Monday, 29 July 2013

Nokia frustrated by Microsoft's slow Windows Phone progress!


Verge reports that Nokia is frustrated by Microsoft's slow Windows Phone progress though they are releasing updates. Lack of apps and missing features are the main drawbacks of the platform and it seems that Microsoft is not working really hard on it(They should speed up the progress!). This makes Nokia frustrated.

Nokia has been consistent with the platform and is releasing new phones frequently. We strongly believe that  Nokia is not getting the right backup from Microsoft. Also the recent Microsoft vs Google war has caused the missing of native google apps from the store which is used by most of the users. On the other hand Nokia is working really hard on the platform by providing alternatives of native apps and other Nokia exclusive's like Here maps, Drive +,etc. Also we have seen some Nokia exclusive Xbox game releases in the past. So the blame lies in the Microsoft's role. 


Read the words from Nokia Vice President of app development , Bryan Biniak;


"To give you a reason to switch, I need to make sure the apps that you care about on your device are not only on our phones, but are better. I need to provide you unique experiences that you can't get on your other devices.
We are releasing new devices frequently and for every new device, if there is an app that somebody cares about that's not there that's a missed opportunity of a sale.
People rely on applications for their day-to-day life and if you don't have something which I use in my day-to-day life I'm not going to switch [operating systems] because I don't want to compromise the way I live my life just to switch to a phone.
It's not just about the hardware, it's about the tools that are on the hardware. You can't sell a phone without the apps, you just can't.
By the end of 2013, Windows Phone will be at a point where people will be hard-pressed to say '[Windows Phone] doesn't have this app' and it makes a material difference. I don't think there will be any [app developers] we don't have commercial agreements with, and so maybe it's not published by the end of the year but it will be published before the end of [March].
As a company we don't want to rely on somebody else and sit and wait for them to get it right.
We are trying to evolve the cultural thinking [at Microsoft] to say 'time is of the essence.' Waiting until the end of your fiscal year when you need to close your targets, doesn't do us any good when I have phones to sell today."
 
From his words its clear that Nokia is really disappointed the way Micorsoft's approach has been. But Nokia is really trying hard and it needs to be appreciated.

So what do you think?
Are  you too frustrated?
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