QUOTE(Andy214 @ Apr 12 2012, 10:46 AM)
Yea, I read that, but they should get knowledge from those seniors, as in consultant or consultation. Take the goods, drop the bad.
The current team is like from Apple instead and never consulted with Microsoft Windows Mobile?
The weirdest thing is the Contacts, one Live ID only allowed to have FIX contact type, e.g. 1 Mobile Number.
The way they label it, it feels like the database is not normalized for flexibility, which is so wrong for contacts type database. Moreover, Microsoft knows this very well as they ownself provides database classes for SQL and there is examples using contacts management. I honestly wonder is the design is really what suspected, if yes, I wonder how and what happen? Database design is one of the most important factor like a backbone of the software application, they should know that very well.
Anyway, for those common features, I think there's no need to be smart to know those features are what people want. It can be a deal breaker to many. I really have no idea why MS omit or leave out those features, the only more logical explanation based on what they've done is, they just blindly follow whatever Apple has. the quick way.
You see a product is famous in the market, you want to get the same response, so you follow.
A proper way is to see and understand, what's it's strength, why is it famous, AND what's the thing people don't like about it, what can be improved, etc. This way, your product will outshine the other product by offering what it has, and what it doesn't or the weakness of that product.
Sorry, was busy yesterday. Didn't seem to have problem.
I re-watch your video, the silent part, seems no sound that you mentioned?
Not sure, I think more towards Microsoft. The OS is controlled by MS, Nokia has little or no control. I've highlighted to Nokia regarding these limitations and restrictions, they can't do anything, even they know and want these features. Obviously, their customers has been using these features, they ownself also using it. To "upgrade", how can it be loosing more things, become even more restricted and controlled?
In my point of view, this is an important turning point or time for them to decide and take action before they start loosing more customers. If there is a burning platform, current WP7 with these restrictions and limitations is the burning platform. It's simple and easily implemented, only if they truly meant what they say about "Putting People First".
Added on April 12, 2012, 10:51 amAdd On:
If there's really a good feature, we should acknowledge and compliment it, so show appreciation and also to encourage further development.
If there's something that is not good, we should also highlight and acknowledge it, hope they will look into it and do something about it. If we just keep quiet or doesn't make it important, then it becomes not really important.
EVEN if it's not important to some of us, it doesn't mean it's NOT to others. It's not about some of us or some people, it's about reaching more customers. These features are very common to any smartphone even dumbphones, how can these features be left out? It's all thanks to the "poisonous" Apple.
Before this, where got smartphone that use some software to transfer media files? Where got smartphone that gives all these troubles, frustrations, restrictions and limitations? To me, that's all rubbish and it's all thanks to the "poisonous" Apple to introduce these and manufacturer's start copying.
Well, that's wat they meant with fresh start, clean room approach. Do things from scratch. Haha! Don't tell me it's wrong, tell that to MS. Hehe.
Yeah I noticed about only able to add 1 mobile no. But can add multiple 'Other' no. So it's not completely inflexible. Just that why can only add 1 'Home', 1 'Mobile' and 1 'Work'?
Anyway, another thing that I think more or less became a limitation & thus why they followed more of the 'Apple' way is that Windows Phone OS came from Zune Music Player OS. So depending on how flexible that OS was from beginning, it might have decided how flexible it can be in the future also as Windows Phone OS. But this is already history, just see what improvements they can bring now & how fast they can do it.
QUOTE(aspire2oo6 @ Apr 12 2012, 11:23 AM)
indeed true. Just imagine how deep this brainwash is especially younger generation its imprinted in their mind but iOS did make their OS so simple that anyone can easily adept to it like my dad when he was using Nokia he everyday complaint lag lag lag this issue that issue. Since he use iphone he never complaint anymore except one very serious bug on the iOS. Suddenly the phone cant make phone call regardless what u do.
Hehe, Apple made video calls 'cool'. Something that was never 'cool' all this while coz it looked like crap.
Anyway, you forgeting that iPhone can also have prob where u can't slide to answer calls. I seem to have a lot of friends having this issue now. So can't make a call & can't answer a call, is that a phone?
QUOTE(Andy214 @ Apr 12 2012, 11:49 AM)
Yes, what they do with the simplicity, smoothness, stability and realibility is very good. But they didn't do it the right way, they remove what's supposed to be available in smarpthone or what's available in other smartphones. That's not good. Worst yet, they successfull CHANGE the standards, making it WORST, NOT BETTER.
Simplicity can be done easily, all they need to do is DISABLE NOT REMOVE, many things and features BY DEFAULT; make it SIMPLE. When user want, they can enable these feature so now it can satisfy and fit many people.
Or can be done during INITIAL SETUP (first time setup the phone), choose your preference, and it will customize the phone to suit your requirements and needs.
Added on April 12, 2012, 11:51 amAgreed
Haha! Well Apple never followed what other ppl have set. So they make things their way & after 5 years they now can say, see? We were right! Sad thing is, they brainwashed the young ppl to the point they know nothing else.