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Originally Posted by eric12341
@ mastergadgets I wasn't bashing u I just said that u may be among one of the many on this site who expressed negative opinions towards WP in one of the first front page articles about it. Half of them who had such an opinion ended up liking it after trying it. Wish I could pull up that article but they know who they are. I think @ Aleki was one of them. |
I'll openly admit that I was very critical when I first learned about M$'s new direction; and in some ways, I still feel WP7 is missing some critical features that were available in WM. But after giving the OS some time, it has really grown on me, and I think the new facelift is a step in the right direction..
I probably should mention that I am currently using an iPhone 4s(promised I'd give the OS a fair shot); and after a little over two days of use, I am finding the iPhone doesnt have much to offer over WP7. A couple of things that stand out in the iPhone is the sense of refinement of their 3rd party apps(telenav has a very nice polished look, and runs much more fluid than its WP7 and android counterparts); and the android-esque notification slate is a really nifty way to deliver glanceable updates(I love how the weather and stock feed is on the ball). But the OS, as I see it, is really two steps behind WP7.5 and Android.
Just a sample of a few nagging differences:
-The menu system is quite unintuitive and vague
-I find myself wishing the back button was a dedicated key
-I am really dissapointed to learn how Podcasts do not self-update without a computer being present.
-The home screen is a mess!
In closing, I really think that if iPhone users(even some android guys) were to give WP a shot, I could see them selling off their iDevices and being content with WP7.5. I feel that Microsoft's lukewarm app collection is the only thing really keeping them from winning people over.