Which phone do you have? I've gotten a couple of updates on my 8X since January. There is still plenty of functionality that is missing though.
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Never....Thought I'd do this.....moved to Windows Phone
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Which phone do you have? I've gotten a couple of updates on my 8X since January. There is still plenty of functionality that is missing though.
8X on T-Mobile UK. As far as I know, I have only got a few updates from HTC, and one on the day I got it from Microsoft, which I would say doesn't count
My problems isn't even the apps. They have 145,000 which include majority of the big ones. My problem is dearth in functionality as highlighted in post #5 of this thread. Once you get past the UI, you see that the OS significantly lacks substance and is also quite buggy.
How MS have managed to release only 1 update is beyond me. Especially given the resources they have.
How MS have managed to release only 1 update is beyond me. Especially given the resources they have.
Only one of the updates I've got on my 8X added any features. It is frustrating that Microsoft is so slow to add features.
I got tired of hearing "be patient, the updates are coming" for the last 6 months while using my Lumia 920. I went back to my iphone 5 to wait it out another cycle. The concept and integration is a brilliant idea if Microsoft can just get their act together and fix the small stuff that we all take for granted nowadays.
Microsoft really messed up with Windows Phone 7. I'm surprised there are any poor souls left that would go out and buy Windows Phone 8. Do they not remember how MS abandoned WP7 and forced everyone that wanted the updated OS to have to buy a new WP8 phone to get it?
There really is no need for a Windows Phone. It does absolutely nothing better than iOS or Android phones. This is magnified when you pay attention to any of the WP8 commercials. The commercials don't go into the features the phone has or what it does really great. You mostly see dancing or jokes about fans fighting each other. I get that folks want to be different, but if you are going to spend money on a phone, at a minimal try to get on a platform that has a proven track record and been around awhile.
I would never spend money to be trapped in a 2 year contract on a phone that is playing catch up to the competition and is really just a "me too" platform. To each their own.
There really is no need for a Windows Phone. It does absolutely nothing better than iOS or Android phones. This is magnified when you pay attention to any of the WP8 commercials. The commercials don't go into the features the phone has or what it does really great. You mostly see dancing or jokes about fans fighting each other. I get that folks want to be different, but if you are going to spend money on a phone, at a minimal try to get on a platform that has a proven track record and been around awhile.
I would never spend money to be trapped in a 2 year contract on a phone that is playing catch up to the competition and is really just a "me too" platform. To each their own.
Windows Phone is a reasonable OS with a smooth easy to use UI, built in MS Office, and it has a lot of very decent cheap hardware running it. I think it needs some work (why the hell do they only allow BitLocker to be activated by Exchange policies FFS?) and Microsoft's marketing is completely terrible, but it's a nice platform nonetheless.
Personally I think anything which tries to break down the iOS and Android duopoly is a good thing. More competition is always good for consumers.
Ive been using Windows Phone nearly two years and the main issue I have is that Microsoft is very slow to add new features, especially features that I feel would bring it up to par with android. I'm getting close to jumping ship if things don't improve soon.