Steve died in 2011. Windows 8 launched in October 2012. He had no way to know it would flop.
An iPad + keyboard w/trackpad is not a proper alternative to a chromebook. By "proper", I'm referring to being able to do things that are unique or specific to chromebooks.
That's about to change.
www.windowscentral.com
Windows Phone would like to have a talk with you...
Don't forget about Chromeboxes, Chromebases, Chromebits, Chromeblets, etc...ChromeOS is coming in very hot.
Chromebooks dominate the global PC market to 275% growth, with HP leading the charge
The Chromebook market hits new heights, in response partially to the pandemic, with cheap laptops dominating with a whopping 275% growth.9to5google.com
I agree that Apple is way ahead in many regards but most people don't need the best. They want to buy a cheap device that does what they want, so they get a Chromebook and get locked into Google's ecosystem.
Did he ever acknowledge Windows Phone? Windows Phone 7 came out a whole year before Steve Jobs died.
Chrome OS devices now receive eight years of support. I don't think there's anything to worry about.
The Samsung Galaxy Chromebook came pretty close.
Updates happen in the background and are applied when you reboot the device. No need to worry about losing muscle memory!
You don't like Google's push towards RCS?
I think that's ultimately what they wanted to go after with WoA devices like the Surface Pro X, it's just that the SPX was massively overpriced for a 'chromebook' type device and other OEMs have been hesitant to make Arm powered devices so far with Microsoft's less than flattering history of chopping support unexpectedly and early. With the native Arm edge, the SPX is a pretty compelling device for people whose usage is 99% inside a browser, with perhaps the occasional use of a word processor or spreadsheet.
Good news!
It definitely feels like Microsoft are actually committed to WoA for a change, particularly if the rumours around making their own Arm SoCs is accurate. Honestly I think they will need it to be a success as I don't think either Intel or even AMD's current trajectory is going to leave x86 competitive with what Apple is doing for too much longer otherwise!Good news!
Microsoft Office is getting a new design and a native 64-bit Arm version for Windows 11
Microsoft hasn’t been quiet about Windows 11 and Arm.www.theverge.com
I apologize for not being more clear in my post... I was referring to tablets.
I'm really happy about Microsoft's commitment to ARM architecture. Apple needs some competition.
I know that. The Samsung Galaxy Chromebook has a display that can be rotated 360 degrees and also has a touchscreen. It can effectively be used as a tablet and is very impressive for such a thin display.
The transition from Windows Phone 7 to Windows Phone 8 was necessary. Windows CE was horrendous and Microsoft was desperate to move towards Windows NT. The buggy transition from Windows Phone 8.1 to Windows 10 Mobile was inexcusable though. Very few devices supported the update to Windows 10 Mobile. Microsoft had officially scared OEMs away by that point. Nokia was the supreme Windows Phone manufacturer.
). As a result, all devices were extremely fast and smooth when doing basically anything. The user interface was extremely fluid. Everything felt familiar across all devices.Google is also getting in on the fun.It definitely feels like Microsoft are actually committed to WoA for a change, particularly if the rumours around making their own Arm SoCs is accurate. Honestly I think they will need it to be a success as I don't think either Intel or even AMD's current trajectory is going to leave x86 competitive with what Apple is doing for too much longer otherwise!
Office for Mac is still miles behind Office for Windows.
The registry is a problem, but the root problem is that Microsoft is deeply enamored of databases. Macs contain several databases that add up to the function of the registry, but they only contain metadata. If a Mac database becomes corrupt, you can delete system databases in the Mac and rebuild them—which is what Mac utility software does. Windows databases, like the registry or the Outlook database contain the actual data, so if they become corrupt, you have to reinstall everything.
And an actual good app store as I mentioned above...
Yeah they needed to move over, I just wish they'd held off on the rebrand/ app store until after WP8 was released, I think that really rubbed people up the wrong way and they never quite fully recovered from it being at that critical early stage...The transition from Windows Phone 7 to Windows Phone 8 was necessary. Windows CE was horrendous and Microsoft was desperate to move towards Windows NT. The buggy transition from Windows Phone 8.1 to Windows 10 Mobile was inexcusable though. Very few devices supported the update to Windows 10 Mobile. Microsoft had officially scared OEMs away by that point. Nokia was the supreme Windows Phone manufacturer.
In terms of market share, Windows Phone peaked in late 2013. The Windows Store wasn't the wasteland it had been just a few years back.
Hubs were a huge benefit for Windows Phone. The People Hub is a great example of why. Microsoft then made the stupid decision to remove them in Windows Phone 8.1.
As you said, Windows Phone was the perfect balance of iOS and Android. Microsoft applied their desktop business model to Windows Phone (such as charging manufacturers a license fee in order to manufacture Windows Phones). Manufacturers didn't really have control over the software experience. No fragmentation due to ugly OEM skins!
The minimum requirements were also very high (sound familiar?
Google is also getting in on the fun.
Yes, Google silicon is coming to the Pixel 6 phones and likely more
It's been basically a year since the initial report made its way around the internet that Google was working with Samsung to build out it's own, in-house silicon for both Pixel phones and Chromebooks. We've talked at length about why this is a good idea and how it can really benefit Google's...chromeunboxed.com
Office for Mac is still miles behind Office for Windows.
Yep, but the weird ‘false start’ with WP 7 was ultimately down to MS not planning ahead, and it was a really, really bad PR own goal when the OS was in its early stages.
I think they moved to NT, later on, was because of their whole "unification" plan with Windows 8.
And they announce it like its rolling out and yet dont the widows office insider beta channel build updated yesterday and still below the build number.Good news!
Microsoft Office is getting a new design and a native 64-bit Arm version for Windows 11
Microsoft hasn’t been quiet about Windows 11 and Arm.
I loved Windows Phone and it made me switch the Apple ecosystem. Had all the iPhones 1-4 had been using Macs since 2000. Went to the Mobile phone store and played with the Lumia 1020 (still the best hone i ever had) and bought it after going into to buy the new model iPhone. Had a first gen iPad and a MacBook Pro and when they announced the iPad, I was excited thinking obviously OS X would be brought to this form factor, and it was what I wanted, and we all know how that has gone. Played with a Surface RT one time at Best Buy and with already loving Windows Phone, I instantly loved it too. Windows 8 is IMO by far the best tablet and touch screen OS still to this day and nothing has beat it yet.
ah, got it. No. A chromebook with a 360 degree hinge is NOT the same as a tablet. I have a Google Pixelbook and as thin as that is, it doesn't work well as a tablet. The closest to that was Lenovo's Yoga Book (Android version) because of the halo keyboard/wacom digitizer.
I use mine on the floor. Maybe that makes a difference.
Yeah, it's still being tested for stability and bugs being ironed out. Everything will be great once the general public has access to it.
The ecosystem was perfect. The designs of both operating systems were identical and you could even connect your Windows Phone to your Windows 8 device through an official Microsoft app in the Windows Store. ❤️📲
