windowsRT/winphone8/windows8 mobile apps

[el-bo (formerly ebow)]

I read a lot of good things about Windows phones lately. Might have to grab one of those Nokia Lumia 520's one day too. Just a little sceptical about the appstore and general app offering in comparison to Android and Google Play. It's really huge.

there's so much crap, repetition, and filler in 'play'.

being that i have a mac 'puter an ipad, it would make sense to go iphone. but i can't really drop that kind of cash. besides, i'm really quite impressed with the cameras on these lumia phones

one thing i have always liked about the iphones is the size, but even they have just ditched that advantage (advantage, for me)

[chk071]

there's so much crap, repetition, and filler in 'play'.

Maybe, but there's also loads of good apps. And as an app developer, you want to serve a big market, not a small one, that's why i wonder if the Windows app store will be a good replacement. I read more than once that it's pretty small compared to the Google Play. Nonetheless, i guess the important stuff like Youtube, the usual browsers, music players and all that will be there.

[el-bo (formerly ebow)]

there's so much crap, repetition, and filler in 'play'.

Maybe, but there's also loads of good apps. And as an app developer, you want to serve a big market, not a small one, that's why i wonder if the Windows app store will be a good replacement. I read more than once that it's pretty small compared to the Google Play. Nonetheless, i guess the important stuff like Youtube, the usual browsers, music players and all that will be there.

the windows app store is much smaller, but i would prefer the apps to be better controlled, as with ios, than open to any old crap

i guess that my requirements would be different. seeing as i have the ipad, i kinda have portable music covered. but it would be good to have a few grab-inspiration-now apps on a phone. aside from that, i would wan't vlc player, good sync between windows phone and mac, and a music player that could sync with mac itunes

until now, i didn't realise that 3 non-desktop windows versions existed. that also makes me a little wary

[Numanoid]

Having a pletora of apps isn't super important.

I notice having used smart phones for the past 5 years the apps I use most is the music player, and video player, and PDF and image reader.

I play some games, but that isn't very important for me.

When it comes to music apps Caustic for Android is like the bomb, that fills a big void

If I can get FL Studio for Windows Phone that would be a starting point there

[arkmabat]

FL Studio touch is in the play store. Maybe not for phones though?

[chk071]

Shame that desktop applications are not yet compatible with the mobile OS's. I think that the mobile stuff would really take off if that's happening. Of course if the apps are optimized to work well with touchscreen devices.

@ arkmabat: You can use it on phones too. But i think Numanoid meant FL Studio for Windows Phone.

[Numanoid]

FL Studio touch is in the play store. Maybe not for phones though?

FL Studio Groove is under investigation by the Image Line sleuths

http://www.image-line.com/documents/new ... =fl+groove