Windows Phone has a new app problem | The Verge

Windows Phone has a new app problem | The Verge

October 22, 2015 October 21, 2015 Microsoft's apps are evaporating I gave up on Windows Phone almost a year ago, citing a lack of apps and Microsoft's mobile platform getting left behind. While the app gap has always been a problem, Windows Phone is now five years old and it's still facing new challenges. Over the past year developers haven't flocked to Microsoft's platform to improve its app situation. Instead, more and more high-profile apps have actually disappeared.  Mint's removal this week is the latest, angering Windows Phone fans, but it's not the first, nor will it be the last. American Airlines, Chase Bank, Bank of America, NBC, Pinterest, and Kabam have all discontinued their Windows Phone apps in the past year. These huge apps have simply disappeared or will no longer be updated. Some companies have cited a lack of Windows Phone users, and others have remained silent, but each removal has put Microsoft another step behind in the mobile race.

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