ijeffM to Microsoft@lemdro.idEnglish • 8 months agoMicrosoft CEO Satya Nadella admits giving up on Windows Phone and mobile was a mistake - The Vergewww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up130arrow-down11cross-posted to: microsoft@lemmit.onlinehackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanstechnology@lemmy.worldtechnews@radiation.partytechnology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmit.onlinetechnews@radiation.party
arrow-up129arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft CEO Satya Nadella admits giving up on Windows Phone and mobile was a mistake - The Vergewww.theverge.comijeffM to Microsoft@lemdro.idEnglish • 8 months agomessage-square7fedilinkcross-posted to: microsoft@lemmit.onlinehackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanstechnology@lemmy.worldtechnews@radiation.partytechnology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmit.onlinetechnews@radiation.party
minus-square@kowcop@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglish14•edit-28 months agolol they made lots of mistakes in Windows Phone… giving up was probably the only smart thing they did. It gave them resources to focus on making mistakes in Windows 11
minus-squareSokathHisEyesOpenlinkfedilinkEnglish5•8 months agoEveryone I know who had a Windows phone liked it a lot. What killed the Windows phone wasn’t a bad phone, it was an empty app store.
minus-square@seejur@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish0•8 months agoWhich is why it was the correct choice to abandon it. Sometimes you are just too late, and no amount of good design will make you succeed
lol they made lots of mistakes in Windows Phone… giving up was probably the only smart thing they did. It gave them resources to focus on making mistakes in Windows 11
Everyone I know who had a Windows phone liked it a lot. What killed the Windows phone wasn’t a bad phone, it was an empty app store.
Which is why it was the correct choice to abandon it. Sometimes you are just too late, and no amount of good design will make you succeed