So n1ggaz acting like iOS 6 aint gonna come through and crush the buildings

[Rice N Beans]

Listen you moron. Apps are actually NOT that serious

If apps aren't that serious why do you have an appstore? Why is Microsoft working to improve dev support for apps? Why is Microsoft making it easier for apps to get ported?

Ah yes. The apps shyt is that serious.

 

[qwerty_jones]

If apps aren't that serious why do you have an appstore? Why is Microsoft working to improve dev support for apps? Why is Microsoft making it easier for apps to get ported?

Ah yes. The apps shyt is that serious.

Its literally for people who need to download and a bunch of app to play with

A lot of people out there don't even need apps just the minimal

Come on man... If you showed me your iPhone I expect 500 000 apps installed on it because apparently its what makes a phone right?

Apps make a phone not people?

 

[Golayitdown]

Here is a few other key experiences to Windows Phone 8

Maps
- Yeah iOS finally gets turn-by-turn with Siri support that's impressive I must say but right now all Nokia WP gets turn-by-turn regardless you don't need a specific model.
- Nokia has 140 maps world wide which you can download and use turn-by-turn GPS without a connection
- Nokia will have TellME built in which is similar to Siri but not as good

Enterprise
- Supports Group Policy and Active Directory easy to manage and deploy apps and settings
- Corporations can have their own Marketplace

Gaming
- Direct X support which is huge port DX games like Batman AA to WP with a few lines of code

VOIP
- Whatever VOIP chat client you like Skype, Tango, ooVoo whatever features can be implemented directly to the OS no APP's needed its like making a phone call the experience is seamless

MS only announced 8 features but those are the features I like the most they will be debuting ALOT more when the officially debut Windows 8 & Phone 8

That DX feature sounds like a game changer ... was also jealous when I read that you can download full country maps on Nokia phones (not sure if it was WP8 or Symbian) ....Google needs to hurry up and do that..

 

[Rice N Beans]

Its literally for people who need to download and a bunch of app to play with

A lot of people out there don't even need apps just the minimal

So Microsoft is allocating all those resources to please the few? You guys are too much sometimes ...

 

[qwerty_jones]

So Microsoft is allocating all those resources to please the few? You guys are too much sometimes ...

nah dawg just saying u don't need 500 000 apps. WP has over 100 000 apps and it will skyrocket when Windows8 comes out.

 

[FocusedDaily]

Listen you moron. Apps are actually NOT that serious, as the OS in windows phone can literally do the work of hundreds of iOS apps. Trust me I own a 64 gig 3rd Gen Ipad. I literally have 100's of apps on the thing. Its a beast no doubt, but the OS is seriously showing its age when held side by side with Windows Phone 7.5

I own a focus and an HTC Titan along w my GS2 and 4S.

Windows phone 7.5 is my second favorite mobile platform behind IOS as far as ease of use, but the lack of apps makes it my least used because I'm missing the ability/access to half the the programs I'm used to. No tumblr, no instagram, no good games, the ones they have cost way more. Plus if you shyt on how locked down IOS Is you def would hate how inflexible win mobile is at the moment.

But I love how stable it is, and how useful the tiles are, and its social integration. Which is why I bothered to cop an LTE one after the focus. But they've got pretty far,to go to catch up.

Sidenote: is texting As horrible on all android phones as bad as it is on this Galaxy joint. shyt is just badly implemented. I'm willing to blame it on touch wiz if that's what y'all say it is.

 

[Liquid]

I own a focus and an HTC Titan along w my GS2 and 4S.

Windows phone 7.5 is my second favorite mobile platform behind IOS as far as ease of use, but the lack of apps makes it my least used because I'm missing the ability/access to half the the programs I'm used to. No tumblr, no instagram, no good games, the ones they have cost way more. Plus if you shyt on how locked down IOS Is you def would hate how inflexible win mobile is at the moment.

But I love how stable it is, and how useful the tiles are, and its social integration. Which is why I bothered to cop an LTE one after the focus. But they've got pretty far,to go to catch up.

Sidenote: is texting As horrible on all android phones as bad as it is on this Galaxy joint. shyt is just badly implemented. I'm willing to blame it on touch wiz if that's what y'all say it is.

Change the keyboard, I use Swype

 

[Data-Hawk]

1.) Ecosystem
2.) Hardware.

If hardware mattered the most, Android would be #1 in the tablet space.

 

[newarkhiphop]

swiftkey >>>> swype

although the new keyboard in jellybean >>> swiftkey

 

[Data-Hawk]

App catalogue.. Come on now catch up no problem..

Developers are not going to pass up on the worlds most popular operating systems 1.4 billion Windows PC's in the wild that is more than Android and Apple's marketshare put together.

People will make apps on Windows and port it to Windows Phone with 2 lines of code. Apps have the potential to surpass the app store.

Now lets talk about games have you ever heard of Direct X this is what most Xbox and PC games are built on and its going to be ported to Windows Phone.

So you can expect PC/Xbox type games on Windows Phone with cross sync play.

Windows 8 is when shyt gets real.

Oh yeah don't forget about Skype the worlds #1 VOIP communication software and that's baked right into the phone a Skype call is like a phone call.

Have you ever had to try to call someone long distance but you don't want to waste your minutes now you can call using Skype using your Skype credit via WiFi directly on your phone no APP.

MS is putting their entire ecosystem together Windows, Skype, Xbox Live, Bing, Office into their Operating Systems your getting a lot right out of the box its pretty scary.

Alittle beat to address all of this @ the moment. As a developer myself, most mobile programs are developed for IOS first and then ported to Android.

Thats nice that you can port windows games from Windows PC to Windows Phones( Hell I can do that now with XNA and port to the Xbox )w little changes, that dont mean shyt to a developer who boss is saying this platform has this many users, target that first. Also since Android & IOS use OpenGL ES, do you think we want the burden of dealing with another API?


The best OS doesn't always come out the winner, I dont care how many features you add. MS would have to come up with something OUT OF THIS WORLD for users to drop their Iphones/android devices and switch over.

 

[Data-Hawk]

That DX feature sounds like a game changer ... was also jealous when I read that you can download full country maps on Nokia phones (not sure if it was WP8 or Symbian) ....Google needs to hurry up and do that..

The DX feature is not a game changer.

 

[aXiom]

nah dawg just saying u don't need 500 000 apps. WP has over 100 000 apps and it will skyrocket when Windows8 comes out.

Men lie, women lie, numbers don't. The only thing that's gonna change with that graph a year from now is RIM's market share numbers are gonna be in the lower single digit range. I/O 2011 Android had a 100,000,000 user install base, I/0 2012 it's at 400,000,000. iOS is almost 400,000,000. Yeah dude.. Keep thinking that the really successful/new developers are gonna leave those numbers to go put in work for Windows Phone 8. It's gonna be an after thought at best. PC =! Mobile.

 

[Hiphoplives4eva]

That DX feature sounds like a game changer ... was also jealous when I read that you can download full country maps on Nokia phones (not sure if it was WP8 or Symbian) ....Google needs to hurry up and do that..

And that Nokia Drive app is

Yup. I simply downloaded all the maps for my local area on nokia drive! Now GPS mode lasts MUCH longer than it did on my Galaxy Nexus. No more using the phone's gps and data streaming to get to a destination, only to have a dead phone when i get there.

 

[Golayitdown]

And that Nokia Drive app is

Yup. I simply downloaded all the maps for my local area on nokia drive! Now GPS mode lasts MUCH longer than it did on my Galaxy Nexus. No more using the phone's gps and data streaming to get to a destination, only to have a dead phone when i get there.

Was reading on the Verge that Google lets you download maps for offline use, but you have to zoom in a section and download it and you can't download over 'x' mb of map data at a time. Basically you have to know where you're going (road wise) before you go if you wanna go offline....

I've been in many travel situations where I'm in a totally new state and don't know where the fukk I'm going. I hate depending on a data connection so much. Would be great to be able to download whole states for when I'm on the go...

 

[newarkhiphop]

Was reading on the Verge that Google lets you download maps for offline use, but you have to zoom in a section and download it and you can't download over 'x' mb of map data at a time. Basically you have to know where you're going (road wise) before you go if you wanna go offline....

I've been in many travel situations where I'm in a totally new state and don't know where the fukk I'm going. I hate depending on a data connection so much. Would be great to be able to download whole states for when I'm on the go...

maps offline lets you download a whole city i.e NY,LONDON.LA

[ame=http://youtu.be/Ujh0_61uYuk]Go Offline with Google Maps for Android - YouTube[/ame]