Windows Phone
Benefits
- Confidence
Microsoft values application quality. You have certainly heard that applications in the system store are scarce. To some extent, this has its logic there, especially when compared to the Apple store, but the vast majority of famous apps are already present there. But what we need to take into account is the quality of the applications present there.
Programmers (developers) may take a while to make applications available to the WP, but when they do ... they are practically perfect! They almost never crash and, according to Microsoft, pass tests and receive encryption so they never transmit malicious files to your phone. It is obvious that that app that is in fashion and that is very cool is missing, but it is better to have it later safely, than to have it on time with instabilities and / or serious errors. Of course, that doesn't always happen, but it's not uncommon to see buggy apps on Android, for example.
System updates are also a super plus for Microsoft. Updates are critical to cell phone security. We are bombarded daily by virtual threats and only updates developed by the OS developer can protect us. Microsoft values this and during the update cycle of the different versions of its system, periodically sends updates to its customers.
Disadvantages
- Lack of apps
What can be an advantage can also be a disadvantage. It is true that the delay in liberalizing applications for the platform is due, in large part, to the excessive testing carried out by Microsoft. This undoubtedly guarantees the safety of customers, but leaves many with immense dissatisfaction.
Tests could be done more quickly. Microsoft could also invest more in programmers (developers). Apple, for example, spends billions on its apps and its developers. This guarantees your store the highest revenue among operating system stores. Investment never hurts, so investing in your app store would be a great move for Microsoft.
The use of "generic" apps leaves many users dissatisfied. This, by the way, has been the main reason for abandoning the platform.
- High cost
Missing or limited notification bar:
The notification bar is already present in version 8.1 of Windows Phone, but in previous versions of the system it is not yet available. If you have a smartphone in this version of the system, you may notice that there is no option to delete a particular notification. Either delete them all, or leave them all. Perhaps this will be resolved in the future, but for now it is an inconvenient problem for many users, especially those coming from the Android system. It is already an evolution, of course, but it needs to be improved. If you have Windows Phone 8 or lower, unfortunately you will not have a notification bar and you will have to be content to search for your notifications going from application to application.
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