Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella admits giving up on Windows Phone and mobile was a mistake - eviltoast

Nadella, Gates, and Ballmer have all admitted to Microsoft’s mobile mistakes.

  • _pete_@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    They totally did that

    The problem was that people weren’t really interested in any of it.

    The UI was cluttered and messy to look at, none of it was as polished or natural to use as iOS or Android.

    Plus there was no Google Maps, no Google Docs (and Office 365 wasn’t around to replace it), even that apps that were in the store felt pretty bad quality. I had Spotify on my iPhone and it was nearly flawless, when I switched to Windows Phone it kept cutting out or crashing or disconnecting from the mobile connection, it just wasn’t fully baked.