Windows Phone 8 critical errors look just like the ones on a desktop PC

7. Droid_X_Doug posted on 15 Jan 2013, 04:35 30 2

Ah..., good to see that the Blue Screen of Death is alive and well. I wonder if MS has a design patent for that?

9. TheLibertine posted on 15 Jan 2013, 04:39 3 10

Actually, that is lame. The screen the Windows users sees most is unchanged for years! Where is the point upgrading?

39. Sangeet posted on 15 Jan 2013, 13:04 2 0

what are you talking about?? Upgrading an error screen?? LAME.

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10. MeoCao (unregistered) posted on 15 Jan 2013, 04:40 0 0

lol on PC MS couldn't care less how things look

8. Droid_X_Doug posted on 15 Jan 2013, 04:37 1 4

But Android doesn't have the Blue Screen of Death.... For that matter, neither does iOS. Only MS.

13. yowanvista posted on 15 Jan 2013, 04:47 6 0

The Linux kernel used in Android actually has something similar
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kernel_panic

28. jroc74 posted on 15 Jan 2013, 06:32 2 0

Now that I think about it....I have never seen it on any Android phone I had. I have rooted almost every phone I had, some I installed ROMs on. I see force closes....but not this.

35. jdep1 (banned) posted on 15 Jan 2013, 10:41 1 1

Don't forget windows phones are not that easy to hack. On Android almost all devices have been hacked, rooted, ROMs have been made, clockmod & so on.. The guys getting errors like that on there wp8 devices are not afraid of bricking even thought they know there might not be a fix if they brick.

41. jroc74 posted on 15 Jan 2013, 18:36 1 0

I also just thought of this...

Ppl talk about Android phones and rebooting. Maybe instead of a kernel panic message...the phone just reboots. Similar to iOS not showing force close messages....it just freezes and eventually gets back to the home screen.

I have had Android phones in the past reboot after a specific situation. My RAZR Maxx HD rarely reboots. My Droid X1 did it on a weekly basis...lol.

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52. miles16852 posted on 21 Jan 2013, 17:04 0 1

'Don't forget windows phones are not that easy to hack.'

LOL!!! whatever!! ANYTHING IS EASY if you know how.... and there is always someone who knows! so your stupid saying is totally irrelevant, NULL AND VOID!!

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32. -SEUL8TR- posted on 15 Jan 2013, 09:11 2 4

Also this phone and OS won't be selling well.

51. miles16852 posted on 21 Jan 2013, 17:01 0 0

your so right, windows mobile never really did that well anyway, and wont do well now either,, windows mobile does not belong on a cell phone, and soon will die once again! truth hurts! dont need GATES JUNK on a cell phone

11. Droid_X_Doug posted on 15 Jan 2013, 04:41 0 1

That is an interesting question. Ordinarily, I would argue MS has protection by virtue of its low market opportunity (hackers like inviting targets with huge installed base). But this exposure tends to invalidate the low market opportunity argument. Sounds like MS has some problems to contend with.

12. Droid_X_Doug posted on 15 Jan 2013, 04:45 1 0

SD card slot? But those with no removable storage would seem to be a bit screwed, though.

All may not be lost for RIM and BB10.

15. RaKithAPeiRiZ posted on 15 Jan 2013, 04:49 4 2

if rim lands a good product they will secure their 3rd spot

18. MeoCao (unregistered) posted on 15 Jan 2013, 05:04 0 1

He refers to another bug where WP users are prompted to "insert disk and restart the COMPUTER" ROFL

17. B3BLW29 posted on 15 Jan 2013, 04:55 2 0

It seems MS has taken "similar UI and Similar features across all devices" concept too seriously :P

25. GALAXY-STORM posted on 15 Jan 2013, 06:08 0 0

You meant 0xB16B00B5

29. rusticguy posted on 15 Jan 2013, 06:46 0 0

Yes typically M$ error codes are mosrtly crpto-numeric code so i put it so on purpose but the correct one is your version :)

21. wendygarett posted on 15 Jan 2013, 05:35 2 2

It's not error, it's called bricked :p

44. jroc74 posted on 15 Jan 2013, 18:58 0 0

Might be half right. I'm assuming Android was coded to just reboot the phone....and not show an error message.

Fanboyism is a disease.....

36. cripton805 posted on 15 Jan 2013, 10:43 0 0

Yeah. You see black screens and shut offs.

34. cripton805 posted on 15 Jan 2013, 10:33 2 0

Youre saying to stop jumping to conclusions yet.
YOU ARE JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONS.

45. pookiewood posted on 15 Jan 2013, 20:39 0 0

If you think I'm jumping to conclusions you clearly don't understande my comment. I'm assuming you are thinking that I mean the average user will see Android base code. They wont and I thought I made that perfectly clear in my comment.

43. jroc74 posted on 15 Jan 2013, 18:50 0 0

1. The majority of Windows users on desktops might see that screen ....driver and hardware issues can cause that message.

2. You were doing fine until you got to Android and stolen code. Whatever code you were refering to would have never been seen by a regular user, even most root and ROM users would never have seen it. I think only actual coders woulda seen it.

And was it actually established that it was stolen? I cant remember...if thats the case...how in the world did they win the Oracle case?

That still doesnt excuse a desktop error message showing up on a mobile phone. The general public might go to their phone carrier asking for the WP install disc for their phone....

46. pookiewood posted on 15 Jan 2013, 20:50 0 0

1. Desktop? I thought we were talking about phones.

2. I wasn't using the stolen code example as an example of what normal users would see. I was using more of an example of things that exist in the OS that would never be seen by Joe the Plumber.

http://appleinsider.com/articles/12/04/19/google_engineers_defend_source_code_email_in_oracle_lawsuit_over_java.html

Once again.....THEY WILL NEVER SEE THIS ERROR!

48. jroc74 posted on 15 Jan 2013, 21:22 0 0

You said Windows users....not desktop or mobile. You didnt even say Windows Phone...

Are you saying a kernel panic can only happen on WP or any mobile phone by tinkering with the OS? I dont really know....I know on desktops it can happen due to hardware or driver issues. Could an sd card error cause this? What about a charging cord issue?

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50. pookiewood posted on 16 Jan 2013, 07:00 0 0

Ima let you finish but Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time. All Time!

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33. cripton805 posted on 15 Jan 2013, 10:30 1 1

Jelous much? Its weird how youre "predicting" the future. Android and Windows are too different. Many people wont switch because Android is open. There are many people that like Android and it runs good.

The problems people have had is on the phones themselves, like the Droid Bionic for example. My Razr was stable as hell. My friends Bionic always had issues.

37. -SEUL8TR- posted on 15 Jan 2013, 12:24 1 1

Keep dreaming this will never happen, if it has been 8 years for WP they still are not preferred buy publics.

42. jroc74 posted on 15 Jan 2013, 18:44 0 0

You mean like how the orig iPhone was a joke...that nobody would switch to that from the old Win Mo, Palm and BB? You mean like how Android was garbage...and nobody would switch to that from the old Win Mo, Palm and BB?

If ppl were gonna dump Android or the iPhone in droves...it woulda already happened by now. WP has been out since what 2010? Its 2013...The only way for ppl to dump the iPhone and Android in droves is if they both started sucking royally....and that doesnt look like its gonna happen anytine soon.

Why do some ppl feel one product must fail for another so succeed? Do you think Android or iOS is failing? They are both succeeding. Good luck to WP and BB tho..

53. miles16852 posted on 21 Jan 2013, 17:12 0 0

you mean the TINY wave of clowns of ordinary phone users that make the mistake of going to wp8! LOL! BB has has moutains of success compared to window mobile period,, windows phone will be dead sooner then you think, just like it did years ago, its like beating a DEAD HORSE!