Windows Phone already sucks, but Microsoft is making it even worse by killing notifications

Windows Phone can be chalked up as yet another failure for Microsoft. Consumers hated it, and as a result, developers avoided it. It joins other disastrous Microsoft projects like Windows RT, Kin, and Zune in the graveyard. If you are still clinging to a device running Windows Phone 7.5 or 8.0, I feel sorry for you. Your phone is already terrible, but on February 20, it will get even worse. You see, Microsoft is killing push notification services. Unfortunately, on the aforementioned date, your phone will no longer receive notifications -- a huge inconvenience. This also means those silly live… [Continue Reading]