• Gralla: RIP, Windows Phone. Your demise could lead Microsoft to redemption.

    Posted on October 30, 2017 at 11:25 CDT by • Comment in the Forums

    Another good one from Preston. Computerworld.

    It may be, though, that the demise of Windows Phone indicates that good things are ahead for Microsoft — that is, if its death means that the company has finally and truly shed the arrogance that hounded it for decades.

    You might’ve noticed that I’ve (almost) never written about Windows Phone. Er, Windows Mobile. Uh, Windows something-or-another for phones with Windows. Good reason why: I’ve never owned one — except for one inexcusable lapse. I bought a Windows phone about a year ago, to test Win10 builds, and Microsoft promptly declared it would no longer receive Win10 builds. It’s been sitting in a drawer, uncharged, ever since.

    Win10 Phone/Mobile always seemed like a waste of time to me. Never saw any compelling reason to switch from Android (I have a Pixel XL; son uses a hand-me-down Note 3) or iPhone (wife has a 7s). There are better ways to spend a thousand bucks.

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