Windows Phone 7 is now useless

[nathantw]

I'm using an unmodified Windows 7 phone and today Microsoft removed the Bing app from my phone and forced me to use the stupid IE version. Why they did this is beyond me but now the phone is useless because I used to be able to quickly tag a song and download that song with Zune all within 30 seconds. Now I can't do that at all. The song history is gone also. How could they do this without even informing me? ARGH!

 

[dxdy]

o boy... i switch 2,5 years ago from WP7 to WP8 and this is my best move. i dont realize how WP7 is bad until not tried WP8. Wp7 is too slow and too bad supported... believe me, buy WP8.1 (or wait W10M device)...

 

[nathantw]

I'm a little more calm today so I can think a bit more coherently. I was just under the impression that I was safe from Microsoft touching my phone since it was so old.

I originally was waiting for Windows 10 to come out so I could get a new Windows Phone 10. As much as I'd like a new Windows 10 phone, though, there are too many applications that are being developed for the other two OS, such as apps for remote controlling cameras, BB8 droids, and a multitude of other things. As long as there's Zune available on the other OS phones, even if it isn't called Zune, then I'll be fine.

As for my Windows 7 phone, I'm just going to use Shazam again.

 

[macelius]

They also broke the search button and the business search in maps, WTF.

 

[iceydom]

Now it's pretty much useless since the whole marketplace got taken down by Microsoft and unless you have an SD slot (which my Radar does not) you can't install any new apps easily
Now even WP8.1 doesn't have access to the store, and I'm sure in a years time Windows 10 Mobile's store will go down and Windows Phone will be 100% declared dead by Microsoft ( they have been slowly killing it honestly, it shows since you can get a fully working windows phone smartphone for £10 on eBay )