++ 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. Anonymous
    2018-09-05T20:22:22+00:00
    • as long as Live Tiles are active Windows Phone is still in action (although Windows Phone 8.1 is old & heads to the tech museum it still works). // you know that Windows 10 mobile is in great shape //
    • there are users who are not interested in phones, which do not maintain their competitiveness at least 3 years, so can be developed the idea of 3-4-5 year production cycles. I like tech museums & I think an appreciated device has to rest there & not necessarily must end up scrapped //
    • for users who appreciate Windows, obviously Windows Phone is the perfect match with a Windows 10 computer (Windows 7 has official support through 2020 & will resist beyond that // there are still many Windows XP in use)
    • Windows Phone reinforces Universal Windows Platform, e.g. the Formula 1 app disappeared from the MS Store totally after the company discontinued its phone efforts & this is not an isolated example //
    • to be on the mobile OS podium it is not a bad thing //
    • native apps are great, there are plenty of competitive third party apps to match your time // some cameras are really great & others do their job as well // email is there, skype & phone services // basin's reaction reminds me the Logical Song (there are more than one version to this & the racing one states that "stand up, once again...Goodbye"...that is how actually Windows 10 mobile enters into a possible pit-stop) 
    • listen to Panay's presentation of the Lumia line and there you can get plenty more tech reasons & something we can build on //

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-09-05T15:12:15+00:00

    Is 7 still being supported?

    Again, why would anyone ever get a Windows phone? You have never answered this. No more dumb car stories or soccer. Just explain why anyone would move from either Apple or Android phone to a Windows Phone. 

    Umm, there is no Lumia line, so Microsoft would have to start from absolute scratch. So, again, explain why Microsoft would spend a ton of money to revive hardware with no apps, questionable hardware, and unreliable support?

    So, you would come out with a new phone every 3-5 years? When the leaders in the market come out with new ones every 6-12 months? 

    So, by your own numbers, less than 1% of the market may still be using a dead phone. Great.

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-09-04T22:32:34+00:00
    • thanks for every + argument & also critics from which we learn more // a possible argument for Windows 10 mobile devices can be the fact that in this year probably Windows 10 will overtake Windows 7 in the PC OS market & I think there is a real chance that 10% to 20% of Windows 10 PC users would like a Windows 10 mobile device //

     + Samsung is set to score a foldable smartphone entry & I think before Microsoft follows that lead, it would be great to launch a strengthened Lumia line // this can help reinforce Windows 10 users & aid Bing & Microsoft Edge //

    ++ the company could launch a Lumia line every 3 or 4 or 5 years, profiting from the sustainability of these devices // a clear differentiation feature can be sustainability (with a thorough service process & providing a well adjusted supply of removable spare parts, e.g. covers, batteries ) //

    ++ it would be interesting to know that from the 100+ million Lumias manufactured how many are in action (it could be over 20 million) ++ as a statistical data the global smartphone market is approximately 2.5 billion //

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-09-04T20:32:14+00:00

    In the interests of supporting some of your enthusiasm I thought you might enjoy this: 

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nrwGI2mhpw

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  5. Anonymous
    2018-09-04T05:41:14+00:00
    • We have met the competition...& it is quite challenging //

    So challenging we are going to drop our attempt to copy apple/android and focus on what things we make money at.

    Your continued enthusiasm is great to see but if you really want to have an impact you need a much more structured and coherent argument

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