Re:Windows Phone is dead
by BinaryIdiot on Friday January 29, 2016 @02:20PM
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I think your usage is atypical. If you look at, say, the nielsen stats for app usage[1] the average amount of apps used per user just continues to go up and up and is over 26 apps at this point.
Good integration always provides the best user experience and you need an app to best integrate into someone's phone to provide push notifications, use quick reply type, etc; really to make sure of a phone in the most efficient way possible right now it just has to be an app and I don't see that changing anytime soon.
But look at the apps you mention that you do use: "gmail, maps, messenger, calendar, contacts, and web browser (chrome)"
Windows Phone doesn't have Google Maps so the navigation and overall map experience isn't as good. It doesn't have Chrome so you can't share your bookmarks between all your devices. Without dedicated Google apps it's harder to take full advantage of Google services.
Re:Windows Phone is dead
by valeriob on Saturday January 30, 2016 @02:07PM
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You do not need those specific app, you need to access to those services: I use gmail account in wp mail client or web, here maps owns gmap in any way, google calendar has integrated client like contacts.. Pls do not talk without experience
Good integration always provides the best user experience and you need an app to best integrate into someone's phone to provide push notifications, use quick reply type, etc; really to make sure of a phone in the most efficient way possible right now it just has to be an app and I don't see that changing anytime soon.
But look at the apps you mention that you do use: "gmail, maps, messenger, calendar, contacts, and web browser (chrome)"
Windows Phone doesn't have Google Maps so the navigation and overall map experience isn't as good. It doesn't have Chrome so you can't share your bookmarks between all your devices. Without dedicated Google apps it's harder to take full advantage of Google services.
[1] http://www.nielsen.com/us/en/insights/news/2015/so-many-apps...