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lucidium on 26 February 2014

Ah the good old "were doing it for the good of our customers" script.



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darkknightkryta on 26 February 2014
mutantsushi said:
darkknightkryta said:

Microsoft may not be dropping their ties with Nokia, but Nokia's dropping their ties with them.  Nokia just announced Android based phones.

MS does not have 'ties' with Nokia, they OUTRIGHT OWN all of Nokia cellphone business.  Nokia releasing an Android phone is MS releasing an Android phone.

The remaining independent Nokia company does not produce any cellphones, all they do is cellular network gear, maps, and IP licencing.

MS makes MUCH more money from Android phone licencing anyways, so releasing one themselves is hardly a big change.

By offering their own 'add ons' to Android that promote compatability with WIndows Phone ecosystem, maybe they can draw more customers to WP.

You are right.  I just found it very odd that they'd release an Android based device for the reasons you mentioned.  Slimebeast's comments got me thinking and I wonder if they may be thinking of abandoning Balmer's vision of Windows beta devices and their dysfunctional eco system.  P.S. making an Android phone isn't going to get people to switch over to Window Mobile.



mutantsushi on 26 February 2014

I believe the idea was installing their own UI over the top of Android and compatability with WP native applications. 

They can probably save development cost and risk by just forking Android into their own ecosystem,

and potential compatability with Android Apps makes it more attractive to other OEMs to use.



MoHasanie on 26 February 2014
celador said:
The cuts only in the UK because it was a terrible price to start with. I think only Australia got it worse.


I agree. The X1 was the same price as the ps3 was at launch in the UK. 



    

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rolltide101x on 26 February 2014
darkknightkryta said:
mutantsushi said:
darkknightkryta said:

Microsoft may not be dropping their ties with Nokia, but Nokia's dropping their ties with them.  Nokia just announced Android based phones.

MS does not have 'ties' with Nokia, they OUTRIGHT OWN all of Nokia cellphone business.  Nokia releasing an Android phone is MS releasing an Android phone.

The remaining independent Nokia company does not produce any cellphones, all they do is cellular network gear, maps, and IP licencing.

MS makes MUCH more money from Android phone licencing anyways, so releasing one themselves is hardly a big change.

By offering their own 'add ons' to Android that promote compatability with WIndows Phone ecosystem, maybe they can draw more customers to WP.

You are right.  I just found it very odd that they'd release an Android based device for the reasons you mentioned.  Slimebeast's comments got me thinking and I wonder if they may be thinking of abandoning Balmer's vision of Windows beta devices and their dysfunctional eco system.  P.S. making an Android phone isn't going to get people to switch over to Window Mobile.

Windows phones are way the heck more stable than Android. Buy a 100$ WIndows Phone and a 100$ Android Phone and see whch one is faster and more stable.



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Michael-5 on 27 February 2014
sully1311 said:
Michael-5 said:

What's the price cut?

I checked online, the Titanfall bundle comes at a no cost extra here in Canada Think it's to encourage a little boost


Price cut is UK only. Was £429 now £399. (Will be £399 with Titanfall bundled as well)

Whoah, well that brings the price closer to the US price, but yikes. 400 british pounds is $667 USD, they are still paying $170 too much in UK.



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ICStats on 27 February 2014

I'm sure the early adopters are just overflowing with joy that the console was price cut within 3 months.



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ICStats on 27 February 2014

Whoah, well that brings the price closer to the US price, but yikes. 400 british pounds is $667 USD, they are still paying $170 too much in UK.

In UK prices include sales tax (333 GBP + 20% VAT).

In US the sales tax is extra.



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mutantsushi on 27 February 2014
rolltide101x said:

Windows phones are way the heck more stable than Android. Buy a 100$ WIndows Phone and a 100$ Android Phone and see whch one is faster and more stable.

And yet MS is hacking WP features onto Android, rather than going the other way around hacking Android features (i.e.app compatability) onto WP.

W-W-W-W-T-F !?!!?



Michael-5 on 27 February 2014
ICStats said:

Whoah, well that brings the price closer to the US price, but yikes. 400 british pounds is $667 USD, they are still paying $170 too much in UK.

In UK prices include sales tax (333 GBP + 20% VAT).

In US the sales tax is extra.

Still $100 USD too much. Taxes aren't that high in USA.



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