They would fail if they did so. I know most people think of samsung phones as samsungs phones, not android, but there is not way they can divorce themselves from Google and the play store and still be as successful as they have been.
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They would fail if they did so. I know most people think of samsung phones as samsungs phones, not android, but there is not way they can divorce themselves from Google and the play store and still be as successful as they have been.
I am thinking of using Microsoft services like one drive, office, one note, calendar, and outlook.com on my iOS and Apple devices, but do they work well even though there Microsoft services? Is googles offerings better? I'm unsure how much I care about the privacy issue with google. I just know I like one drive better than drive and office better than google docs I think.
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I don't think WP will ever beat iOS. Until developers are actually interested in developing for it, and until Windows makes a better looking and less confusing OS, I don't see WP ever overtaking iOS. But that's just my opinion
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Only because the other contenders didn't make a real effort, or got lazy / complacent / lacking vision. Palm had lots going for them but didn't produce any real advances in the very crucial years just before the first iPhone. M$ had a very good OS in WM6 complete with things like true multitasking or networking or direct use of Office formats, and they certainly had the resources, they could've turned it into a monster and a very real competitor to Apple even before the Android, but in a true MS fashion they just never committed enough to fixing it, and just buried it. A few years back WM was an excellent OS lacking only in finger friendliness - and MS waited far too long to fix simple interface issues. Now they are playing catch and many former users - myself included - are very wary of ever going with MS again.
So yeah, there's only 2 platforms. Although MS has that vision of eventually merging the desktop and phone Windows into a single system, and if they do it right and have the hardware to support it, they may all of a sudden become very big again.
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Nah, not really. Most people have more than one device, and having multiple OS and multiple interfaces and ways of doing things and having to buy soft for different platforms all becomes a major PITA. With Apple you have the brand loyalty and the perception of quality / "me too" factor, with Android you have tons of hardware choices at any price point, I just don't see Samsung finding their own niche as a major player in the market with their own OS - MS has been at this for several years now with little success so far.
I disagree. WP is such a huge pile of suck they've had to reset the OS several times now and people STILL aren't buying it except fringe outliers like you. And look where you are now. There's nothing polished about that app starved, slow and late to implement features mess whatsoever.
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Like the surprise Bada brought us?
On another topic:
I personally don't like WP but everyone has their preferences.
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Bada just proves my point. Samsung is not content being just a handset manufacture. They want to be Apple, they want total control of their own eco-system, they want all the money ...
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Which is just biting the hand that feeds them. As with all manufacturers, they can be replaced.
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I think you give samsung too much credit. I think it's been proven they can't do a cohesive experience well.
I think he gave up after the identical threads to this he spammed at AC and WPC got shut down.
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Samsung Galaxy phones are still Android phones that have the full Google experience, albeit with later updates. Lets not be too negative on their products.
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Here's an interesting read for doubters ... Samsung Galaxy Apps Nudges Out Google App Store
Too lazy to read? That's okay here's the keynotes from the third Tizen developers conference https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=IyX57VdJnNI
Too lazy to read? That's okay here's the keynotes from the third Tizen developers conference https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=IyX57VdJnNI
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