On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 10:40 AM, Nick Randolph <n...@builttoroam.com>wrote:
> 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. > If you make it really easy to port apps, then they (devs) will. This means Microsoft need to make it easy, Android and Apple already have established market. > 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). **** > > ** > And some people just want a phone, but don't mind using the shiny extras. > ** > > 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. > Possibly. My concern is that W8 on desktop is being shoehorned to make it superficially compatible with WP8. But in the long term, I will keep on playing and working with both. :) > **** > > ** ** > > *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:* ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto: > ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] *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 <n...@builttoroam.com> > 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 > da...@connors.me**** > -- Meski http://courteous.ly/aAOZcv "Going to Starbucks for coffee is like going to prison for sex. Sure, you'll get it, but it's going to be rough" - Adam Hills
