Can A Windows Phone Ever Make A Smart Business Gift?
Author: krishnayan
Microsoft has spent the last few years struggling to gain relevance in the mobile world, which is a strange situation for the certain king of desktop software.
Microsoft's Windows Phone still has a long way to go before it reaches app parity with either Android or iOS. Windows Phone still following the big two in breadth of offerings as well as in the quality of some of those apps.
Even if you think Windows Phone is better than Android or iOS, you're unlikely to buy it because all of your favorite apps are available on those competing platforms and very few are available for Windows Phone.
But, what exactly are the improvements? It is answered with the launch of Windows 8; it is the first step towards a unified Windows and Windows Phone experience for partners, customers and developers by making a consistent UI across desktop, notebook, tablet and phone. One another major step to enhance Windows store and Windows Phone store experience is Windows 8.1 which advanced initial vision, improving the UI, responding to customer feedback, and further refining the platform.
Here are some bullet points that are helping in windows smart business gifts:
Windows App Platform Convergence — The possibility exists to write one app that will run on Windows phones, desktops and tablets. (Including Xbox, for Xbox deployments.)
Better Internet Explorer Compatibility –Meaning that IE11, the most secure and ready browser, can now run IE8 web-based applications and modern sites seamlessly side-by-side.
Security — There are numerous improvements here, such as secure and trusted boot and remote lock and PIN reset.
S/MIME for Secure Encrypted Email — The standard mail client can do signed and encrypted email under management of the Exchange server.
Easier Deployment – Delivering Windows 8.1 Update allows businesses to deploy updates with increased predictability. And, to help businesses develop and set up modern apps for their workforce.
Low-Cost and Latest Hardware Support – Windows 8.1 Update enables the latest hardware innovations across a broad array of devices to fit any business need.
Enterprise VPN and Wi-Fi – Windows Phone includes app-specific VPN capabilities, SSL VPN gateways and supporting IPSec. With the configuration with MDM system, the VPN tunnel will automatically be initiated by the app or location that is accessed and will automatically reconnect when the user needs it.
No matter how you see these improvements, unless Microsoft can figure out other ways to gain faster and better support for its ecosystem, it very unlikely that customers won't feel like if they're losing a leg when trying to switch to a Windows Phone Application Development because there are many exceptions with Windows Phone compared to its iOS and Android counterparts, for instance - so things may change in the future, unless Microsoft can create a wow factor that can't be found today in just "the beautiful live tiles", it will continue catching-up and disappointing.
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About the Author
Hi, I am Krishnayan Swami, a professional writer and custom app developer with years of experience at MobilePundits.I love pushing the limits to see what I can do next, therefore I always cover new tech savy news and gadgets in my articles. I believe in the value of content marketing and social media and I love the way they complete each other. I do what I love, and I love what I do!
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