Microsoft Purchases Nokia's Device and Services Division to Unite Windows Phone Hardware and Software

[spinedoc77]

WP8 has some issues:

• Interface is cluttered by the use of so many tiles
• Tiles that change all the time make the UI inconsistent, against all Human interface guidelines
• WP8 doesn't support the latest hardware available
• Multitasking still sucks
• There are very few updates and no real roadmap. Microsoft is moving slowly with WP.
• Internet Explorer mobile is not bad, but not as good as Safari.
• Apps are still a big problem (or the lack of them)

It all depends on perspective.

I love having a lot of tiles, the more the better. Since they are square they seem extremely organized, even with a lot of them on screen.

Tiles that change all the time are genius IMO, you can instantly see information at a glance, far better than widgets IMO, and anything is better than iOS static icons (why is it always 73 degrees and sunny?!?! doh).

 

[Ubuntu]

And excuse my ignorance but... Nokia has something besides a devices and services division? Without their Nokia phone business what is Nokia left with?

The Nokia 3310, of course.