++ the future of Microsoft Lumia mobile phones ++

Well stated, Szilard!

This will be a rant to vent my frustration, so if you don’t want to read it, simply move on.

The end date of mobile support came and went. Now I’m disgruntled having owned two Lumias that I’ve really enjoyed.

https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/24/18715202/microsoft-bill-gates-android-biggest-mistake-interview

Learning about the death of Lumia/MS Mobile was bad enough, but reading that article back in June really set me off. I used to have much respect for Gates, but now consider him a multi-billionaire buffoon. That’s the nicest way I can put that. The money must’ve made you delusional, Bill. How could you possibly leave Ballmer in charge of the factory after his and Sinofsky’s boner releasing W8, then attempting to correct it with W8.1 almost overnight?! Can you say “Enterprise and Public opinion research”? What a fiasco that was! Then hurry up to develop W10 with the Insider program and all the time and money spent on that.

Meanwhile all eyes are off Windows Mobile and its development, particularly mobile Store apps. Couldn’t get one for my bank, my investment firm, retail stores, my favorite franchised gas station, and so many more. No one offered them for Windows Mobile. Why? Because Ballmer wasn’t helping developers to write them. You should’ve created a corporate app development department so that enterprise customers would be able to buy tailored apps to offer to their customers. Even if you lost money on the department you would’ve been miles ahead in other profits. Simply put, you lost out on the market because of the lack of app development. Great hardware > No apps.

I could go on, but why bother.

My solution > I hate Chinese-cuddling Scroogle, Inc so they’re out. Sweat shop iCrap devices are nothing but overpriced pieces of costume jewelry. For now I bought an Android, installed MS Launcher, installed most MS apps I like (especially Office apps), and forced-stop as much of Scroogle as possible. Next step may be to root it. In my research I’m finding there are ways to sideload. I see there are many apps out in the open source field to choose from. 99% in the Scroogle PlayBore apps are useless anyway. I may also close all my MS accounts, migrate to Linux on my other PCs/Surface, and forget the whole lot of the money-hungering corporations. I’m entertaining that thought more and more these days.

Rant over. I feel better. :)  Anyone in the market for a Lumia 950XL? It'll make a great boat anchor. :D

Only 10 days to go, but I hope my video will help keep their phones usable for years to come:

Prepare for 16-12: the Last Factory Reset Ever!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mt7PxrxrwkA

++ I hope that this horse can be still successful in the future ++ I think Windows 10 mobile is developed further (or other Windows Mobile), because since a couple of months version 1709 Lumias have not got the latest updates for MSN apps or Microsoft to-do, but these are still available for Mobile Devices on ARM & so I am somewhat optimistic for Windows Mobile, but not very optimistic for version 1709 Lumias (for me these are great & have hoped to use them for years to come) ++ if the CEO holds in his hands a well managed Windows Phone it is impossible to say that it is a failed product ++ some developers are now hacking capable Android devices to run full Windows 10 ARM https://www.windowslatest.com/2019/12/02/windows-10-support-for-android-phones/ //

Sorry I just saw this post. Guess I'm beating a dead horse. I feel like most of you that these phones were the best on the market. My 950xl dual sim, except for the 2G second sim ( 1st big goof), is still as good or better then what we can buy now.I just bought my wife a Samsung S10+. We are not impressed with it. Shame Microsofts latest boss threw their phones and us under the bus. You would think that they would have been proud of the phone and tried harder.

rbasin you are quite the same sentimental like Szilard. You are a good match, I like that.

But at this point Szilard has nothing to lose, I think. There will be no less Windows Mobile or less Lumia anymore. In fact, he has some  \achievement\ already as MS will approach mobile market again with some \windowsish\ product.