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Windows Phone is dead, long live Windows Phone!

User Experience As a long time Nokia user from the S60 days (Pre-Elop), I was skeptical about Windows Phone. From 7.5 Mango to 8.1 Denim, there was reassuring progression with new built-in features and apps to fill any gaps.  The user interface is clean, modern, intuitive and consistent. And Cortana is truly incredible, especially in the car: selecting playlists, dictating texts and making calls. In comparison, Android is fragmented. Google, HTC, Samsung and LG all have their own Android interfaces that all appear a work in progress.  And OK Google is minimally functional on-line and useless off-line. Market Share Despite being a superior platform, Windows Phone is unable to complete against iOS and Android. User adoption peaked in 2013 at 3.2% and "rallied" this year to reach 2.7%. Not encouraging numbers. App Store In March 2014, JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America  discontinued their Windows Phone apps*. Banking apps are an essential, unlike Goat Simulator.  T