Or, maybe the employees should agree to work for less...? Employers demanding outrageous wages sunk the US auto industry, for example. Maybe if the employees considered the well being of the companies...?
"When your a corporate CEO billionaire and need to lay off [seekingalpha.com] people in order to buy your own friggin hawaiian island [sfgate.com] and then come back and bitch and whine that you can't find "talented people" something is fishy."
You'd be surprised how hard it is to find employees that can write a grammatically correct sentence.
Oh, please with the "employers" thing. That's silly. This is inevitable, and it's not the "fault" of anybody. The situation is changing. (For now), it's cheap to talk to people and move stuff all over the planet. Employees want to earn as much as possible, and employers want to pay as little as possible. That's how the world works.
It's pretty simple. It's a country-wide decline in standard of living due to globalization. Get used to it . We've got a long way down to go, still. There are still people willing to do your job for 1/100 of what you get paid.
I have no idea. I don't think there's anyway to magically sync stuff on your PC to your phone without A. physically connecting the two or B. going through an intermediary.
You can have separate ones if you want to, but you don't have to. It's really designed for people (like me) who want the integration. Of course, you can install a bazillion "apps" that do other things, but that's not really the point of the Windows Phone, I don't think. It's pretty clear from using it that the integration is what they're focused on, and it is pretty tight.
If you set it up this way (it's this way by default): The phone's contact list *is* the Exchange contact list (email, phone, text, etc.). The phone's calendar *is* the Exchange Calendar. The phone's to do list *is* the Exchange to-do list. And of course, email is there, too. It's all integrated together very, very well. For heavy Exchange users (I'm one), it's really nice. It's as close to a seamless integration as I can imagine. There's no active syncing or connecting or app required. If somebody schedules a meeting with me via Outlook (and they're allowed to), it automatically shows up in my phone, reminders and all. If I update a Contact in my phone, it's updated on the Exchange Server, and everybody's Outlook clients in real time.
Considering that the average person changes cell phones as often as their underwear, I don't see why upgradability is such a big deal for cell phones. I've got a Windows Phone running 7.5 It works fine. I wouldn't expect a new OS on the phone, ever, quite frankly. I do expect that on desktop machines, which is why our company is 100% MS.
"I live in Boston and see hundreds of of people daily using a variety of phones. I have NEVER seen a Windows phone. not once. Why? Because it makes NO sense to buy one over Android/Iphone.
Microsoft needs to figure out quickly how to incorporate features, functions and uses that NO OTHER company has thought of. Until then, they will remain completely irrelevant and if I were a stock holder in their company, leave me questioning whether all that R&D money is being spent wisely."
I've never seen anybody using an Android phone. That means that it makes no sense to buy one.
My Windows Phone, though, is great for work, though. It integrates with Exchange better than the other two options.
I hate to say it, but your perspective is pretty skewed. You have a lot of cutting edge, expensive gadgets. A LOT more than most people have (total number of tablets in my household: 0). MS isn't too late to anything. You're an early adopter.
It's about integration. The Windows Phone integrates the best with MS software. I'm sure any tablet they make will, as well. MS software runs most businesses on the planet so integration is very, very important to many, many people.
No, what you're describing is necessary in a more complex society. Do YOU understand how to fix your car? Or, are you like most people, in that you turn the key, and hope it starts?
I don't know about that. I have a Windows Phone, and every time there's been a widespread security concern in the past few months, it's been for the i* and Android, but NOT the Windows phones, because, as I've been told and read, that Windows Phone was the only one out of the three that *really* sandboxes 3rd party applications. I'm confused.
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PayPal has been around for more than a decade. They handle a lot of other peoples' money. And they still have bugs?!?
People who know this and continue to use PayPal... well... wow.
Or, maybe the employees should agree to work for less...? Employers demanding outrageous wages sunk the US auto industry, for example. Maybe if the employees considered the well being of the companies...?
The workforce could simply choose to work for less. An employment agreement isn't one sided. We're not talking about slavery, you know.
Kool-Aid is made in Mexico. Thanks for the example!
Well, luckily, we have the Internet, so finding people and companies isn't difficult these days.
"When your a corporate CEO billionaire and need to lay off [seekingalpha.com] people in order to buy your own friggin hawaiian island [sfgate.com] and then come back and bitch and whine that you can't find "talented people" something is fishy."
You'd be surprised how hard it is to find employees that can write a grammatically correct sentence.
Oh, please with the "employers" thing. That's silly. This is inevitable, and it's not the "fault" of anybody. The situation is changing. (For now), it's cheap to talk to people and move stuff all over the planet. Employees want to earn as much as possible, and employers want to pay as little as possible. That's how the world works.
It's pretty simple. It's a country-wide decline in standard of living due to globalization. Get used to it . We've got a long way down to go, still. There are still people willing to do your job for 1/100 of what you get paid.
I have no idea. I don't think there's anyway to magically sync stuff on your PC to your phone without A. physically connecting the two or B. going through an intermediary.
And I'm saying that I think that people who buy electronic gadgets based on the appearance of said gadgets have some strange priorities.
I'd have to disagree. A completely rounded phone is pretty tough to hold onto between one's ear and shoulder.
That's irrelevant. Any credit card can be processed by anybody with a merchant account with just the number and the expiration date.
"You need the 3 digit "security code" for online purchases"
No, you don't.
I don't need to Google the Creative Zen. I own one. Works great.
I understand what ActiveSync is. I'm talking about using the phone, not the syncing.
You can have separate ones if you want to, but you don't have to. It's really designed for people (like me) who want the integration. Of course, you can install a bazillion "apps" that do other things, but that's not really the point of the Windows Phone, I don't think. It's pretty clear from using it that the integration is what they're focused on, and it is pretty tight.
If you set it up this way (it's this way by default): The phone's contact list *is* the Exchange contact list (email, phone, text, etc.). The phone's calendar *is* the Exchange Calendar. The phone's to do list *is* the Exchange to-do list. And of course, email is there, too. It's all integrated together very, very well. For heavy Exchange users (I'm one), it's really nice. It's as close to a seamless integration as I can imagine. There's no active syncing or connecting or app required. If somebody schedules a meeting with me via Outlook (and they're allowed to), it automatically shows up in my phone, reminders and all. If I update a Contact in my phone, it's updated on the Exchange Server, and everybody's Outlook clients in real time.
Considering that the average person changes cell phones as often as their underwear, I don't see why upgradability is such a big deal for cell phones. I've got a Windows Phone running 7.5 It works fine. I wouldn't expect a new OS on the phone, ever, quite frankly. I do expect that on desktop machines, which is why our company is 100% MS.
What kind of person cares what a telephone looks like...? I'm curious. I've met anybody in person who describes electronic gadgets as "ugly".
"I live in Boston and see hundreds of of people daily using a variety of phones. I have NEVER seen a Windows phone. not once. Why? Because it makes NO sense to buy one over Android/Iphone. Microsoft needs to figure out quickly how to incorporate features, functions and uses that NO OTHER company has thought of. Until then, they will remain completely irrelevant and if I were a stock holder in their company, leave me questioning whether all that R&D money is being spent wisely."
I've never seen anybody using an Android phone. That means that it makes no sense to buy one.
My Windows Phone, though, is great for work, though. It integrates with Exchange better than the other two options.
I own a Windows Phone, and it makes no difference to me whether anybody else owns one or not. It cost me $50 with a cell phone contract renewal.
I hate to say it, but your perspective is pretty skewed. You have a lot of cutting edge, expensive gadgets. A LOT more than most people have (total number of tablets in my household: 0). MS isn't too late to anything. You're an early adopter.
It's about integration. The Windows Phone integrates the best with MS software. I'm sure any tablet they make will, as well. MS software runs most businesses on the planet so integration is very, very important to many, many people.
No, what you're describing is necessary in a more complex society. Do YOU understand how to fix your car? Or, are you like most people, in that you turn the key, and hope it starts?
I don't know about that. I have a Windows Phone, and every time there's been a widespread security concern in the past few months, it's been for the i* and Android, but NOT the Windows phones, because, as I've been told and read, that Windows Phone was the only one out of the three that *really* sandboxes 3rd party applications. I'm confused.