Convergence? Well, that’s the price you pay. Microsoft wants to bring it platforms closer with Windows 10 and Windows 10 for Phones, so as to offer a similar experience across all devices.
From traditional PCs to tablets and phones.
But this is an idea that has to be done just right — this means not just making the transition between devices easier, but also offering a powerful operating experience, cross platform. However, this approach is not without its detractors.
Some users that tried Windows 10 for Phones have taken to the UserVoice channel criticizing Microsoft for making the mobile operating system feel too similar to its desktop counterpart.
They label it as desktop-first, mobile-second experience:
“The mobile experience, from the technical preview, does not look like the Windows phone experience was developed for a phone, but one ported to a phone.”
In fact, a weighty new suggestion is being thrown around, asking for the company to implement new gestures for faster and easier navigation on mobile devices. Everything must be within reach, they say, and not just on top left corner of larger phones.
Obviously referring to the new Settings screen in the preview version of Windows 10 for Phones.
A preview version that is practically the first public build of the upcoming OS. Surely, many things are going to change by the time the final version of Windows 10 for Phones sees daylight.
But people have their concerns, and they are keen on sharing them.
What do you folks think? Is Microsoft going a little too far in its quest for unification of the various platforms? So much so that the individual characteristics of each are sacrificed? Do tell.
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