As much as I love the idea of good quality beautiful developing and all that free operating system that was supposed to be Android OS by Google, I have to say I see the wisdom in the following words (copy paste):
Windows Phone is better than Android. WinPho is monolithic, there are no clear issues with branching or hardware compatibility (today’s news notwithstanding), and WinPho’s UI familiarity will soon be bolstered by millions of Windows 8 installs around the world. Android is great if you’re a small manufacturer and you just want to dump a stack onto what would have once been called a feature phone. Windows Phone is great if you want the largesse, the popularity, and the trustworthiness of Microsoft behind your product.
So ignore Nokia at your peril. Their strategy is just right at just the right time. Remember: nobody ever got fired for installing Microsoft. Not even Stephen Elop.
I must admitt that I tested Windows 7 phone Samsung Omnia 7 about a year ago. The general idea was "lets see how this shit sucks so I can say I tested it and I am qualified to mock it". My plan failed miserably. The phone was good. The UI was fast. The battery lasted longer than on iPhone or Android. The user interface was easy to get used to. The integration with GOOGLE (contacts, calendar and e-mail) was flawless (and the calendar and upcoming events better than on Android. The facebook integration was good enough for me and it managed to connect the profiles that where not connected already. It did no mess to my entries (suggested some merges but that was OK) and it did not upload phone numbers to facebook like some other did. It has excel and word on it... and it worked better than google office on android or google office on iPhone. I loved the phone. It made me stick to Blackberry and wait before making a switch, to see how things go on.
I like (the list consists of things that come to mind and is not all inclusive):
- that there is only "one" iPhone
- that iOS has nice quality assurance when apps are submitted and that UI is consistent
- that the phone looks nice (even if the glass shit gets cracked as soon as it drops)
- that windows phone is so fast and it integrates with google and sharing is simple for example images and video s are easy to share in compare with android or ios
- the idea behind android
- the fact that apple only has one or two devices you really need to test on to get a good and reliable test
I hate (the list consists of things that come to mind and is not all inclusive):
- the quality of android apps (you never know if the app will drain your battery or be extremely crappy and buggy)
- the lack of apps for windows phone
- the limitations and lack of customizations on iPhone
- the fragmentation of android and the fact that there are cheap android phones that shame the name as they don't have the hardware to support the software and that leads to poor user experience
- the fact that it is harder to write for android and likely soon for windows phone due to fragmentation (screen sizes, hardware capability, hardware functions and quality... just think on gps and focusing on camera...)
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/19/nokia-may-be-down-but-theyre-not-out/
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