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[stktt]

Don't feel bad. It was also on windows central.

If this is a 5/10 on the rumor meter, what's a 1?

 

[Zeknurn]

If this is a 5/10 on the rumor meter, what's a 1?

Apps for Windows Phone.

 

[Opus Angelorum]

If this is a 5/10 on the rumor meter, what's a 1?

Windows Phone sales increasing.

 

[Ape]

Apps for Windows Phone.

Windows Phone sales increasing.

 

[stktt]

What have I done?

 

[joshschw]

If this is a 5/10 on the rumor meter, what's a 1?

Haha, it probably depends who the writer for the news piece is. I doubt they have a group discussion for everything.

 

[mrklaw]

http://www.windowsphone.com/s?appid=55b093dc-219e-472e-9545-4c317f59cb57

Pocket Casts is out now. It looks nice, but I don't know if I want to pay $4 when the stock podcast app works fine.

nice. Not a fan of having to pay for it on each platform, but the cross-platform features including syncing play position are pretty damn nice. Being able to listen on my ipad and continue on my phone in the car on android is great. Good that it is coming to windows phone too.

Android apps on windows phone is a great move. Basically neutralises the app gap. I still love the windows phone OS with live tiles etc. All they need now is a decent flagship. Don't need any more than a 5" 1080p screen personally, and the general dimensions of the 930 are ok. Just get it thinner/lighter and with a killer camera please.

 

[MCD]

yeah, I think I will just play ori till this is over and summarized.

 

[NeOak]

Van, how is that Lollipop?

http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=1037674

 

[Nero3000]

OFFICE!

 

[Totakeke]

The segments are in order of how much money they now make Microsoft

Pack it up guys.

 

[dLMN8R]

Hey now, Windows and Windows Phone OS are now the same team!

 

[MrGreencastle]

Hey now, Windows and Windows Phone OS are now the same team!

Announcing Windows Phone 10 phone series for phones.

 

[Damon Bennet]

Announcing Windows Phone 10 phone series for phones.

Lulz

 

[lastflowers]

Announcing Windows Phone 10 phone series for phones.

It's shit before service pack 2

 

[MrGreencastle]

It's shit before service pack 2

Isn't it GDR2 now?

--

Boom. "Android subsystem" on Windows 10 for phones.

 

[hwalker84]

Isn't it GDR2 now?

--

Boom. "Android subsystem" on Windows 10 for phones.

It's over folks.

 

[joshschw]

I just saw 4 columns in BUILD stream.

It's over folks.

 

[MrGreencastle]

Objective C! wtf?!

 

[killer rin]

Damn, Android and iOS apps are already in the store and we never even knew

 

[runningjoke]

Even if you can port an iOS/Android app on windows in half an hour, we're never going to get snapchat

 

[Totakeke]

Damn, Android and iOS apps are already in the store and we never even knew

Any examples?

 

[dLMN8R]

The announcement about King was a surprise even to me! Pretty sweet!

 

[kazinova]

Even if you can port an iOS/Android app on windows in half an hour, we're never going to get snapchat

That's the sad truth it's not about market share or ease with them. They just hate Microsoft. And Rudy.

 

[Anton Sugar]

Any examples?

Candy Crush Saga was ported using this, apparently.

 

[Totakeke]

Candy Crush Saga was ported using this, apparently.

But wasn't this released quite a while ago?

 

[dLMN8R]

But wasn't this released quite a while ago?

Yep, that was the big "wow" moment

 

[Anton Sugar]

But wasn't this released quite a while ago?

Yeah, I think that was the point/part of the surprise, in terms of how ready-to-go the software is.

 

[Damon Bennet]

But wasn't this released quite a while ago?

That was the thing. "hey we have this new functionality.. and it's already being used"

 

[Astral/H3X]

iOS compiling is honestly the bigger deal. Better performance, more apps, and will get people to actually look at the damn thing. Hopefully people will actually do so.

 

[José Mourinho]

Right chaps, life jackets off. Hand back on the tiller. The ship isn't sinking... Maybe.

 

[MCD]

doubt android devs will even bother to register and hit the publish button. not enough marketshare, sorry!

 

[Doffen]

Damn, Android and iOS apps are already in the store and we never even knew

 

[Nero3000]

WHAT! CONTINUUM FOR PHONES!

 

[MrGreencastle]

waaaait. continuum for phones? is this what I think this is?

 

[dLMN8R]

Surprise!

 

[Astral/H3X]

Lumia Padphone. Fucking now.

 

[Nero3000]

Flagship with HDMI port please.

 

[Totakeke]

Nice nice.

But where am I going to find space to carry a Bluetooth keyboard when I have a surface.

 

[Anton Sugar]

Surprise!

What the

This is crazy.

 

[dream]

doubt android devs will even bother to register and hit the publish button. not enough marketshare, sorry!

It's a valid concern though. BlackBerry made it easy to port Android code to their platform. Nobody did it because it's not worth having to support another platform.

 

[Astral/H3X]

HOLY SHIT THIS IS AMAZING!~!!!!!! Blowing the lid off of EVERYTHING.

Windows Phone vindicated.

 

[MrGreencastle]

I love this. Love it. Hope my 920 can do it

edit: Nope. New devices only.

 

[runningjoke]

New hardware is coming NEW HARDWARE IS COMING

 

[Astral/H3X]

DEVICES!? SHOW ME!!!

 

[kazinova]

Man, I just bought my 1520...

 

[NeOak]

DEVICES!? SHOW ME!!!

Tomorrow

 

[JaggedSac]

There's no way they are just nonchalantly announcing new hardware tomorrow.

 

[VanMardigan]

Meh, if there's any work required, devs still won't do it. I hope I'm wrong but I'll wait to see if there is significant movement before I recommit to the platform.

 

[giga]

Meh, if there's any work required, devs still won't do it. I hope I'm wrong but I'll wait to see if there is significant movement before I recommit to the platform.

Hey, if it worked for blackberry and Amazon, it could work for Microsoft.