Why Windows Phone Failed

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00:00 Intro
00:19 Expo
01:19 Steve Ballmer & the iPhone
03:19 The Scramble
04:45 The REAL Windows Phone
06:28 The Scramble Pt.II
09:04 The Aftermath
09:52 Outro

[owencooktech]

Hey guys! Thanks for all the support! I really worked hard on this one and I'm proud of the results. I'm glad you like it too. I did realize one mistake. At 1:20 I spelled Steve Ballmer's name wrong. Whoops! Hope you enjoy.

[typingcat]

At that point, Microsoft should have even paid developers to create apps for their Windows Phone, but they stupidly charged the annual development fee of $100, just like Apple, when they were not in Apple's position.

[georgeofori]

As a former Windows Phone user, I’m still sad that the platform never hit the heights it could have. The UI was amazing but the lack of apps made it so difficult to use. This was made worse by some big companies like Snapchat removing the ability for 3rd parties to produce apps for their platforms.
I wish Microsoft had swallowed their pride and made it easier for developers to put their apps on windows phone. It may have saved it.

[misosoppa]

I was a Windows Phone Ambassador in 2012-14 and wooow was it an uphill battle... Travelling around Universities and conferences to promote Windows phone, and the first question people had was "how does app X work on it?" only to say that it didn't even exist was humiliating...

[anmolsharma]

Windows phone somehow managed to be felt more closed system than iPhone.

[Hukkahanska]

I remember when some people were laughing at Lumia 1020 because of the large camera. Nowadays almost every phone has a monster camera like that.

[leme]

Youtube's been recommending more videos within people's interests but with lower views/popularity lately.. This is the first time I didn't even notice. This is solidly put together. Well done.

[edzel]

I still love the minimalistic magazine-style UI of windows phone. It looks fresh and stylish. I had a windows phone back in 2013 and I loved it, but as everyone else says, the only drawback is the lack of apps.

[zeriah]

I was working in a retail store for one of the big 4 mobile phone companies in the US when Windows Phone was a thing. I think one of the biggest shames of Windows Phone failing the way it did was the fact that it CRUSHED low end Android phones. A $150 Nokia Lumia Windows phone could run laps around an equally priced Android phone, but it was a hard sell since there were no apps for it.

[jaijai]

I worked at the Microsoft Store during the Windows Phone run. I loved my windows phone. The OS was clean, I loved the live tile updates, even the 3rd party apps that they had for social media apps like IG and Snapchat were waaay better than the official apps. They really should've paid others developers to get on their phones. It could've changed the landscape

[Mindi]

These phones and the OS were SO GOOD. WP was LEAPS ahead of anything at the time, it had so much potential was so original and innovative. I miss it a LOT.

[UltraKryptonian]

Lack of apps killed it. Their Nokia built phones were really rugged and I had a 6” screen device, back when people thought it was crazy to have a big smartphone.

[hellisio]

i had a couple of Lumia phones and i loved it. The only problem was the lack of apps and third party support. But other than that, it was very well designed and built, had a UI design i really loved and was way cheaper than the competition at the time. I wish they had lasted longer.

[SpudderRail]

It was such a shame popular apps refused to make Windows Phone versions, I loved my Lumia 930's camera, but the lack of apps made it impossible to stay.

[guruprasad]

To be fair, Windows Phone had dark mode before the world even started asking for it.

[twelvezeros]

I'll never get over this. Windows phone was my first choice for the new era or smartphones (2009-onward) and i was holding on until 2016 when i was forced to switch. Still my favourite user experience

[Surooh]

i had one of those as a teen, it performed incredibly well, but the app support made me feel like i was stuck on a deserted island

[absolute_zer]

I still miss windows phones. If existed today, windows phone would be my daily driver.

[MilanchoSt]

I had a windows phone, and it was by far the best phone i ever had, never let me down, and served me well for good 7 years .

[Sarandub]

What do you mean "looks weird"?.. this is the most beautiful mobile OS still..