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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"They was done before they even started
Rubbish. The Nokia Lumia was ok. Microsoft got greedy and killed the phone."
This was reported in the guardian on 9th October this year.
That said I know friends in business who had them and raved about them |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"They was done before they even started
Rubbish. The Nokia Lumia was ok. Microsoft got greedy and killed the phone."
How they thought they could compete with Android and Ios I'll never know |
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"They was done before they even started
Rubbish. The Nokia Lumia was ok. Microsoft got greedy and killed the phone.
This was reported in the guardian on 9th October this year.
That said I know friends in business who had them and raved about them "
I had one of those. I thought it was great. In fact it was one of the best paperweights I've ever used.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"They was done before they even started
Rubbish. The Nokia Lumia was ok. Microsoft got greedy and killed the phone.
This was reported in the guardian on 9th October this year.
That said I know friends in business who had them and raved about them
I had one of those. I thought it was great. In fact it was one of the best paperweights I've ever used. "
 I have ever used Samsung |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Phones a phone is a phone..
They're all variations of the same bloody thing
Just slightly different gimmicks and operating systems on them that are of no real importance
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"Phones a phone is a phone..
They're all variations of the same bloody thing
Just slightly different gimmicks and operating systems on them that are of no real importance
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Exactly, I've got a Samsung Galaxy S4 with more shit on it than I'm ever gonna use, and am still running ma XP Pro pc to access all ma internetty type stuff |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Phones a phone is a phone..
They're all variations of the same bloody thing
Just slightly different gimmicks and operating systems on them that are of no real importance
Exactly, I've got a Samsung Galaxy S4 with more shit on it than I'm ever gonna use, and am still running ma XP Pro pc to access all ma internetty type stuff "
I've got a htc at the moment apparently  but it makes naff all difference really, folk stay in touch regardless. I've had loads of brands and makes and once you get used to a handset it makes zero difference to the usefulness of the phone
It's literally just cos folk want to have the newest stuff for some reason, so companies add some minor crap (apparently it's emojis you can animate or something atm) to a phone and sell it again and again to the same people every year or two..and folk happily swallow that with a smile on their little faces
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By *j48Man
over a year ago
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"Phones a phone is a phone..
They're all variations of the same bloody thing
Just slightly different gimmicks and operating systems on them that are of no real importance
Exactly, I've got a Samsung Galaxy S4 with more shit on it than I'm ever gonna use, and am still running ma XP Pro pc to access all ma internetty type stuff
I've got a htc at the moment apparently but it makes naff all difference really, folk stay in touch regardless. I've had loads of brands and makes and once you get used to a handset it makes zero difference to the usefulness of the phone
It's literally just cos folk want to have the newest stuff for some reason, so companies add some minor crap (apparently it's emojis you can animate or something atm) to a phone and sell it again and again to the same people every year or two..and folk happily swallow that with a smile on their little faces
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And all say
Baaaah Baaaah
as they leave the phone store
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"Phones a phone is a phone..
They're all variations of the same bloody thing
Just slightly different gimmicks and operating systems on them that are of no real importance
Exactly, I've got a Samsung Galaxy S4 with more shit on it than I'm ever gonna use, and am still running ma XP Pro pc to access all ma internetty type stuff
I've got a htc at the moment apparently but it makes naff all difference really, folk stay in touch regardless. I've had loads of brands and makes and once you get used to a handset it makes zero difference to the usefulness of the phone
It's literally just cos folk want to have the newest stuff for some reason, so companies add some minor crap (apparently it's emojis you can animate or something atm) to a phone and sell it again and again to the same people every year or two..and folk happily swallow that with a smile on their little faces
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That's why I'm on a sim only contract now, there's no need to upgrade ma phone every couple of years. If it ain't broke, don't try to fix it is my motto |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Phones a phone is a phone..
They're all variations of the same bloody thing
Just slightly different gimmicks and operating systems on them that are of no real importance
Exactly, I've got a Samsung Galaxy S4 with more shit on it than I'm ever gonna use, and am still running ma XP Pro pc to access all ma internetty type stuff
I've got a htc at the moment apparently but it makes naff all difference really, folk stay in touch regardless. I've had loads of brands and makes and once you get used to a handset it makes zero difference to the usefulness of the phone
It's literally just cos folk want to have the newest stuff for some reason, so companies add some minor crap (apparently it's emojis you can animate or something atm) to a phone and sell it again and again to the same people every year or two..and folk happily swallow that with a smile on their little faces
That's why I'm on a sim only contract now, there's no need to upgrade ma phone every couple of years. If it ain't broke, don't try to fix it is my motto "
Still pay as you go here  make maybe one call a month if I'm lucky, often less |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Phones a phone is a phone..
They're all variations of the same bloody thing
Just slightly different gimmicks and operating systems on them that are of no real importance
Exactly, I've got a Samsung Galaxy S4 with more shit on it than I'm ever gonna use, and am still running ma XP Pro pc to access all ma internetty type stuff
I've got a htc at the moment apparently but it makes naff all difference really, folk stay in touch regardless. I've had loads of brands and makes and once you get used to a handset it makes zero difference to the usefulness of the phone
It's literally just cos folk want to have the newest stuff for some reason, so companies add some minor crap (apparently it's emojis you can animate or something atm) to a phone and sell it again and again to the same people every year or two..and folk happily swallow that with a smile on their little faces
And all say
Baaaah Baaaah
as they leave the phone store
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By *ribsaMan
over a year ago
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I am writing this now on a Lumia Windows Phone have used one for years and I like them but windows 10 mobile is a real pain. They keep releasing updates and fucking it up. My phone was working great until another update on Sunday now I have no text message notification sound does not seem much but is a real pain. |
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"That's why I'm on a sim only contract now, there's no need to upgrade ma phone every couple of years. If it ain't broke, don't try to fix it is my motto
Still pay as you go here make maybe one call a month if I'm lucky, often less "
That's only because you've got an intercom system set up in yer shed |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"That's why I'm on a sim only contract now, there's no need to upgrade ma phone every couple of years. If it ain't broke, don't try to fix it is my motto
Still pay as you go here make maybe one call a month if I'm lucky, often less
That's only because you've got an intercom system set up in yer shed "
And interweb, and wall mounted flat screen linked up to the stereo with the old laptop and PlayStation 2 running into it with a nice electric recliner to enjoy it all from...we're all mod cons here! |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Phones a phone is a phone..
They're all variations of the same bloody thing
Just slightly different gimmicks and operating systems on them that are of no real importance
Exactly, I've got a Samsung Galaxy S4 with more shit on it than I'm ever gonna use, and am still running ma XP Pro pc to access all ma internetty type stuff
I've got a htc at the moment apparently but it makes naff all difference really, folk stay in touch regardless. I've had loads of brands and makes and once you get used to a handset it makes zero difference to the usefulness of the phone
It's literally just cos folk want to have the newest stuff for some reason, so companies add some minor crap (apparently it's emojis you can animate or something atm) to a phone and sell it again and again to the same people every year or two..and folk happily swallow that with a smile on their little faces
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And some folks want to be able to access sites with being kicked off, that's if the site has loaded in the first place - disgruntled Microsoft phone owner. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Phones a phone is a phone..
They're all variations of the same bloody thing
Just slightly different gimmicks and operating systems on them that are of no real importance
Exactly, I've got a Samsung Galaxy S4 with more shit on it than I'm ever gonna use, and am still running ma XP Pro pc to access all ma internetty type stuff
I've got a htc at the moment apparently but it makes naff all difference really, folk stay in touch regardless. I've had loads of brands and makes and once you get used to a handset it makes zero difference to the usefulness of the phone
It's literally just cos folk want to have the newest stuff for some reason, so companies add some minor crap (apparently it's emojis you can animate or something atm) to a phone and sell it again and again to the same people every year or two..and folk happily swallow that with a smile on their little faces
And some folks want to be able to access sites with being kicked off, that's if the site has loaded in the first place - disgruntled Microsoft phone owner."
I had a Nokia one for a while on windows I'm sure...found I could use the same stuff as I usually do..must be newer ones or something.
You can get a cheap enough smartphone second hand now though..get one on a different operating system and your sorted |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Phones a phone is a phone..
They're all variations of the same bloody thing
Just slightly different gimmicks and operating systems on them that are of no real importance
Exactly, I've got a Samsung Galaxy S4 with more shit on it than I'm ever gonna use, and am still running ma XP Pro pc to access all ma internetty type stuff
I've got a htc at the moment apparently but it makes naff all difference really, folk stay in touch regardless. I've had loads of brands and makes and once you get used to a handset it makes zero difference to the usefulness of the phone
It's literally just cos folk want to have the newest stuff for some reason, so companies add some minor crap (apparently it's emojis you can animate or something atm) to a phone and sell it again and again to the same people every year or two..and folk happily swallow that with a smile on their little faces
And some folks want to be able to access sites with being kicked off, that's if the site has loaded in the first place - disgruntled Microsoft phone owner.
I had a Nokia one for a while on windows I'm sure...found I could use the same stuff as I usually do..must be newer ones or something.
You can get a cheap enough smartphone second hand now though..get one on a different operating system and your sorted "
Nokia was certainly better than this shit. I'm tied into a contract. |
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"They was done before they even started
Rubbish. The Nokia Lumia was ok. Microsoft got greedy and killed the phone.
How they thought they could compete with Android and Ios I'll never know"
We don't know that they actually expected to be head-on competitors with them. Most corporate marketing develops products that are speccd and targeted at unmet customer needs and segments etc, rather than just being an upstart 'me too' competitor.
As a mobile operating system, Windows 7 to 10 was superior to the dominant players and Microsoft has tons of potential from 10 - they probably were stupid to want to launch pc and mobile 10 at the same time, when they were too heavily laden with their pc OS which is a huge revenue stream.
They could be viewed as having corrupted Nokia, which was a star for handset production.
Microsoft is spread broadly, corporates, other businesses as well as consumers - with many forms of products. I think their long term failures with mobile shout that they were potentially too entrenched within markets that earned them huge sums of money and they failed to grasp what the new opportunities were in mobile and let competitors exploit them due to their apathy, inactions and stupid decisions.
Obviously the mobile ecosystem is more complex than computing, with hardware, phone network, dealers and revenue sharing/kickbacks plus contract length influences that exist differently to desktop and operating systems, as an example.
Whether their most recent retrenchment is going to be something they will recover from, I really doubt.
But their current mobile phones remain supported by them, with their most recent customer operating system update being launched yesterday - they just aren't currently launching / selling new handsets. Windows Mobile 10 remains my favourite phone operating system
Windows Mobile was covered in earlier threads.
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