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Migrate much?
OK, something I just found out is really irritating me. Lucky you to have stopped by!
It is well-known Microsoft and Nokia have teamed up to deploy their vision of smartphones on to the world. Excellent, I love both companies and wish them well! To take it a step further, I will be buying the Nokia Lumia 920 when they finally release it to the public. Can’t wait!
I have supported Windows Phone since they came out. The planets aligned perfectly, and when my two year contract with AT&T expired Windows Phone 7 was just being released. I went for it, loved it WAY MORE than my previous phone (iPhone 3GS), and have been waiting for the apps to get really good ever since. That’s been a wait….for sure….but the phone works really well. Kudos to Samsung for that.
But my success often comes when others struggle, so I started thinking about WHY the Windows Phone hasn’t taken off. First, I fully realize some people are just happy with what they’ve got. If there’s no reason to change, why change? That’s people exercising their rights as individuals. It’s comfortable to stay the same, why change? And second, change can be scary. Confusing even. I don’t know HOW to do this, so I don’t. I’d like to upgrade but I don’t know how.
My wife tells me she is “bored” with her iPhone, and you know what? I totally get it. That made me ask “Why don’t you switch?” Her answer, “I don’t want to lose my texts or contacts.”
And I couldn’t really help. Oh sure, I can totally rip into iTunes on her laptop and extract pictures, videos, and music. That’s easy. It’s the txts and apps….what about the apps? Bother.
And then I found a site called markspace.com. They have a software solution for that exact problem. It is called “Welcome Home to Windows Phone” and the software is free for Nokia customers! And, it works on PC or Mac. AND, it matches up your existing apps with a comparable Windows Phone apps.
Check it out!
Skype and Windows Phone 8!
In my last post, I totally forgot to mention SKYPE for Windows. You see, Microsoft bought Skype last year and has been thwarted with their updates because of pre-existing spaghetti code (code pieced together to satisfy a need, and another need, and so on making it unruly). I’m thinking they said “heck, we’re updating to Windows 8, let’s make it compliant with that release.”
Well, it is now THAT TIME. Windows 8 has gone final and they have been working on Skype too. Will it go final soon? I don’t know, BUT they released Skype for Windows, beta 5.11 and that is really good news for you fans of Skype! Read about it at Microsoft’s News site
What does that mean to me? Personally? (I know you want to know) It means my next phone, the Nokia Lumia 920, will have a native client on-board and complete access to the Skype universe. The code will be baked into the phone’s OS. I’ll get notified when a Skype caller attempts to reach me and be able to make a Skype call as easily as dialing a phone number. When I click on Contacts, in addition to sending a message, typing an email, or shooting my latest photograph off to my Live account, there will be a Skype selection as well. Click to initiate a call.
Phone to phone video Skype-ing? With the front facing 720p camera of my new Lumia 920, you bet! Phone to laptop/desktop too.
Great news Microsoft, keep it coming!
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