Is the Windows Phone on its way out?

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I went into Car Phone wehouse this afternoon hoping to pick up a dual sim Lumia. All they had was two single sim, whereas they once seemed to stock a much broader range.

Is the WP about to disappear and should I jump ship before it's too late?

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I suppose I could keep a single sim lumia and test drive a second phone for the other sim.

Is android a better way to go than apple? The biggy for me is being able to sync outlook on my desktop with the calendar on my phone, without needing to plug it in - i.e. via the cloud.

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I have just been into Nottingham's Carphone and they have done a stock check. Only 3 Lumias of any type anywhere in the area. That says something.

I am typing this on a secondhand 520 that I bought for 30 quid from CEX. I am as keen on buying second hand phones as I would be second hand socks. But I had to get up and running.

A rethink needed methinks.

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You know, this second hand Lumia 530 I've got reminds me why the Lumia used to be so good. I have got all my life back on the phone in about 10 minutes. It's a sweet little thing that's quick and just...well...works.

Later iterations of the Lumia - pretty much since Microsoft put its name on it - became progressively worse. My wife's is running W10 and it's ste.

Damn you, Microsoft, why do you ruin everything you touch?

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paulrockliffe said:

I thought the App issue was all sorted because you'd make the App for Windows 10 and it would be cross-compatible? Sounds like they've totally screwed up what was a great product. I was Windows Mobile from the XDA II, but jumped off when Windows Phone 7 didn't support enough apps, was really hoping they would make it work as it's such a neat OS. Oh well.

I wish MS would sell it some someone who gave a st and who had a better idea how to make things work properly - which is pretty much anyone other than them.

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LordGrover said:

Surface phone isn't too far away... click.

That's a shame, because it looks chuffing huge. Maybe if it was further away it would look a useful size.

One of the reasons I like(d) Windows Phone was that it was small, light and easy to use. But later iterations have, it seems become less in each of those categories. The replacement looks like an attempt to take on the competitors at their own game, having lost the previous round.

The article says, "So we’re all agreed that Microsoft can’t screw this one up, right?"

No, we're not.

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An aside - I was struck yesterday how many phone SHOPS have vanished. Locally we used to have four within a small area, but three have gone. Are phones perhaps not as profitable as once they were?