#AskDanWindows Episode 8 - Should Microsoft switch the Lumia brand for their new flagships?

We're back this week for another episode of #AskDanWindows! What better way to start your weekend?

Many of this week's questions were focused on those upcoming Lumia flagships, so it seems appropriate for me to try to answer them. I also field a few more interesting questions for some lighthearted entertainment.

AskDanWindows Episode 8 Questions of the Week

  • Do you think that Microsoft should have rebranded the Lumia devices, at last when it comes to models like 640, 630, the upcoming 950, 550 - Claes W
  • There is much talk of Astoria in the Windows Phone community, but almost none of Islandwood. Why? - Andreas H
  • Has it got to the point where you'll pour yourself a large whiskey BEFORE reading through the comments on Windows Central? @Rick_Air
  • Is it still the case that the blue colour option for the 950/950XL is for prototypes only (not retail) and if so, why? - Biswajit D
  • Have you secretly given up on Windows Phone? Or are you playing to/mirroring the WP crowd? I only ask because the cynicism, albeit slight is noticeable. - Sean D
  • Does cityman\talkman satisfy your flagship wishes. Or should we hold out for surface phone? - @tbweig
  • How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? – Daniel Gary
  • Do you think that the device that is in the latest Microsoft's video is a Surface Pro 4? @MateuszWantula

So there you have it! Remember, if you have a question use the hashtag #AskDanWindows on Twitter, and maybe we'll pick yours.

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Daniel Rubino
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Daniel Rubino is the Editor-in-chief of Windows Central. He is also the head reviewer, podcast co-host, and analyst. He has been covering Microsoft since 2007, when this site was called WMExperts (and later Windows Phone Central). His interests include Windows, laptops, next-gen computing, and watches. He has been reviewing laptops since 2015 and is particularly fond of 2-in-1 convertibles, ARM processors, new form factors, and thin-and-light PCs. Before all this tech stuff, he worked on a Ph.D. in linguistics, watched people sleep (for medical purposes!), and ran the projectors at movie theaters because it was fun.