Comments on: Why many are unlikely to switch to Windows Phone or BlackBerry 10

By: Mega Skipper

Mega Skipper — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 22:38:26 +0000

BB 10 seems quite promising, look at this article
http://apmornings.com/2013/01/15/most-anticipated-smart-phone-blackberry-10/

By: Kaustubh Khade

Kaustubh Khade — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 12:27:11 +0000

You sir, are drunk.

Your comparison between Windows and Android is highly subjective.
The People hub comparison is ridiculous to say the least. Did you just say that getting a Facebook App makes for an adequate substitute?

You would have probably snowballed Facebook’s Instagram purchase and told Siri get a room and talk herself to death cause you have Voice Actions for android.

Needless to say you’ve also given no thought to the minimalist & functional nature of Windows phone. I don’t think I’ll be needing a pesky Task Killer on a windows phone.

Can’t comment on Blackberry 10. Because I haven’t given it a thought.
This article needs some though.

By: John Loken

John Loken — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 20:17:42 +0000

Smart phones are the natural evolution of personal computing and mobile communication combined — both product categories still in relative infancy. Isn’t this like claiming the big innovations in automobiles were solved by the 1920s, and that everything that followed was “incremental”? I personally yearn for the return of the tactile keyboard. Either that or type-correction software that learns my personal idioms and can conjugate a freaking verb.

By: Amy

Amy — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 16:03:22 +0000

Windows Phone has great features but the app community doesn’t see enough potential there to develop for the Mango OS — so I went from BB to Windows Phone to iPhone and will stay with iPhone because I’m also an iPad user and love the compatibility.

By: j

Wed, 26 Dec 2012 05:17:20 +0000

I’m typing this on my new Samsung ativ with windows 8 and it is better than bberry, android and iPhone combined. I know this because I worked as a cell app tester and have used all these devices. No one wants an operating system that looks like ish (android) and stays the same (ios) or runs like ish (bbrry)

By: ausnote2

ausnote2 — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 10:11:10 +0000

My prediction is this

Android will dominate 70-75% of the market
Apple and windows Mobile with share equally 25-30%
The rest will be insignificant.

Apple products are nice but the company is morally and legally corrupt with their patent crap.
MS mobile ‘live tiles’ seem to be simplistic and child like UI in this modern era. Granted I have only play with it and don’t own one to really test it out.

I reckon MS should bring back Windows mobile 6.5 and enhance this OS and it should capture more market share. I missed the venerable HTC HD 2 windows 6.5 era….not really, my Galaxy Note 2 with JB is pretty much a phone/pc on the go…..

By: Rann Xeroxx

Rann Xeroxx — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 02:49:30 +0000

Just got back from the UK doing a Exchange migration and one of the things that were noted when we were transferring all their BlackBerrys to Exchange was that the reason our international operations stick with it is because the data costs are very very low compared to other smart phones. RIM does a good job compressing and delivering data then other phone platforms.

Not a big deal in the US but everywhere else its adds up to big bucks per month cost.

By: Rann Xeroxx

Rann Xeroxx — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 02:41:45 +0000

Not to be a Android fanboy or anything but the reason its hard to switch your data is because Apple has made it hard to switch your data.

By: Rann Xeroxx

Rann Xeroxx — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 02:38:04 +0000

Dude, what are you waiting for in terms of hardware. I’m not planning to buy a W8 phone but the new ones out are very nice.

By: former iPhone user

former iPhone user — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 02:33:27 +0000

I bought a Nokia Lumia 920 (Windows Phone 8), and ditched my iPhone 4. The Windows Phone is like having a dedicated GPS navigation system and phone in one. The iPhone was totally useless in comparison