And that's what's (not so slowly) happening to Windows 10.ĮDIT: I might've given the wrong number of Android devices worldwide but it still doesn't change anything about the situation Virtually nothing works there these days. And why? Because development for that platform died long ago.
I might love Windows Mobile 6.5 but would I use it? No. And everyday I am more and more convinced that I was right.Īs for an argument that many people bring here, on Windows Central - "I don't care how many people use it, I love Windows 10 Mobile". From the very beginning of UWP I kept saying that it won't work without the phones. They had a solid base in Europe and some other places. IMHO Microsoft should've taken the loss and kept pushing mobile. Long story short - in fact I can only guess but Viber on Windows is just bleeding their user base and as a company they won't spend money on that. Most of users of those apps are on Windows Mobile which are quickly abandoning the platform. What matters is how many of those users actually use UWP apps. And for developers it doesn't even matter that it's 400m computers with Windows. UWP is a very interesting concept but I personally think that Nadella made a huge mistake when he gave up mobile market.
Compare that to over 400 million Windows 10 desktops, tablets and phones altogether. Assuming 3 year life of such devices that would easily amount to ca 4 billion phones and tablets. There are at least 1.5 billion Android devices SOLD every year. You're right - market share for all Windows 10 devices is significantly smaller than Android. My comment really is pointing out that if Viber are cutting this after investing time into a UWP app it points to THEM having issues and having to fond ways to save money / cut back I've built a couple of phone and UWP apps. Surface Pro 3 and a custom desktop, Xbox One, Groove Music, Office 365 Home and multiple business subs. I use Windows 10 a lot on all my devices, I use a 950 for my phone and love the device. I'm saying I wouldn't be surprised if this points to Viber struggling, and when companies struggle they usually need to cut something. I use Facebook Messenger on my PC as much as my Lumia 950 but most people I know use it on their iPhone and don't even have it installed for PC or Mac. In fact I'm saying this probably points to issues at Viber, only they know if they get more use on phones or computers. You seem to think my comment was some sort of dig at MS and have jumped to their defence.
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