If it does not belong anywhere else but is about Windows, post it here.
Aug 29th, 2013, 2:32 pm
Great phone os - I really do love it even after living with it for years now (WP7). I don't understand why it isn't doing better in the market, so much better to use than Droid and Iphone.

came here looking for help deciding on a new WinPhone - Nokia 1020 or 925 or (longshot) HTC 8x. The lack of posters seems to verify the dim view all the tech reporter types have of the future of WinPhone

I'd hoped it would slowly grow into a juggernaut, but now I'm fearing a long slow decline. Do you think there is any hope Microsoft can turn it around?
Aug 29th, 2013, 2:32 pm
Aug 30th, 2013, 9:46 am
no hope... Microsoft want secure and safe device and WP8 is most secure OS for now...
every new device have better protected bootloader and OS is encrypted NT system (for compare WP7 have unencrypted CE)

PS...
buy Nokia, not HTC.... much more support and applications give Nokia and also better camera...
Aug 30th, 2013, 9:46 am
Aug 30th, 2013, 1:19 pm
IMO, with the way they treat their developers, it's no wonder their app store is growing so slowly.

I was once a developer with them and I got really pissed at them. What they did exactly I shall not mention.
Aug 30th, 2013, 1:19 pm
Sep 12th, 2013, 12:08 pm
Yes, it's a trend that I have heard members on other forums say, and happening on other forums. I just think until Microsoft makes some kind of huge change, this OS won't go anywhere/get bigger.
Sep 12th, 2013, 12:08 pm

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Sep 12th, 2013, 12:57 pm
Tattle wrote:Yes, it's a trend that I have heard members on other forums say, and happening on other forums. I just think until Microsoft makes some kind of huge change, this OS won't go anywhere/get bigger.



i dont want huge change... is perfect :) i dont miss pirated stuff... all what want is on phone and working stable and fast...
Sep 12th, 2013, 12:57 pm
Sep 29th, 2013, 6:56 pm
dxdy wrote:
Tattle wrote:Yes, it's a trend that I have heard members on other forums say, and happening on other forums. I just think until Microsoft makes some kind of huge change, this OS won't go anywhere/get bigger.



i dont want huge change... is perfect :) i dont miss pirated stuff... all what want is on phone and working stable and fast...


I agree... Pirated stuff, meh, ok. Don't mind checking out a game or app time to time where there is no demo but, otherwise that, I buy or skip over all these apps (and after getting a Lumia 928 and the $25 credit I ended up getting 3 credits for, I had plenty to buy apps if I wanted to)

I do miss the floods of home brew apps that I had with WP 7.X, like the custom color tiles and the backups (if I needed to hardreset my phone, I could backup all game saves and everything else). This is why I hope we get a Inerop-Unlock across the board...Including Nokia..
Sep 29th, 2013, 6:56 pm
Sep 29th, 2013, 8:36 pm
someonecool wrote:I do miss the floods of home brew apps that I had with WP 7.X, like the custom color tiles and the backups (if I needed to hardreset my phone, I could backup all game saves and everything else). This is why I hope we get a Inerop-Unlock across the board...Including Nokia..


and for what is option to backup applications data in WP8? :D hehehe
Sep 29th, 2013, 8:36 pm
Oct 8th, 2013, 8:05 am
There's no love for the windows phone 7.x
Oct 8th, 2013, 8:05 am
Apr 21st, 2014, 2:21 pm
Wow, been a while since I wrote this. Did end up going with the Nokia 1020, and the new Icon looks good too. Still loving the OS.
Apr 21st, 2014, 2:21 pm
Aug 18th, 2014, 7:43 pm
I am seeing a dead OS in a year or 2
Aug 18th, 2014, 7:43 pm

Phones: Motorola T180-Motorola Talkabout T2288-Motorola V2288-Motorola Talkabout T192-Ericsson A2628-Ericsson T68-Nokia 3310-Nokia 5210-Nokia 3510i-SE K700-Nokia 6600-Nokia 3200-SE P900-Nokia 3310-Nokia N70-SE P990-HTC TyTN-Nokia 2610-HTC TyTN II-BlackBerry 7290-Samsung i600-HTC HD2-BlackBerry 8700-HTC Snap-Motorola Milestone-ZTE Blade-Nokia 3120 Classic-G2 (HTC DZ)-3GS-HTC DHD
Aug 18th, 2014, 8:15 pm
bjluv wrote:I am seeing a dead OS in a year or 2


only WP7 is dead... and we that are left and move to WP8 does not regret for it
Aug 18th, 2014, 8:15 pm
Aug 22nd, 2014, 10:53 pm
dxdy wrote:
bjluv wrote:I am seeing a dead OS in a year or 2


only WP7 is dead... and we that are left and move to WP8 does not regret for it


Mind you, I have a device running WP8.1, also Android and iOS. I do know the OS is pushing with "last life" for now :lol:
Aug 22nd, 2014, 10:53 pm

Phones: Motorola T180-Motorola Talkabout T2288-Motorola V2288-Motorola Talkabout T192-Ericsson A2628-Ericsson T68-Nokia 3310-Nokia 5210-Nokia 3510i-SE K700-Nokia 6600-Nokia 3200-SE P900-Nokia 3310-Nokia N70-SE P990-HTC TyTN-Nokia 2610-HTC TyTN II-BlackBerry 7290-Samsung i600-HTC HD2-BlackBerry 8700-HTC Snap-Motorola Milestone-ZTE Blade-Nokia 3120 Classic-G2 (HTC DZ)-3GS-HTC DHD
Oct 26th, 2014, 5:14 pm
from a consumer perspective, what microsoft did to control their OS is quite confusing. i mean, they copied apple in the sense that they control what the OS looks, performs and what runs on it and at the same time they copied google with their deployment of android OS to other manufacturers.

so what's the point of buying an HTC over a Samsung or Nokia. they all look and feel the same but from different manufacturers? unlike apple, where experience is consistent throughout because only one manufacturer/brand is making it.

android, for all its brands, has more variety because the brand that markets them has more freedom/leeway to customize android at their discretion.
Oct 26th, 2014, 5:14 pm
Oct 26th, 2014, 7:42 pm
seems you never have different WP devices in your hand if you talk this... than you can say same thing for Android...

and LOL... Microsoft copied iOS??? ok all OS manufacturers "copy" from each other but new iOS8 copied many things from WP8 (Meegoo OS is more similar to iOS than WP)... and also WP work much better, faster and stable than OS and android...

yes android have more variety and freedom but have holes and full is of malware... WP OS is safe and have 0 malware.... customization is not most important thing for users who want security, fast and stable OS...
Oct 26th, 2014, 7:42 pm
Mar 22nd, 2015, 11:26 pm
I wish we could bring some life back to these threads, WP is dead on this site sad to say. It's a awesome phone, smoother than Android and Not just a sea of icons that is iOS, a truly customizable phone. Something I love about it, a phone for me !

I do have a Nokia ICON in black but, with a Green back from the Nokia 930 (also have a white and black back too, want to find a orange one)

Dev unlocked and nothing new here. :(

Anyone want to pep this place up a little plz ?
Mar 22nd, 2015, 11:26 pm