Comments on: Microsoft melds Windows Phone 8 with bits of Windows 8

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 16:22:04 +0000

As I think about Microsoft’s Phone announcement more I don’t see a Windows phone in my future. Maybe I’m still stinging from my horrible Windows Phone 6.x experience, I hope not, but it feels like Microsoft has entirely left the real world in regards of how they manage their phone products. If I HAD upgraded to Win Phone V7, minor upgrades are painstakingly slow to appear and now I learn that upgrading to V8 is not supported at all and its not because it can’t run on the HW but because of license limitations.

Maybe I WILL have a MSFT phone in my future, I’m pragmatic about this, but I’ll definitely be a late adopter. I’m done jumping on their band wagon. A good phone environment needs to show more respect for their customers than Microsoft shows now. They don’t look hungry for our business at all, we’re suppose to be wowed by the feature set and they seem to be ignoring their pretty miserable track record.

By: David McCormack

David McCormack — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 09:52:08 +0000

In a word, yes!

By: oryoki

oryoki — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 05:27:52 +0000

I agree. Why does Microsoft need Windows Phone and Windows RT? Shouldn’t they be able to create a single OS for ARM processors, like iOS and Android do?

By: werewood

werewood — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 23:08:22 +0000

I am still confused. iOS is coming from Cell to tablet and then to desktop. MS made the bigger leap, and came from desktop to tablet. Why can’t it be just the same now as the cell? Eventually the future is in plugging the smartphone into a monitor and keyboard and truly having a Personal Computer.

By: Wes Newbold

Wes Newbold — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 20:50:39 +0000

Is this “shared common code” also shared with the RT flavour of Windows 8?

By: Luscious

Luscious — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 20:50:35 +0000

Those are definitely some great updates for Windows Phone, I’m just waiting for handset manufacturers to catch up and get with the times – I’ve still yet to find a decent replacement for my die-hard HTC TP2. Sprint’s Arrive comes close.

By: Travis Henning

Travis Henning — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 17:52:20 +0000

At what point will they make a device you can plug into a desktop/laptop shell dock for a desktop interface, plug into a tablet shell dock for a tablet interface, or simply use as a smart phone, a la Motorala Atrix? This could be huge in the enterprise market. Common Microsoft interface and apps across all platforms, assuming performance is up to the task. Most users don’t need $1500 dedicated laptops (plus docks and monitors) for email, spreadsheets, documents, etc.