I just got my new Samsung Focus, and I love it. The WP7 OS works great, is very responsive, and the UI is very intuitive. The only thing missing is Logos!
Any word on a port to Windows Phone?
Have you tried Biblia.com? The mobile version won't give you full functionality, but it does allow you to read a Logos book on the move. Have a look at the forum for it.
Yes, I use it, but it doesn't have the functionality that I need. For example, it doesn't do interlinears, and the searching is rudimentary at best. It is basically just a reader at this point - although I do appreciate being able to read most of my books online.
I have been a Logos user ever since the very early versions were released. At that time, Microsoft was the only platform available for the program although it's nice to see the growth of the company and it's availability on the Mac. I am, however, still a Windows user and also just purchased a WP7. I enjoy my phone but really would love to have the Logos app available as I've run it on an iPhone and it is fabulous. Unfortunately, biblia.com is a very weak substitute.
Please Logos, bring on a WP7 version!
Rod
I'm also a longtime logos user, and just got a Windows 7 phone. I'm also waiting for logos to port over.
M. Lee Taylor
I bought the Samsung Focus WP7 device the first day it was released and the phone has been great! I really enjoy using this phone. I too am anxiously waiting for Logos to release an app for the Windows Phone 7 devices. Actually I will put in a request for two of us. I know someone else who received a Windows Phone 7 device for Christmas and they also use Logos. I know they would also love to see a Logos Bible app for the phone as well.
I too have a Samsung Focus... C'mon Logos... It's got Silverlight, shouldn't be that awful of a conversion
I have a Windows Phone 7 too and it would be great if there was a compatible Logos app available.
According to http://wp7applist.com the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace now has over 15,000 apps! C'mon Logos... catch the fever! : )
Bob Pritchett posted Please try the user survey! which includes link to http://www.logos.com/usersurvey that has a question about mobile device ownership, with a check box for Windows Phone 7 among other mobile devices.
For Windows Phone 7 owners, would be a good idea to participate in survey, which can help build a business case for Windows Phone 7 application.
Keep Smiling [:)]
Hey, what made you trade in your iPhone for a WP7? What works better on a WP7 and what works better on an iPhone?
Hey Logos, I know you're watching the Windows Phone market... and as you can see, the OS is getting much better with each new release!
http://gizmodo.com/5813901/the-next-windows-phone-its-pretty-great
http://www.cnet.com/8301-17918_1-20065790-85.html
http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/24/windows-phone-mango-and-bing-vision-hands-on/
Nokia's new hardware looks really impressive; when paired with an awesome OS like Windows Phone 7, it will rock.
Android phones are now the #1 attack vector for malware and viruses. I predict the ultimate demise of Android as a phone OS. In a couple of years, the two main phone OS offerings will be Apple and Microsoft, with Android trying desperately to hang on.
Can't wait to see Logos on WP7...
I, too, am a long-time user of Logos / Libronix Bible Software. I, too, am a Windows Phone 7 user. I, too, would appreciate the development of a software program for Logos that would run on Windows Phone 7. Android has more than enough!
Windows 8 is a super-duper-hyper-drive version of Windows Phone 7 :
http://www.winrumors.com/windows-8-really-does-change-everything-its-mind-blowing/
Now I guess we'll eventually get Logos for Windows Phone because they will have to update their app to run in Windows 8.
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I've been using the Laridian Pocket Bible for over a decade on various Windows Mobile devices (remember the iPaq - years before Apple put "i" in front of everything?). But Laridian has completely abandoned the Windows Mobile platform, and I really need to upgrade my four-year old Tilt to a new Windows Phone 7 Mango when they come out next month.
As a longtime Logos user, I'd really like to be able to use Logos on the Windows Phone 7 when I get it.
I hope there's some effort going into that. I haven't found anything for WP7 as powerful as Pocket Bible - Logos could change that.
Thanks,
Ernie
Have you seen the new Nokia Lumia 800 that's coming out soon? It looks amazing and is sure to be the start of a big following for Windows Phone 7. Like many, I'm planning on buying it as soon as its out. I'd love to have a Logos app for it!
Pretty please?
Surely if we did a community pricing arrangement for the Windows Phone app you would get enough interest to push it over the line! I've already paid a lot for my books, what's a little more to be able to use it on my phone?
Andrew
Charles try library.logos.com on your win7 phone browser
Thanks for the reply on that - yet another Logos web site But still, it's no where near the functionality that we have in a native app.
The thing that gets me is that it's written in C# - a Microsoft language and it doesn't exist on a Microsoft platform. I'm sure the UI would have to be written from scratch, but surely it couldn't be as complicated as writing C# for the Mac through Mono.
I hope they may the call to make it. WP7 is definitely become a viable platform, as Nokia is showing us.
Dion
Thanks for the reply on that - yet another Logos web site But still, it's no where near the functionality that we have in a native app. The thing that gets me is that it's written in C# - a Microsoft language and it doesn't exist on a Microsoft platform. I'm sure the UI would have to be written from scratch, but surely it couldn't be as complicated as writing C# for the Mac through Mono. I hope they may the call to make it. WP7 is definitely become a viable platform, as Nokia is showing us. Dion
The core of our product that reads and displays books is C++, which isn't currently supported on WP7. A port would be a big investment for us. We are watching this platform and the market closely, though.
Thanks for the reply on that - yet another Logos web site But still, it's no where near the functionality that we have in a native app. The thing that gets me is that it's written in C# - a Microsoft language and it doesn't exist on a Microsoft platform. I'm sure the UI would have to be written from scratch, but surely it couldn't be as complicated as writing C# for the Mac through Mono. I hope they may the call to make it. WP7 is definitely become a viable platform, as Nokia is showing us. Dion The core of our product that reads and displays books is C++, which isn't currently supported on WP7. A port would be a big investment for us. We are watching this platform and the market closely, though.
Noticed Windows 8 Metro App development includes C++ => http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/br229583.aspx
Likewise learning Microsoft has strategic direction of combining phone and tablet into one eco-system, but Windows 8 is restricted to devices with 7" or larger screen => http://www.winrumors.com/ballmer-misquoted-microsoft-not-bringing-windows-8-down-to-the-phone/
Rumor about Metro app needed for Windows 8 ARM tablet => http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/microsoft-to-drop-desktop-app-from-windows-8-arm-tablets/11325
I am not privvy to Logos plans for phone support and I am a long time Windows user, but the world is changing.....if Logos has a lot of investment to properly support the Windows Phone, the market share trends have to be very worrisome:
As this shows, Microsoft's market share is now under 6% as it continues to drop.
As for me, my next phone will NOT be a Windows Phone. I have had them obsolete me twice now, the latest a very nice Windows Mobile 6.5 phone that will no longer be updated or supported. No way to get to Windows 7 from Windows 6.5. Does Apple do that? Google?
Which is of course a major concern for a software vendor as well, as there is investment in supporting Windows Phone 7 even if you had a full functioning Windows 6.5 mobile phone app.
The world has spoken IMHO - Windows mobile share is shrinking by the month. I suspect Logos has bigger opportunities for its investment dollars. Just my .02...
