++ the future of Microsoft Lumia mobile phones ++

Anonymous
2018-03-04T22:51:37+00:00

++ the manufacturing process of Microsoft Lumia mobile phones is discontinued, but many of them are still in action and competitive. In my opinion, the timing for their launch alongside the first versions of Windows 10 mobile has been a problem (later versions of Windows 10 mobile are more competitive). I compare the path of Microsoft Lumia phones with the path of Mercedes F1 Team. If you have perseverance, you can win, but you need to have realistic intermediary goals. You must not be number one from the start, but rather be on the field, with competitive, distinctive devices (1% market share can be achieved with the core fans of Microsoft Windows). 1% is not a small number of users & translates to even more when we focus on Windows users. So my question is for Microsoft & fans // is it possible to continue the manufacturing process of Microsoft Lumias for the fans of the brand & Windows ? // ++  #theWindowsthatneversleeps +

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  1. RedSpook-9082 4,765 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2018-04-26T19:59:18+00:00

    So then why Not give us the service through Nokian Service centre that- Remove WinOS from Mobile and Install Android in it.

    Technically impossible, no sensible business reason to do it, never going to happen.

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-04-16T10:06:34+00:00

    I wish they would. I only started using a Lumia Phone in August 2017, and I can´t see why people don´t go more for Windows Phones. It´s a bit of a pain to be excludee from so many apps and services like my bank, but still I resist because the idea of having to switch to Android is making my nauseous.

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-04-02T10:41:23+00:00

    Sorry to say, but I still do not understand! If you put always connected laptops to this equation, which of those are ARM based, so MS still must maintain ARM version of Windows. So where is the win abandoning Windows phones?

    Additional to that, MS still makes investments on IoT market. So I ask again where, is the benefit abandoning Windows phones?

    But, Okay MS does not earn any thing on phone market and Okay MS pushing us to choose from the only two option left for us. I think MS still need to make Visual Studio and .Net echo system run flawless on both system. It is not enough to ship MS products on them! 

    +++ Window Phone === Simplicity +++ Easiest phone development ever +++

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-03-21T16:28:11+00:00
    • I will be posting, until there is a minimal chance & the platform is alive // Windows Core OS could run on Lumia 950s (some independent developers or hackers have had success with the present technology as well, just search the net) // at the time of the first song Jackson had had a chance to win the game of life & later it was a much difficult situation // all the Lumia line has been for sale 950XL for 499 // 950 for 399 // 650 for 199 // 550 134 // 

    +  // https://mspoweruser.com/hacker-claims-booted-full-windows-10-arm-lumia-950-prototype/  // +

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  5. RedSpook-9082 4,765 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2018-03-19T20:34:15+00:00
    • well our pride the flagships have been launched less than 3 years ago // do not worry the platform receives mainstream support until December 10 (Human Rights Day) 2019 

    Not entirely correct. Only the last Windows Mobile devices will get that period of support, for most of them it will end earlier.

    Support for Windows 10 Mobile is almost the same as other editions of Windows 10, but the support duration is slightly longer. Each version of Windows 10 Mobile is supported for around 26 months (2 years and 2 months) from the date of release. End of support dates for each version of Windows 10 Mobile:

    Windows 10 Mobile version 1511 build 10586 / Initial Release: January 9, 2018

    Windows 10 Mobile version 1607 build 14393 / Anniversary Update: October 9, 2018

    Windows 10 Mobile version 1703 build 15063 / Creators Update: June 11, 2019

    Windows 10 Mobile version 1709 build 15254 / Fall Creators Update: December 10, 2019 *

    * Tentative dates, support may be extended. The exact date will be announced within 1 year of these dates.

    Lumia Support Lifecycle

    Lumia phones are supported for 2 years from the date they are launched. This means they get Feature Updates during those 2 years. Each Feature Update is supported for around 26 months. The last Feature Update that a Lumia phone gets at the end of the 2 years will be supported for around 2 years, so the total support period for a Lumia phone is around 4 years from the date it is launched. 

    In short, a Lumia phone will get Feature Updates for 2 years and it will get Cumulative Updates for the last Feature Update for 2 more years.

    Please note that the support from here onwards will consist only of bug fixes and security patches - this is definitely not mainstream support - it is just MS doing the absolute minimum which is legally required. No new features or hardware will be developed further for Windows 10 Mobile. Effectively the platform is on life support in a coma from which it will not recover.

      yes we receive only fixes & this is how we become better week by week 

    Yes, like the update which broke the PDF function in Edge last month so they had to fix it 5 weeks later.

    Android 5, 6 receives fewer fixes I can bet on that 

    Yep, because they don't need fixes, just security patches - not bad for OS released in November 2014 and October 2015 respectively.

    we are getting faster, not like some IPhone models // 

    That's Apple slowing them down on purpose with specifically designed software updates which perform exactly as desired, not by botched updates like Microsoft.

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