http://forums.wpcentral.com/ The latest discussion on iOS, BlackBerry, webOS and Android. en Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:56:34 GMT vBulletin 60 http://forums.wpcentral.com/images/misc/rss.png http://forums.wpcentral.com/ http://forums.wpcentral.com/other-oss-devices/229436-androids-achilles-heel.html Wed, 05 Jun 2013 05:43:22 GMT Android's Achilles Heel- Despite it's large marketshare (That's actually declining due to people wanting a better experience on IOS and WP) Android has a huge problem.
It grew as an alternative to the iPhone, not as a good OS. From the start, Android was able to grow because manufacturers wanted something to defend themselves against the iPhone and the iPhone was on few carriers. In addition to this, OEMS loved (And still do) putting a bunch of bloatware on it. But then, over time, the iPhone was available on more carriers and lower price points. In addition to this, Windows Phone came along and set a great example of a platform that could give a great UX to all ranges of smartphones.

Over time, IMHO, Android's marketshare will decline slowly and it will look like Symbian or WinMobile in the last days. Anyways, the point is, Android is not a platform that grew because of a distinct trait. In fact, Android does not fit any profile of a distinct advantage (Besides more plastic phones) over any competitor. It's not a great messaging platform, and the apps aren't top notch. It's not secure. It's not smooth and unique. It's not a gamer's platform. It doesn't really have an ecosystem besides a few Google services. It has just taken off as a cheap alternative, and now people are realizing it is not even the best alternative.
That's my rant for today. :smile: ]]> nube_android http://forums.wpcentral.com/other-oss-devices/229436-androids-achilles-heel.html http://forums.wpcentral.com/other-oss-devices/229245-symbian-nation.html Mon, 03 Jun 2013 12:00:40 GMT I know Symbian is practically dead now, but I have a question. Symbian was a very popular Operating system for a long time, why was there no... I know Symbian is practically dead now, but I have a question.

Symbian was a very popular Operating system for a long time, why was there no "Symbain Central" or "Symbian Nation"? There seemed to be one for lots of other OSes

Thanks to anyone who can answer ]]> heymattdidntseeyouthere http://forums.wpcentral.com/other-oss-devices/229245-symbian-nation.html http://forums.wpcentral.com/other-oss-devices/228733-ios7-redesigned.html Wed, 29 May 2013 02:27:07 GMT apparently ios 7 is going to be showed off in 2 weeks and I'm gonna be so pissed.Pissed because MS rebuilt wp7/7.5 into wp8 and the is is only half complete. IOS 7 is going to launch with everything wp8 needs and it will have a completely different look. This makes me angry ]]> joeynox http://forums.wpcentral.com/other-oss-devices/228733-ios7-redesigned.html http://forums.wpcentral.com/other-oss-devices/228280-best-article-ive-ever-seen-bgr.html Sat, 25 May 2013 06:54:22 GMT By BGR surprisingly. http://bgr.com/2013/05/24/android-ios-market-share-analysis/ By BGR surprisingly.

http://bgr.com/2013/05/24/android-io...hare-analysis/ ]]> omniusovermind http://forums.wpcentral.com/other-oss-devices/228280-best-article-ive-ever-seen-bgr.html http://forums.wpcentral.com/other-oss-devices/228197-wassup-my-dudes-ladies-yall-gotta-peep-android-app-skin.html Fri, 24 May 2013 16:18:26 GMT Found by accident the other day.. Wp8 on android - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnBuh-OfAEU) What you think? Found by accident the other day..



What you think? ]]> juanitoriv http://forums.wpcentral.com/other-oss-devices/228197-wassup-my-dudes-ladies-yall-gotta-peep-android-app-skin.html http://forums.wpcentral.com/other-oss-devices/228182-windows-phone-will-outlive-android-thx-samsung.html Fri, 24 May 2013 13:29:02 GMT If you look at the current Smartphone market as a whole you will have noticed that the US made OSs, iOS, Android and Windows Phone cover 93% of the... If you look at the current Smartphone market as a whole you will have noticed that the US made OSs, iOS, Android and Windows Phone cover 93% of the market.

Nice. Superb for the NSA and any American efforts to mine data out of cloud services and the devices. Cause they do, big time!

Problem...
Samsung now makes 50% of the worlds Smartphones and they are moving to Tizen to replace Android. So all the data will not go to the US but to Samsung Servers. Google will get a fraction of the data they get now, or they will have to buy the data from Samsung.

Samsung's advantage... Nations, Corporations and people all over the world are all aware of what is going on and will be more than happy to use Tizen, just as to keep the data away from US Big Data. Does anyone honestly think that foreign corporations like to be spied on by the US?

Now... What you think the Stock Value of Samsung will be 5 years from now? Consider this... FREE DATA can then be purchased from SAMSUNG! :-) for many $$$

Only way to stop this would be if Kim el Nut would Nuke South Korea after all... But I don't think China will let him do that.

So... In light of this, I would not be surprised to see the day when Windows Phone will be larger than Android... which will be a low end OS on the way out as most hardware will run Tizen. ]]> Coolknight1968 http://forums.wpcentral.com/other-oss-devices/228182-windows-phone-will-outlive-android-thx-samsung.html http://forums.wpcentral.com/other-oss-devices/227847-sheep.html Wed, 22 May 2013 15:50:13 GMT So, I don't know if its ok to post this here, but its absolutely funny and want to share it.

I have an 8X, and absolutely love it. Its my 'sexy beast', My wife however, has an iPhone 4S, or had. It has been lagging and stuttering and freezing up on her for the past 3 months. Well, she couldn't take it anymore.

She calls me from the Verizon store, tells me she got a new phone. As much as she has been admitting she really likes my phone, my first thought was she got a windows phone. Nope, the iPhone 5.

Anyway, I get home and she is setting it up. Really happy that it automatically converted everything from her old to her new, including the location of pages and icons, etc. Then she notices, "Wait, I have an extra row I can use for icons?", "yea" I tell her, "didn't you know?"

"No, thats just awesome!" she replies. I stand there with a deer in the headlight look. She asks me "What?!" I then tell her "Your excited about that, an extra row?" she said "Yea, I can have more on my first screen, and have fewer screens!"

Ugh, I turn and walk away, 'baaa'ing' as I go. As Steve Correl said in 'Evan Almighty', "SHEEP!" ]]> absonj http://forums.wpcentral.com/other-oss-devices/227847-sheep.html