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Originally Posted by dishe
What's ridiculous is that there is no good reason for this... Pandora basically told us that the only reason there isn't a new WM app is that other OS platforms have their priority. His arguments about WM not being capable enough are a complete fallacy, and clearly an excuse to justify not working on one.
And games like Xact prove that smooth 3D graphics needed for games like Need 4 Speed are possible.
To be honest, I don't really use Pandora much myself... Its something I think I would use more if there were a WM app, since most of my music is listened to in the car. What bothers me is more of the principle of the thing. Why DOESN'T WM have a decent Pandora app?
Why does the better Pandora and N4S exist on iPod/iPhone but not WM? If it were because of some shortcoming on Microsoft's OS, I'd understand. Sadly, it seems to be more to do with the popularity game. Developers have shifted their sights to the more popular platforms, since they understandably want to target as many users with the least amount of effort. WM is losing in the popularity race right now. Its a danged shame. One of the reasons I've stuck with WM for so long is the long history of app developments that I use (I still have applications I use regularly dating back to Pocket PC 2003)... But its getting to a point where new developers are not bothering as much with us.
This is one of the things that bothers me about the iPhone. I'm all for people having a smartphone that works for them, and I understand WM isn't for everyone... for when it starts to mess with the Smartphone industry as a whole, I have a problem with it.
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Your totally right but I think your laying the blame in the wrong place. If Microsoft would have made a compelling OS update, consumers % would be higher and then higher developer support. It's Micro$fts fault for completely and utterly dropping the ball in the mobile arena.