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You don't need the back button
by ze_jerkface on Thu 10th Oct 2013 20:17 UTC
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You don't need USB syncing of contacts.

You don't need FM radio.

You don't need VPN support.

You don't need a richer email application.

You don't need a different browser.

You don't need to be able to set the default search engine.

You don't need the .NET framework.

You don't need to access Windows networks with your Windows Phone.

From day one NuMicrosoft has been telling Windows phone users and developers what they don't need. That's the opposite approach a business should take especially given their market position.

Like Thom I was an early adopter but have since dropped the platform. NuMicrosoft has created the worst of both worlds with Windows Phone. The walled garden of the iPhone but without the actual garden or the Android ability to break out of it. Windows Phone could have been a great platform if they actually *listened* to feedback. Yes it is selling well outside of the US at the low-end but that is only thanks to the name and design prowess of Nokia. It's only a matter of time before the cheap Androids are as good as the S4. And NuMicrosoft will probably make the bone-headed move of removing the Nokia brand.

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