Pemalite said:
eFKac said:
I don't but considering that Htc Windows Phone 8X and 8S retailed higher or at the same price than other flagship smartphones at the time, which had better specification like Galaxy S3 or even Htc One X, and both launched earlier, I don't see a scenario where a Sony WP costs less or packssimilar specs than a Xperia "Z2" and costs the same. (couldn't find a retail price of Samsung ACIV S Neo to compare Samsung's pricing of similar phones).
As for the 3rd player, I don't see a neccessity of another OS. You have 2 to keep themselves in check, plus in house competition of Android devices to keep consumer wallets happy. And please tell what innovation did WP bring, maybe I'm missing something here.
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So basically, you're just pulling ideas out of thin air?
There are multiple reasons why a flagship phone running Windows Phone could be more expensive than one that is running Android, be it concessions from the sale, telecommunication company not subsidising it as much, sale/special or the phone manufacturer willing to simply push more Android sales.
It's not necessarily one of cost of the Operating System.
In regards to the two main current OS players, I completely utterly disagree.
Apple is completely content living it's life out in it's own ecosystem, Android controls the rest of the market with a heap of device manufacturers pushing it.
We need a 3rd player to give some competition to Google, otherwise things stagnate and end up as a "Me to" copy approach.
As for innovation... Just buy a Windows phone and give it a whirl you might be surprised, you're not exactly going to take someone's opinion over the internet at face value anyway, so I would be wasting my time.
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Yeah they are my ideas and speculation, so I'm pulling them out of my head obviously. Phones on WP are more expensive then comparable phones on Android, and I talk about retail prices so no contract "bias" is present, why would I care what is the reason for it as a consumer?
And no thank you, getting a Xperia Z in a few hours by coincidence.
