RIP My Little Windows Phone
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My little Windows phone is no more, well I've turned it into an mp3 player for my son, but in terms of a working phone it has gone. So much unfulfilled potential. I know I was in a very small minority but I really liked it and I really liked the UI. I particularly liked the confused looks I got from people when I told them I had a windows phone which often meant I didn't have access to a particular app. It let me make calls, listen to podcasts and access the internet and emails. I have simple needs. But everything has either stopped working or will soon and too many things just kept on crashing. Now I have to spend lots of time trying to stop Google doing things for me. I'm not interested in their news and I don't want to talk to them!!! Still it's progress I guess.
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My little Windows phone is no more, well I've turned it into an mp3 player for my son, but in terms of a working phone it has gone. So much unfulfilled potential. I know I was in a very small minority but I really liked it and I really liked the UI. I particularly liked the confused looks I got from people when I told them I had a windows phone which often meant I didn't have access to a particular app. It let me make calls, listen to podcasts and access the internet and emails. I have simple needs. But everything has either stopped working or will soon and too many things just kept on crashing. Now I have to spend lots of time trying to stop Google doing things for me. I'm not interested in their news and I don't want to talk to them!!! Still it's progress I guess.
You were one of approximately a dozen people who did like it. Too little, too late, too forced onto desktops. If they had "split the OS" into "mobile" and "non-mobile" versions (like Apple do) and reduced the hardware requirements as a result it might have done well. Especially if it came out five years earlier than it did. But I don't think the world will really miss it.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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You were one of approximately a dozen people who did like it. Too little, too late, too forced onto desktops. If they had "split the OS" into "mobile" and "non-mobile" versions (like Apple do) and reduced the hardware requirements as a result it might have done well. Especially if it came out five years earlier than it did. But I don't think the world will really miss it.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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My little Windows phone is no more, well I've turned it into an mp3 player for my son, but in terms of a working phone it has gone. So much unfulfilled potential. I know I was in a very small minority but I really liked it and I really liked the UI. I particularly liked the confused looks I got from people when I told them I had a windows phone which often meant I didn't have access to a particular app. It let me make calls, listen to podcasts and access the internet and emails. I have simple needs. But everything has either stopped working or will soon and too many things just kept on crashing. Now I have to spend lots of time trying to stop Google doing things for me. I'm not interested in their news and I don't want to talk to them!!! Still it's progress I guess.
I had little needs but a handful of apps that are not supported and no browser aside I.E. (never updated by M$ in 2 years) and Opera (which sucks anywhere anytime) were available. Could not attach PDF to emails, could not send my CV over LinkedIn, could not access my online bank. Aside from that it had a remarkable UI, exceptionally responsive and simple if only a bit too unadorned. All in all I don't regret throwing it away but I mourn its huge wasted potential.
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Very true. Me and the other 11 will probably get over it. I managed to get over buying a mini-disk player instead on an mp3. Turns out I'm not very good at picking a technology winner!
Can you let us know when you buy some new technology so we can all buy the competition as that will obviously be the better choice? Pretty please? :-D
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Can you let us know when you buy some new technology so we can all buy the competition as that will obviously be the better choice? Pretty please? :-D
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Very true. Me and the other 11 will probably get over it. I managed to get over buying a mini-disk player instead on an mp3. Turns out I'm not very good at picking a technology winner!
SLHenwood wrote:
Turns out I'm not very good at picking a technology winner!
Who needs to pick a "winner"? I'm also one of those 12. I *intentionally* go with the underdog. I bought mine when Microsoft called it quits - I paid $122 for my Lumia 640, taxes included, delivered right at my door. Turns out it's a better camera than all the standalone cameras I've ever bought (and cheaper too). It's also a better GPS than all the standalone GPS units I've ever bought (also cheaper). It's a better MP3 player, PDA, podcast player, etc. Since it's got a MicroSD slot I always have 256GB worth of storage available on me. And (I never miss an opportunity to point this out) even though the Windows Phone has been declared "dead" for years now, unlike the 5 Android tablets I own (silly me), it's still been getting regular OS updates until recently. My Android tablets have all been pretty much abandonware the moment I walked out the store with them and are still vulnerable to exploits that have been patched elsewhere for years. I've learned that lesson. Why should I believe any manufacturer that now, for real this time, pinky-swear, they're going to keep the OS updated? Nope, I'm done. I won't spent the money on a *sixth* Android device. You know what other "winner" I purchased when MS said it was exiting the market? A Zune. Since all the stores were getting rid of theirs at the time, I got it for cheap and they threw in the car adapter for free. I've used it for well over a decade and listened to podcasts on it daily, and it's been subjected to a lot of abuse. It's served me a lot better than all the standalone MP3 players I had previously bought. You don't have to pick a "winner" to get some great use out of a device.
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My little Windows phone is no more, well I've turned it into an mp3 player for my son, but in terms of a working phone it has gone. So much unfulfilled potential. I know I was in a very small minority but I really liked it and I really liked the UI. I particularly liked the confused looks I got from people when I told them I had a windows phone which often meant I didn't have access to a particular app. It let me make calls, listen to podcasts and access the internet and emails. I have simple needs. But everything has either stopped working or will soon and too many things just kept on crashing. Now I have to spend lots of time trying to stop Google doing things for me. I'm not interested in their news and I don't want to talk to them!!! Still it's progress I guess.
My first two 'smart' phones were Lumia WP's. I just retired the last one a few months ago due to a damaged screen. Like you, I had simple needs...phone, email, and music player mostly...and didn't care much about the lack of apps. The new android phone took a little getting used to but it really is a better device than the WPs, maybe only due to the fact that it is newer, charges faster, and hold a charge longer. I wonder how many other WP users (dying breed) are still out there. :laugh:
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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SLHenwood wrote:
Turns out I'm not very good at picking a technology winner!
Who needs to pick a "winner"? I'm also one of those 12. I *intentionally* go with the underdog. I bought mine when Microsoft called it quits - I paid $122 for my Lumia 640, taxes included, delivered right at my door. Turns out it's a better camera than all the standalone cameras I've ever bought (and cheaper too). It's also a better GPS than all the standalone GPS units I've ever bought (also cheaper). It's a better MP3 player, PDA, podcast player, etc. Since it's got a MicroSD slot I always have 256GB worth of storage available on me. And (I never miss an opportunity to point this out) even though the Windows Phone has been declared "dead" for years now, unlike the 5 Android tablets I own (silly me), it's still been getting regular OS updates until recently. My Android tablets have all been pretty much abandonware the moment I walked out the store with them and are still vulnerable to exploits that have been patched elsewhere for years. I've learned that lesson. Why should I believe any manufacturer that now, for real this time, pinky-swear, they're going to keep the OS updated? Nope, I'm done. I won't spent the money on a *sixth* Android device. You know what other "winner" I purchased when MS said it was exiting the market? A Zune. Since all the stores were getting rid of theirs at the time, I got it for cheap and they threw in the car adapter for free. I've used it for well over a decade and listened to podcasts on it daily, and it's been subjected to a lot of abuse. It's served me a lot better than all the standalone MP3 players I had previously bought. You don't have to pick a "winner" to get some great use out of a device.
I like to go with the underdog as well. I don't regret buying the phone, it was a 520 and only cost me about £80. I've had it a good number of years and as you said it was still getting updates until recently. My house has some poor wifi areas in it, something to do with the walls, and my little phone kept its link a lot better than any other device we have both android and apple. So it was well worth having, I'm just sad to see it go.
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My first two 'smart' phones were Lumia WP's. I just retired the last one a few months ago due to a damaged screen. Like you, I had simple needs...phone, email, and music player mostly...and didn't care much about the lack of apps. The new android phone took a little getting used to but it really is a better device than the WPs, maybe only due to the fact that it is newer, charges faster, and hold a charge longer. I wonder how many other WP users (dying breed) are still out there. :laugh:
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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My little Windows phone is no more, well I've turned it into an mp3 player for my son, but in terms of a working phone it has gone. So much unfulfilled potential. I know I was in a very small minority but I really liked it and I really liked the UI. I particularly liked the confused looks I got from people when I told them I had a windows phone which often meant I didn't have access to a particular app. It let me make calls, listen to podcasts and access the internet and emails. I have simple needs. But everything has either stopped working or will soon and too many things just kept on crashing. Now I have to spend lots of time trying to stop Google doing things for me. I'm not interested in their news and I don't want to talk to them!!! Still it's progress I guess.
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My first two 'smart' phones were Lumia WP's. I just retired the last one a few months ago due to a damaged screen. Like you, I had simple needs...phone, email, and music player mostly...and didn't care much about the lack of apps. The new android phone took a little getting used to but it really is a better device than the WPs, maybe only due to the fact that it is newer, charges faster, and hold a charge longer. I wonder how many other WP users (dying breed) are still out there. :laugh:
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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My little Windows phone is no more, well I've turned it into an mp3 player for my son, but in terms of a working phone it has gone. So much unfulfilled potential. I know I was in a very small minority but I really liked it and I really liked the UI. I particularly liked the confused looks I got from people when I told them I had a windows phone which often meant I didn't have access to a particular app. It let me make calls, listen to podcasts and access the internet and emails. I have simple needs. But everything has either stopped working or will soon and too many things just kept on crashing. Now I have to spend lots of time trying to stop Google doing things for me. I'm not interested in their news and I don't want to talk to them!!! Still it's progress I guess.
SLHenwood wrote:
Now I have to spend lots of time trying to stop Google doing things for me.
Lots of time? Just do what I do: don't stay signed in to Google and don't use Gmail. :) /ravi
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