Yeh but you're working on the assumption the phone team is stupid. They're not, they understand the trade offs, they recognise this will piss certain people off, they look at the market and the majority _just don't care!!!_ It's as simple as that. Trade off of new features, upgraded platform versus the tiny % of the population that actually care.
Windows Phone still suffers from chicken and egg syndrome. Whilst there are a lot of apps coming into market, it's still a small % compared to other platforms. Developers won't build for a platform with such a low percentage market share (not worth it). Yet, consumers won't buy devices without the core set of apps. Well that's what the various tech journals would have you believe. The reality is that people buy phones for a TON of different reasons ranging from it being bright and shiny (think Lumia 610) to having a freakin massive screen (Galaxy Note) to having a wide range of awesome apps (iPhone). If Microsoft want to succeed they need to sell phones. Simple as that. So it's a balancing act between getting developers (in the long term) to build for the platform versus pissing some developers off in the short term. WP8 is that bet imho - they've stated they're chasing Enterprise, Gaming and compat with Windows. I get it, that's where developers want to be building app. I see WP8 as delivering on that. Nick Randolph | Built to Roam Pty Ltd | Microsoft MVP - Windows Phone Development | +61 412 413 425 | @btroam The information contained in this email is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not disclose or use the information in this email in any way. Built to Roam Pty Ltd does not guarantee the integrity of any emails or attached files. The views or opinions expressed are the author's own and may not reflect the views or opinions of Built to Roam Pty Ltd. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Connors Sent: Friday, 22 June 2012 10:31 AM To: ozDotNet Subject: Re: Windows Phone 8 announced On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 10:23 AM, Nick Randolph <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: We vented yesterday, now to get on with business. Public posts like this don't help a bad situation, they just make it worse. Accept what is, and move on - complaining isn't going to change what's going to come to pass. Alternatively, you're unlikely to change group think by staying silent. Now, where's my start button. -- David Connors [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
