The “shifting sands” of digital life apps coverage

Apps are a funny thing on smartphones. Despite the fact they have the word “phone” baked right in, they’re just a portable conduit to a user’s digital life. App coverage is critical for digital life — if you don’t support the apps a user wants, you’re not going to appeal.

I, and other critics of Windows Phone, have been harsh about the fact that Instagram is not official supported on the platform. But today we find out that it is finally happening.

Will it make a difference?

Given that the post-...