"Smoked by Windows Phone"

[hanselthecaretaker]

Anyone with an iPhone 4 or new Android? Is your phone really that hard to use? Part of this seems to be legit (dedicated phone button, simple apps integration, etc) but another seems like a smear campaign because they're comparing an MS employee who knows the phone inside out to ditsy random people.

For example, iPhone 4 has a camera button at the lock screen, yet the girl in this clip is shown texting on a keypad, swiping back and forth between app screens, etc.



*sigh* Crap like this kinda makes me ashamed to still be supporting Microsoft. It's too bad there isn't a comparable alternative to Windows OS's on the PC that runs everything, which still essentially proves the existence of their monopoly. GF is starting to hate Windows 7 due to all the save errors she's been having in Office Word/Excel, erasing all her work. Then there's Xbawks diluting the quality of the console industry, which apparently will soon infect Windows 8 as well. They pretty much all but gave up on PC gaming support; tough to find anyone that thinks much of Games for Windows Live (I personally haven't had many problems with it though to be honest). Maybe their phone will be legitimately good though, who knows.

 

[miplank]

if you can't figure out how to work an iphone you're a goddamn retard.

 

[EnderJE]

I've got all four (including RIM). The problem with Windows Phone is that it's quite limited once you get used to what Android and the iPhone can do in terms of application support and the camera is only a 5MP. I got used to the 8MP in the 4S and Galaxy. That said, if you take away the 3rd party application support and camera quality, it isn't a bad phone.

 

[hanselthecaretaker]

I decided to give this phone a try since I needed one anyways. So far I like it. Easy to use features and slick interface, although I do notice it lacks some features/options I'd have thought would be standard (for example it looks like the available ringtones can't be also used under the alarm options...maybe I'm not familiar enough with it yet though). I do like how it automatically capitalizes and spell checks things though as I type here for instance. The features it does have work very well and fast so far. I love the zoom/scrunch/expand/panning functions in windows too.

 

[wootoom]

if you can't figure out how to work an iphone you're a goddamn retard.

No kidding

 

[mrplunkey]

I decided to give this phone a try since I needed one anyways. So far I like it. Easy to use features and slick interface, although I do notice it lacks some features/options I'd have thought would be standard (for example it looks like the available ringtones can't be also used under the alarm options...maybe I'm not familiar enough with it yet though). I do like how it automatically capitalizes and spell checks things though as I type here for instance. The features it does have work very well and fast so far. I love the zoom/scrunch/expand/panning functions in windows too.

I'm sure there's a 76-step registry hack you can use to enable ringtones as alarms.

I think I'd rather save that time and just use my iPhone.

 

[hanselthecaretaker]

This phone is awesome so far. Stable, slick interface and simple. 3 things you wouldn't think would come from a Microsoft device. Limited customization seems to be the only gripe I can muster so far. The fact it works so well though makes that easily forgivable.


This platform needs more support, at least on -

Anyone that has Sprint and wants to see more WP7 options can sign here.

http://www.fiercewireless.com/cesli...translate-windows-phone-buzz-sales/2012-01-12

With Microsoft's money and partners they should be able to promote it and grow it into something that can actually compete with iPhone/Android.

The crazy irony of those two is, Steve Jobs was livid and made it pretty much his dying wish to make sure Android doesn't succeed. Apparently they copied some ideas of his right before the device went big.

 

[EnderJE]

I'm glad you like it. I never got used to the interface and found it miss some key applications that I use on my phone. Cie la vie.