Okay, so. I know this has been analyzed quite a bit already, but. Since I’m kind of a newcomer to the world of smart phones, I would need input from people in the know (you guys).
Title pretty much says it all. I’ll never forget the time when I mentioned to my brother-in-law, who is an electrical engineer and no stranger to tech, actually was surprised when I told him about the existence of Windows Phone. He didn’t know there was such a thing.
So what was the deal? My understanding is that for the most part, when you walked into a typical cell-phone store, what you saw on display was all the shiny iPhones and a giant Android section. Windows Phone just wasn’t pushed.
Was part of the problem just consumer recognition? I mean, I’m not saying Windows Phone deserved to be in 1st or 2nd place, but geeze. Seems like it always had really low numbers in the United States.
On the other hand, Microsoft was late responding to the iPhone, correct? And Android was free. Two giant hurdles.
Maybe this was the only way this could have turned out?
innitrichie
<p>The frustrating thing is Windows 10 Mobile is still the most powerful and capable mobile operating system in existence. Coupled with the Lumia 950 XL there is nothing quite like it. Yes this platform lacks some third-party software, but the Lumia 950 XL is better than the Pixel 2 XL and the iPhone X by a wide distance. </p><p><br></p><p>What's interesting is it appears Apple and Google are both on a journey to bridge desktop and mobile operating systems. Apple is believed to be announcing something at WWDC about making it easy for iOS developers to bring their apps to macOS, and Google has its own bringing things together OS adventures. Microsoft was here long ago with these ideas and just didn't enjoy the success they deserved.</p>
Bats
<p>No. Windows Phone was heavily exposed. As a matter of fact, you can even say that it was super-exposed. There were tons and tons of commercials of the phone online. Let's not forget the wedding commercial or the one with the kid in the school play. They even had celebrity endorsement like Gwen Stefani. Not just that, but the phone was being used in so many tv shows like Dallas (TNT) , Elementary, House of Lies. Microsoft marketed the HECK OUT of that phone. </p><p><br></p><p>They tried to convince people that Microsoft Phones existed to free people from their smartphones. What they actually meant was that they had a feautire that worked like Android's widgets called "Live Tiles." That's not all ! They tried to convince people that there Lumias were great because they 40 megapixel phones. </p><p><br></p><p>As for physical exposure….lol…..there was the Microsoft Stores, where all the phones were lined up. It was heavily and even exposed at Best Buys and even AT&T. </p><p><br></p><p>This phone was just outright rejected by the masses. Someone I knew in the IT Department had a Microsoft Phone and hated it. You know what's funny about that? Four months before I knew her, she worked at Microsoft. In her words, "You can't do anything with it."</p><p><br></p><p>Apps was a problem for the phone, but another one was the constant innovation and competition between Google and Apple. Google and Apple always had the latest and the greatest technology in their phones along with some great companion tech, like Cardboard and Chromecast and Siri/Google Now. Microsoft….nothing. </p><p><br></p><p>It was just a bad phone. It was so bad Linux programmers hated it. People who worked Microsoft servers preferred iPhones. </p>