[–] nkkollaw 9y ago ↗ I really loved the UI, but there are no apps! What good is a smartphone with no apps? Of course they're being boycotted by Google and others, but no Google Maps, no Google Inbox, and other software that I use many times/day.
[–] dethswatch 9y ago ↗ No, it died when MS decided to hobble its API in their thirst to get anything out the door.3 months after release, it still didn't have major UI components released to devs.A year later, they still didn't have it worked out with the phone companies to do OS updates.A year later, and I _still_ couldn't add my own ringtones.This was 2010. The last phone that I had that couldn't do totally custom ringtones was 2003.
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[ 2.8 ms ] story [ 19.0 ms ] thread3 months after release, it still didn't have major UI components released to devs.
A year later, they still didn't have it worked out with the phone companies to do OS updates.
A year later, and I _still_ couldn't add my own ringtones.
This was 2010. The last phone that I had that couldn't do totally custom ringtones was 2003.