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Chiaroscuro
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Me too. Well, it is nice for iOS owners, but that was one of the selling points of the Windows Phone...
brotkasten
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Except for getting XBL achievements while playing games. But that's okay. Microsoft doesn't care about it either.
Count me as one of them people that don't like the idea of ios getting Xbox app. Now it really is making have seconds thoughts of staying with W7 phones. Why stay when u can have the best of both by having an iPhone. I'd like to also add that buying the iPad instead of waiting for W8 tablet just got a whole lot easier.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Accept unless MS tries to get personal ties or money hat or whatever like WP7 always either doesn't get the stuff or is always late to the party. Plus Google keeps somethings like Google Maps in their own sphere.
Plus I'm trying to find what other apps MS really have besides the Xbox app to really push as hey you can get the premium version here other than maybe the Office App. It doesn't help that pushing for a premium xbox on your phone experience would require MS to be the place to get games and they aren't. iOS owns that market hardcore.
So really the only differentiation factor for WP is Metro and MAYBE the people hub. Yet you give up the fact that WP plays second if not 3rd fiddle app wise 9 out of 10 times.
I can even purchase WP7 apps from the marketplace using points with this app. Fucking awesome.
In what way is the xbox ios app even close to as good as the wp7 one.... there is no xbox live enabled games, achievements, the xbox companion app, multiplayer, etc on the ios app. This is just an official version of the 3rd party ones already on there.
brotkasten
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It will be interesting to see when they'll release Office for iOS.
I'm guessing it will be "Office on Mac" all over again.
I'm sorry, what?
Search "companion" only and scroll down.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Office as it stands it the only app they have to really stand on though as an exclusive, and I'm not sure enough of the masses care about that to make it a OMFG huge selling point.
I had to use a link to get it... Wasn't showing up in mine.
brotkasten
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Lets not pretend the Xbox Live integration sold any Windows Phone.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
I don't disagree. The potential was there though if you know we actually got games for the system. MS doesn't seem to really care all that much though, and half of the game division people at MS use iPhones.
I'm not disagreeing with you. I'm just trying to see how going forward wtf MS would use to actually sell the platform?
Exactly, right now it provides the same information and actions that the website does. That stuff isn't important. The important stuff is how it does (and will) integrate with games.
People love the WP7 experience and User Interface. I don't think it has much to do with Office or Xbox Live. They like Live Tiles, they like Integrated Messaging, they like the People Hub, they like the Pictures Hub.
brotkasten
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Which part of the integration was so appealing to you?
Just Xbox as a whole. The iPhone at that point didn't have a good way to really connect and see what was going on while you were away. I know it wasn't much back then, and still isn't "great" but I enjoy communicating with my friends when I'm away.
The potential for xbl integrations is what first sold me on the phone. I've had my focus since launch. Now I've come to really like the live tiles and the UI. I'm thinking its just a matter of time before they add more functionality to the ios app. It might just be me overreacting.
Hopefully they will continue to expand the app's functionality, which I'm sure they will.
And yet we still can't open simple HTML links.
LOL they are going to hire you as a Community Ambassador.
brotkasten
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The interns are still busy with the Windows 8 apps.
If there is anyone that hasn't seen the companion app in motion, here's a video I shot. Just sent a quick message and scrolled around.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXkz7l9JP6Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXkz7l9JP6Q
brotkasten
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Thanks for the video. They need to update the app to let you use the Windows Phone keyboard for text input.
Complex Shadow
Cudi Lame
theyl prob have it in an update or two. but they shouldve had from the get-go.
There is also nothing to pull up the guide which is pretty useful in day to day use.
You can just send messages using the Games hub instead.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
He's making fun of the paranoia around the iOS app release, pointing out that we shouldn't have to worry because the OS and ecosystem and what makes it special extend far beyond just one Xbox Live app.
Psychotext
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This seems like it should be obvious... and easy, but I can't work it out.
How can I set a default start page for IE on the phone? It just seems to start up with whatever I was viewing last.
How can I set a default start page for IE on the phone? It just seems to start up with whatever I was viewing last.
the iPhone app is getting a lot of positive buzz. they are loving metro. perhaps this tease will sway some over to the platform.
oh, I hate how tmobile is getting the nokia 710 and not the 800. that makes the HTC radar and the 710 their only new phones, both phones being very low-mid level. meanwhile, ATT gets 2 high end phones with the focus s and the titan. still not a lot of choices for WP, come on Nokia, make the magic happen.
oh, I hate how tmobile is getting the nokia 710 and not the 800. that makes the HTC radar and the 710 their only new phones, both phones being very low-mid level. meanwhile, ATT gets 2 high end phones with the focus s and the titan. still not a lot of choices for WP, come on Nokia, make the magic happen.
brotkasten
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One thing I noticed:
Maybe Microsoft just ported an old beta build of the Windows 8 XBL app to the iPad?
"First and best on Windows" is our new mantra. :lol
Leona Lewis
Banned
I loves me some Metro on iOS. And it's not just Microsoft getting in on the action!
Since I hate Apple's default Music app, I've been using an app called Muzik that does an extremely impressive job mimicking the WP7 Zune app. It's pretty spectacular, and a huge 4.0 update was just posted.
Since the WP7 phones each seem to have some fatal flaw hardware-wise, this should tide me over until Microsoft gets around to releasing that Zune HD7 I've been dreaming about or Asus decides to release that amazing brushed-metal prototype from way back.
I'm just glad that Metro is spreading to the plebes like me, it's my favorite UI ever.
Since I hate Apple's default Music app, I've been using an app called Muzik that does an extremely impressive job mimicking the WP7 Zune app. It's pretty spectacular, and a huge 4.0 update was just posted.
Since the WP7 phones each seem to have some fatal flaw hardware-wise, this should tide me over until Microsoft gets around to releasing that Zune HD7 I've been dreaming about or Asus decides to release that amazing brushed-metal prototype from way back.
I'm just glad that Metro is spreading to the plebes like me, it's my favorite UI ever.
Complex Shadow
Cudi Lame
they really need to follow thorough on this. i am expecting big updates for WP, now that they have made an xbox live app for iOS.
frontieruk
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that's just how it is, there is no homepage setting weird huh.
Psychotext
Member
Well that sucks. Any word on competing browsers like opera coming to it?
That aside, just got asked to update my Lumia 800. No idea what it is though as there seems to be f'all in the way of info in the details.
Edit - This thing apparently:
frontieruk
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todays update was to improve battery life i believe
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