime soon.<br />Yes, we (especially me, actually) miss a number of apps, but in the end they were nothing I *really* need. Mind you we still have iPads, so we're not fully away from iOS. <br />We're very fond of Nokia MixRadio, I've never been a fan of streaming music, having tried Rdio, Spotify and even iTunes Match streaming. iTunes streaming sucked especially when on the road, but MixRadio is awesome and works flawless. But it's a different approach, I admit.<br /><br />App eco system. Yeah, fully agree. I have around 2500 iOS apps. Many of them collected for evaluation purposes (educational research), but quite a few bought personally. Still, I only miss a few that I used daily. I can fall back to iPad, so no biggie here.<br /><br />Readability is a big plus on the WP. I am farsighted and in the last few years have had issues reading on the iPhone. Even with the retina I had to zoom in all the time or keep my iPhone at arm-stretched level. On the WP for some reason my arms aren't too short anymore. I have no clue why this is, possibly because the 925 has a slightly bigger screen.<br /><br />Voice control - crap on both since neither supports dutch for now. I'm fluent in english, but it's just awkward to talk english to a device if your native language isn't.<br /><br />Maps - Nokia Here is excellent and finds about everything. Apple Maps didn't even find a well known museum in the area when asked. Nokia Here Maps finds the smallest venue. Just awesome. Admittedly on iOS gMaps still is king, although for navigation I used Navigon. <br /><br />Typing on the WP is much nicer than iOS. First thing I did on iOS is to switch of the damnyouautocorrect. WP just works in that respect.<br /><br />Skydrive. Works excellent. Too bad there's no real Airplay possible. I tried streaming a movie on skydrive using our xbox but that was frustrating to say the least. Now I work around this by dumping my skydrive files into iTunes and playing them on my AppleTV. It's ok, but it's not Airplay and by far not seamless. Here's hoping for something similar for WP...<br /><br />Device wise, my 925 has a much better camera (app) and feels much more robust than my iPhone 5. Battery duration is also about double.<br /><br />after market accessories - I used to care about this, but after a lot of kickstarter stuff and cases, all I really used was the Glif and occasionally the Olloclip. The former is now available in a universal package (ordered, not yet received) and the Olloclip.. well, too bad. Maybe in the future.<br /><br />Anyway, a nice balanced piece, I wonder if in one or two years I will switch back to iOS again, maybe. <br /> Marcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11071179122316127874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1215403729720084820.post-5494595552149160912014-01-15T05:54:41.088-08:002014-01-15T05:54:41.088-08:00Yes, Apple's "choice of one" approac...Yes, Apple's "choice of one" approach can be frustrating, but a lot of the time sticking with their choice can change your mind.<br /><br />For example, in iOS 7 the new folders have been lambasted for only showing 9 icons per page. The howls of rage are still echoing around the internet - how dare Apple restrict their god-given right to put as many icons on screen as possible!<br /><br />Yet I've found that not only is it far easier to use folders now, but I've reduced the number of home screens from 10 to 3:<br /><br />Firstly, 9 icons is exactly what you see in the folder icon itself. This means that you can see where the app you want to open is in the folder page, and can position your finger in advance to open it. This makes it much faster to open apps.<br /><br />Secondly, 9 apps is more than enough for your "prime" apps - the ones you use or need to access within any one category. The rest - be honest now - are filler: ones you think you might use at some unspecified time in the future. I now barely ever drill down below the front page in any of my folders. Yet I can put more of the "nice to have" apps in each folder, which has cut down the number of folders hugely.<br /><br />Finally, the orientation of a 3 x 3 grid doesn't change when you move from portrait to landscape - so muscle memory can stay consistent.<br /><br />The net result is - for me - that Apple's choice was right. But I wouldn't have thought it before I was forced to use it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1215403729720084820.post-83803531316793473052014-01-14T16:16:22.058-08:002014-01-14T16:16:22.058-08:00Solid post. I can't say I agree with everythin...Solid post. I can't say I agree with everything here, but you make some very good points. <br /><br />Personally, I have hope that Microsoft will succeed with their mobile platform. They're global market share is rising with Windows Phone, and it's making an impact. They're actually #2 in a lot of countries, not #3, overtaking iOS in a good number of those places.<br /><br />That being said, a real Siri competitor and true Skype video/message integration would be a godsend. As would a decent music app (and I really appreciate your acknowledgement of Zune being the best media playing software out there). <br /><br />Lastly, I'd be careful to discount the the UI as its only innovative feature. The design of the platform shapes the entire platform itself, and its influence has spread to other companies. A flat look and feel, minimalism, and typography have been central in a lot of modern UXes and digital designs already, but Metro/Modern UI is a bold statement in a new direction. I see it as the future of how we interact with technology and software. David V. Kimballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02176684582429303511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1215403729720084820.post-12899475849860945522014-01-14T12:30:24.442-08:002014-01-14T12:30:24.442-08:00Nice post Shupps. Totally agree on all counts as s...Nice post Shupps. Totally agree on all counts as someone who's switched back to iOS too recently. A lot of the Microsoft Apps for iOS are "ok" but aren't great compared to competitors e.g. look at Spotify vs Xbox Music, or Dropbox vs SkyDrive. http://www.jeremythake.com/2013/10/back-to-iphone-5s-from-adventures-in-android-and-windows-phone-8-after-2-years/<br /><br />oh and I tried Android and only lasted 6 months. http://www.jeremythake.com/2013/03/why-i-stopped-compromising-with-windows-phone-8-and-moved-to-android/Jeremy Thakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14264476485361437612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1215403729720084820.post-72433154024232627782014-01-14T10:45:10.116-08:002014-01-14T10:45:10.116-08:00Easily the most intelligent critique yet on this p...Easily the most intelligent critique yet on this platform. I'm a WinPho fan and will never switch, it's kind of like sport teams for me so I too want to see Microsoft succeed and always await for them to blow me away. The Surface announcement was a good start.<br /><br />I now await "Cortana" but my greatest fear is that instead of it being a culmination of 20 years of natural language study and integration, it will instead be another v1.0 for us Credit Card carrying, early adopting, beta testers.<br /><br />Microsoft, read this, and take the opportunity to blow us away, sooner rather than later. That the same company that once had a CEO that ran around a stage screaming "developers, developers, developers" could now be at a point that they are pissing off developers is a very sad story, and makes no sense.IHateGooglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17650289740523778037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1215403729720084820.post-8577191714051804812014-01-14T09:20:39.762-08:002014-01-14T09:20:39.762-08:00Great article. Thanks for taking the time to "...Great article. Thanks for taking the time to "Thumb It" (on an iPhone no less). <br /><br />I posted this to FB too. <br /><br />Great write up. LUV the Lego's Metaphor to iGadgets. As much as I like SkyDrive it was a ways to go (on all mobile platforms) - simple things like sorting pics / docs by date aren't there. A have also commented on the lack of "App Parity" on the multiple Windows environments. One of the great killers is what you pointed out ... they have at least three disparate platforms to support. Standards Matter! They cannot win the mobile war with non-interchangeable parts.<br /><br />btw --- Voice Dictation in Evernote is fantastic on the Windows Phone. Ironically, this feature does not exist in OneNote <br /><br />note: I have pretty much stopped talking about features and function stuff on the Microsoft Surface and Windows Phone platforms in 2014 because no one at The Big M seems to be listening. A few people reached out ... and I thank them for that. However, until "Knock my socks off" and "Change the World" features come out ... 3rd place is not good enough.<br /><br />Like you ... At heart I am a Microsoft guy. And Yes, I'm just one user, but I care(d) about the future of MSFT.Jeff Shueyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18330227001342433310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1215403729720084820.post-69581258183722909482014-01-14T07:48:29.976-08:002014-01-14T07:48:29.976-08:00Great post, Eric. Far more objective than most art...Great post, Eric. Far more objective than most articles of this type.<br /><br />++Alanfoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11267989152231550963noreply@blogger.com