Lumia Icon, best Windows Phone ever, receives tepid reviews

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story imageNokia's latest offering for Windows Phone 8, the Lumia Icon is out for review, and though early reviewers approve of the hardware's build quality, battery life and high-resoution screen and camera, many cite concerns about the OS and its app ecosystem and conclude the phone fails to compel.

Sporting a 2.22Ghz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor, 2GB of RAM, 32GB internal storage (but no SD slot), a 20 megapixel rear-facing camera, a 1.2 megapixel front-facing camera, and a 5" 440ppi, HD-capable 1920x1080 resolution screen, the phone is no slouch. But reviews by Wired , Digital Trends , Gizmodo , The Verge , and IGN all use conflicting language like "best Windows phone ever made" and "pretty but flawed," "fantastic," and "bland," or "beautiful" and "unrefined." What's going on here? Is this a winner for the struggling Windows Phone brand, or does it fall short of the mark?

Lastly, rumours are circulating that Microsoft is considering Android compatibility. Is this going to be the secret sauce, or will it undermine WinPhones the way Windows compatability led to poor sales of IBM's OS/2?

It's ending (Score: 1, Insightful)

by nightsky30@pipedot.org on 2014-03-19 13:01 (#P5)

I think the days of the mass consumed proprietary OS are coming to an end. If you don't give your customers what they want, they aren't going to remain happy. And if the customers aren't happy, and know of an alternative that can be customized to fit their needs, they will leave you for said alternative.

Linux has matured over the past decade. It isn't perfect, but neither is Windows. At least Linux allows more freedoms to its users. Many thanks to Linus and all the kernel developers for their work. Valve and Google have also done a great job leveraging Linux in their technological and commercial offerings. People may finally be waking up to the realization there are other options.
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