Handset makers urging Microsoft to let them pimp out the Windows Phone interface more
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23 Comments
21. andro. posted on 29 Mar 2012, 17:22 1
They really need them to allow it,windows phones are selling extremely poorly mainly due to the awful ugly ui interface and manufacturers have seen this and want change as the platform is dying fast
22. jeck77 posted on 30 Mar 2012, 12:17 1
What??? LOL wow. First you state your opinion as if its fact, and secondly you say the platform is dying fast? Is that why Nokia Lumia handsets are doing so well all over the world? Is that why AT&T is going to have the biggest marketing launch in their history for the Lumia 900? Wow.
2. jubbing posted on 29 Mar 2012, 06:07 2
If they do allow it, it has to be allowed the same across the board. It's meant to be the same dammit
3. Chakra posted on 29 Mar 2012, 06:28 5
Yeah, the stagnation has nothing to do with marketing, or lack of true viable choices (1 windows phone on Verizon.. c'mon). Sure they put their own little crap on Android devices, but most people try to root it and take it off anyways.
4. frydaexiii posted on 29 Mar 2012, 06:33 5
Some people don't even want Android skins, and they want to try to skin WP?
5. remixfa posted on 29 Mar 2012, 06:44 4
what stagnation? WP7 had the largest year % increase last year of all the OS's. It may not have equated to huge numbers yet, but it will soon.
6. evolutionqy7 posted on 29 Mar 2012, 06:49 3
Tbh if this happens it will turn into the same mess Android is. I don't like Android. Only one stable platform to go from there if this happens. Apple...
7. TrainFromUkraine posted on 29 Mar 2012, 06:52 2
Isn't Nokia already allowed to "tweak" WP7? If so, I think MS should allow other OEM's to do the same, but under one condition - users must be able to easily switch to default WP7 interface if they wish to do so.
8. remixfa posted on 29 Mar 2012, 06:55 3
nokias tweaks so far have been better map navigation, and soon better camera tech. they havent touched the interface at all.
9. Bluesky02 posted on 29 Mar 2012, 07:13 2
There's no way they should be allowed to modify the interface. All the limitations set for Windows Phone has it own benefits.
10. snowgator posted on 29 Mar 2012, 07:14 1
Microsoft sees WP 2-5 years down the road and where they want to be in the whole ecosystem- tablets, PCs, and smartphones, not so much just this year and next. The manufacturers see this quarter and this holiday season and the sales they need, too much pressure right now to settle for future rewards. Does kinda put them at odds.
Microsoft needs them. There may have to be the Mobile version of the Great Comprimise.
11. JunitoNH posted on 29 Mar 2012, 08:11 4
MS don't do it!!! Just look at Android, it takes over six months just to get an update. Stagnation, is due to the lack of devices available for purchase. As of this writing, Vzw only offers one, old windows device. Oem just want to load the devices with their own bloat ware; imagine if all oems sold vanilla flavor Android devices?
13. remixfa posted on 29 Mar 2012, 09:19 0
umm,
you do realize that its manufactures and then the carriers that slow the updates right? No matter how good the update, it has to get carrier approval first which takes weeks/months.
14. MobileCaseReview posted on 29 Mar 2012, 12:23 1
Really true remix. US carriers in particular cause a lot of the delays because they load their software with a lot of junk and "bloatware".
12. cdgoin posted on 29 Mar 2012, 08:43 1
I think they should allow it.. At least let them change the tiles colors and looks, etc.. They are too boring as they are and I have seen some stuff that HTC could do with WP and it looks great !
19. lubba posted on 29 Mar 2012, 15:21 1
Take a look at wpcentral app. Nothing short of boring. Good developers who take full advantage of mango can make their app look really nice. Its not the color, its the implementation. Remember, its live tiles.
15. jove39 posted on 29 Mar 2012, 12:34 0
Hard to believe that custom interfaces on WP will revive sales...main issue with WP is it runs on year old specs when compared to Android/iOS devices...MS need to make sure atleast WP has comparable specs compared to competition.
Now some may say...WP doesn't need dual-core cpu...and blah...well...let me give a example...windows7...runs fine on intel atom...but we don't buy notebook with intel atom...we buy one with fire breathing i7 and best Nvidia graphics chip...even if I have never utilized my notebook to its potential...but I like having a device with some big fat specs.
16. rsiders posted on 29 Mar 2012, 12:58 0
Another "specs" person. Let's not get caught up in the idea of specs. Dual-cores and quad-cores and single core phones that still consistently run smoother or as smooth as all these Android superphones. The only need for dual-core maybe is in the gaming area and higher screen resolutions, but I'm no expert in all that stuff. Just saying.
17. Karan_Malhotra posted on 29 Mar 2012, 13:01 1
I hope microsoft does not allow this...instead it can allow manufacturers to allow putting their own wallpapers or custom backgroung...or something like that....but please don't change the core metro ui experience...
18. rsiders posted on 29 Mar 2012, 13:03 1
Microsoft needs to continue in the direction they're going with a unified experience. Have you seen some of the ICS updates with Touchwiz or Sense or whatever overlay? Not anything nearly as beautiful as what is offered on the Galaxy Nexus, and they don't even look much different than before the update. What the manufacturers need to do is take more advantage of securing exclusive apps like what Nokia is doing and expand on their own personal hub experiences like the HTC Hub. There's so much more they could do with that and still keep in line with the OS.
20. Stuntman posted on 29 Mar 2012, 16:01 0
Allow handset makers to make the home screen centred.
23. Jyakotu posted on 30 Mar 2012, 14:59 0
How about manufacturers think of some new form factors OR how about they create exclusive apps for their Windows Phones.? Face it, manufacturers are just lazy. Look at the PC and laptop market: Windows 7 functions pretty much the same all across, however, many laptops come in different sizes, colors, specs, etc. The same could be done with Windows Phones.
