Windows Phone 8 Launch Event |OT|

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So the lesson is lower your expectations even further for the next WP conference, if that's even possible

AnkitT said:
Welp this does it for me. My next phone would probably be an android now. I don't see anything particularly mindblowing in WP8.
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gross
 
Psychotext said:
Ahh... lol

So are there any good (relatively unbiased) tech blogs?
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Oh, Jesus Christ. Ignore the people on here. The Verge is even-handed judging by the fact that Apple fanboys (Gruber, Arment), Android fanboys, and Windows fanboys hate on them constantly.

That Lumia 900 review was perfectly fine. The Surface review pretty much read the same as the iPad 1 review by the same guy.
 
That was terrible, I don't know why I even watched it. All I wanted to know was the price and a specific date for the 920...
 
Can some of you guys who wanted more features or aren't impressed by these features list some things that you would like that are missing from windows phone 8? I'm genuinely curious.

And as for "bad demonstration" of good features, what a load of crap. Yeah the kid's corner presentation was hammed up, but aside from that what the hell are you guys talking about? They displayed everything, spent a few minutes on them and the pace moved briskly. Is all the bitching really about the kids and Alba? Really?
 
Zeth said:
Was there an 8X launch date?!
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I think he said on VZ that 8X would be available by Thanksgiving.

Monumental said:
Can some of you guys who wanted more features or aren't impressed by these features list some things that you would like that are missing from windows phone 8? I'm genuinely curious.

And as for "bad demonstration" of good features, what a load of crap. Yeah the kid's corner presentation was hammed up, but aside from that what the hell are you guys talking about? They displayed everything, spent a few minutes on them and the pace moved briskly. Is all the bitching really about the kids and Alba? Really?
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Zeouterlimits said:
Oh Christ, the audience handout deal? Same with the 360Ss before.
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I don't see how this is a problem. Most blog and news sites have ethics policies saying they can't keep the hardware they're given, so most of them get given away in contests etc. And if they didn't get them from the conference, MS, APPLE, GOOGLE., they all send them free phones eventaully for review.

Developers however, usally keep devices, you know for developing on.
 
HollovVpo1nt said:
You only fool yourself by trying to convice yourself you would have bought a Windows Phone if they showed something mindblowing.
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Maybe I should rephrase. As a current WP7 user, I don't see anything that particularly makes me want to shell out top dollar for any WP8 handset(apart from maybe the camera on the 920).
 
claviertekky said:
Windows Phone 8 |OT| seven point eight out of ten
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Close.

The Verge:

Microsoft Windows Phone 8

7.9

GOOD STUFF
Home screen is the best on any mobile platform
Fast and fluid, just as Windows Phone has always been
Compelling, useful cloud strategy

BAD STUFF
App availability is still a concern
Stock mapping app isn't as good as hoped
Many annoyances from WP7 persist
 
TylerD said:
7.9'd :(
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Some context:
GOOD STUFF
Home screen is the best on any mobile platform
Fast and fluid, just as Windows Phone has always been
Compelling, useful cloud strategy

BAD STUFF
App availability is still a concern
Stock mapping app isn't as good as hoped
Many annoyances from WP7 persist

With each new generation of Windows Phone, Microsoft not only closes the gap with iOS and Android in important ways, but it also differentiates in important ways — and that might be more true in version 8 than ever before. But at the risk of sounding like a broken record, there are still countless annoyances that trace back to 7.5 or even 7: the status bar that only occasionally appears (who doesn’t want to see time, battery, and signal strength at all times?). The attractive animations and screen transitions that can turn into annoyances and time-wasters after you’ve seen them 50 times. The lack of a unified notifications tray. The fact that the hardware search button isn’t contextual (and often appears alongside an on-screen search button that is contextual). The “Resuming...” animation when loading an app back up. And speaking of apps, just today, I pined for Uber, United, and a real first-party Starbucks app. There’s still a big app gap between Windows Phone and its competitors — don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.

That’s not to say you shouldn’t give Windows Phone 8 a serious look going into the holiday shopping season. Nokia’s troubles aside, Microsoft is showing as much commitment to making Windows Phone work as ever. Between Office and Xbox alone, Redmond is presenting one of the most compelling ecosystem stories in the business right now, and the 8X and Lumia 920 are both lining up to be formidable flagship phones over the next several months. For the moment, though, buy into Windows Phone because you want to try something different, not because you want the flat-out best and most complete mobile experience you can possibly have.
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Bleh, I give up. I think I'll look at the situation again when my contract expires in the new year. Would have been nice to get a 7.8 release date though. :(
 
PocketNow review

pocketnow.com/2012/10/29/windows-phone-8-review?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Gave it a 9

While there are many new features that have been added to Windows Phone 8, some of the most interesting and potentially life-changing features are still up to 3rd party developers to integrate. Windows Phone 8 has made 3rd party app and content integration much easier than previous versions. Now, developers can integrate with the global speech user interface. That’s a huge deal and really hasn’t been done before. Being able to press one button on a Bluetooth headset and having voice command access to any number of third party application functions really opens the door to a huge number of possibilities while maintaining a high level of consistency and cohesiveness. The new “real” speech UI isn’t the only place where integrated app extensions could get interesting. The lock screen for Windows Phone 8 is now highly customizable, as is the Camera (via “Lenses”), the phone service (any VoIP service can be fully integrated now), and automatic content uploads (auto uploads to whatever you want is an app install away).

If all of that wasn’t enough, Windows Phone 8′s rebuild on top of the Windows 8 core means its hardware support is as scalable as the full desktop operating system. We just need some one to make a phone with 64 processor cores and 192Gb of RAM now. We had to take a couple of points off of the score for the lack of Xbox Video cloud collection support and removal of the awesome Zune sync capabilities of the older Windows Phones, but as the cloud connections become more immersive, those frustrations should subside.

Just as the Apollo space program of the 1960′s was the third human spaceflight program carried out by NASA, Windows Phone 8 is Microsoft’s third attempt at re-launching its smartphone operating system. Whether or not it will be successful remains to be seen, but it certainly is gaining some significant propulsion power.
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On the bright side, they really added a ton of stuffs for developers in WP8. Of course that doesn't mean shit if there's still no developers.
 
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