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I’ve never owned an xbox before, and now I’m in the market, because of this presentation

(I’m over gaming)

about 13 hours ago on Microsoft Xbox One: everything you need to know 1 reply 2 recommends

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will is work with (“assimilate” as u say )u-verse?

about 13 hours ago on Microsoft Xbox One: everything you need to know

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reading is better in 16:9 or 16:10 (which is the same thing), once apps are designed for it. try bento reader, u can snap a nav bar to the left with a touch. awesome.

besides if reading is your thing, a laptop and kindle is best anyway

3 days ago on Why 16:9 is the best ratio for Windows tablets... 1 reply

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u win the Nit Picky award. Congrats!

6 days ago on Brightness slider - will it be available in WP at least by 2015? 2 replies 2 recommends

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I NEVER see these ads in the wild. Only hear about them on tech blogs. What’s up with that?

6 days ago on Leaked Scroogled video sees Microsoft parody Google's Chrome ad 2 replies

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Foogle. So what?

(sounds more appropriate than google)

6 days ago on Windows Phone overtakes BlackBerry to claim third place in 2013 smartphone shipments 1 reply

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Leave it to The Verge to understate Apple’s deteriorating situation. Let me translate the data for you, Mr. Verge:

Android shipped 4x the number of smartphones than Apple.

6 days ago on Windows Phone overtakes BlackBerry to claim third place in 2013 smartphone shipments 2 replies 1 recommend

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that’s what he said

6 days ago on Does smartphone screen size really matter?

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on RT, noticeably better touch response, snappier.

7 days ago on Latest Windows update - running faster?

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130 at Walmart. great idea. (I’ve never been to a walmart before, should be quite a cultural experience)

I really want to try wp, so this is the excuse, thanks

7 days ago on I need a no contract phone for 6 months - WP8? 1 recommend

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I still have my old Samsung Vibrant (with Avatar pre-installed that could not be removed). Maybe I will watch it on that 4" screen to punish myself.

Or,

I still have my old G1. Yeah baby. It’s kinda like a feature phone, but the ladies will drop left and right when they see that keyboard slide out, oooyeah

7 days ago on I need a no contract phone for 6 months - WP8? 1 reply

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word

7 days ago on Ladies and Gentleman, you have all been trolled. 925 times as hard as usual. 2 recommends

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use theoldreader.com both on public PCs and in the browser on your win8 machine

save a bookmark as a tile is all. works perfect

PS (off topic) i hate feedly, it’s like bloatware addon for firefox

8 days ago on Suggestions for Metro RSS reader with a web component?

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gp, when I travel on vacation, I don’t get a local sim card (it’s a vacation after all), I just use wireless. So off-network is a super important feature. thanks

9 days ago on Which phone OS has the best international maps? 1 reply

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you might consider Windows 8 instead, or first -

https://sites.google.com/site/w8soup/home/a-word-on-windows-8

9 days ago on Windows Phone Development: Questions about getting started

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haha, that’s the first time I’ve seen a question settled on one of these forums. Thanks.

I’m also guessing that maps in WP8 is easier to use with just your thumb since the UI is so snappy and efficient.

9 days ago on Which phone OS has the best international maps? 1 reply 2 recommends

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My Surface is just as useful as my iPad (which I gave to my nephew, who then gave it to his dad).

If you’re not into games, or mixing techno, the Surface kills it just fine.

And frankly, the Surface better for watching movies because if u want 16:9 on the iPad u get letterboxed and it shrinks the movie size down to like 8 inches.

12 days ago on Let's re-evaluate Windows RT performance 1 reply

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I’m curious, do we Microsoft peeps troll and post stuff like this on the Apple Core forum?

(I know I don’t.)

12 days ago on Windows 8: forget 100m licences 'sold', here's how many PCs are running it 1 reply

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No, it doesn’t.

14 days ago on Best commercial I've seen in a long time. 1 reply

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is this going to be one of those deals where u can’t uninstall the app and it always runs in the background? (on the select Lumias, that is)

15 days ago on Foursquare unveils redesigned Windows Phone 8 app, to come preloaded on select Lumia devices

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I’m tired of this apples to oranges comparison. Win 7 was replacing a decade old OS. Win 8 is not. Win 7 is still very fresh, and the remaining Win XP systems are enterprise, back office, second PCs or whatever – their owners will run them as long as possible.

15 days ago on Windows 8 market share: ~4% 1 reply 2 recommends

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Switching Costs. They are trying to make it hard for users of their services to switch to Windows 8, while keeping it easy to move to Chrome OS.

Why? Because they will make more money per use on Chrome OS or Android then on Windows (any platform).

It’s still early days for W8, so they are hoping to make inroads with Chrome (which IMO is DOA anyways).

It’s all about money.

16 days ago on Why is Google ignoring the Windows app store? 1 reply