Umkhiqizi ngamunye unamathuluzi amaningana okwenza lula ushintsho kusuka kwipulatifomu eyodwa noma ithuluzi kuye kwelinye lenkampani. Isidingo sokulanda isoftware yenkampani futhi sixhume i-smartphone yethu ukuze sikwazi ukudlulisa, isoftware yocingo olusha, yonke idatha ye-terminal endala, kade yaphela. Ngenhlanhla manje konke kulula kakhulu ngezinketho ezahlukahlukene esinikezwa zona abakhiqizi. AbakwaSamsung ngohlelo lwe-Smart switchch basivumela ukuthi sidlulise yonke imininingwane engavikelwe yi-DRM kumatheminali ayo. Inkampani yaseKorea isanda kuvuselela uhlelo lokusebenza ingeza ukusekelwa Windows 10 Abasebenzisi beselula.
Kuwo wonke lo nyaka, ama-Acer ne-HP kuphela akhethe iplatifomu yeselula yakwaMicrosoft, ngamunye wethula ukuphela okukodwa. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kancane kancane iMicrosoft ibisusa ikhathalogu yeLumias etholakala esitolo sayo ngenhlangano ekhomba ekushiyweni kwepulatifomu, kepha ekugcineni kubonakala kuphambene, ngoba amahemuhemu e-Surface Phone ayanda futhi kaningi.
Uma usebenzisa iWindows Phone 8.1 noma iWindows 10, futhi uhlela ukushintsha amapulatifomu, AbakwaSamsung bakunikeza ithuba lokwenza ushintsho ngokushesha nangokunethezeka ngohlelo lweSmart switch, uhlelo lokusebenza olusanda kuvuselelwa linikeza ukusekelwa kwesikhulumi seselula seMicrosoft. Lolu hlelo lokusebenza lufakwa ngokuzenzakalela kumatheminali wakamuva inkampani ayisungule emakethe ephezulu, njenge-Samsung S7 ne-S7 Edge, ngaphezu kwe-Galaxy Note esethathe umhlalaphansi manje. I-Smart switchch nayo isiza ushintsho kubo bonke abasebenzisi abavela kupulatifomu ye-Apple iOS, ngaphezu kwezinguqulo esezivele zingamaqhawe zohlelo olusebenzayo lwe-BlackBerry, i-OS 7 ne-OS 7.
