paraman said:
A simple thing like copy/paste which should have been in the OS from start is now pushed through the NoDo update and people are acting like its manna from heaven. Wow!
Seriously, you don't like improvements? Anyways, I think people are more excited about the potential of W7 than what it is now. Played around with a Desire HD for a week and though I liked it, I think there's scope for improvement primarily in the background task management and some UI changes in the menu. There's another Samsung Android phone in the house but specs are too lousy to even mention it here (Android runs shitty on that, went thru half(?) the Angry Birds game to find a level which is unplayable on the phone's hardware specs). Android is good, but am I satisfied with it? Not by a long shot. Plus, anyone
used to the smooth UI of an iPhone/ W7 is gonna be disappointed with the lag in an unmanaged Android phone (the HD after all is one of the most powerful Android phones). Not so with the smart phone features, though. As of now, Android rules (iPhone users might throw some statistics about the number of apps they have access to here
).
But what is the market for smart phones like in the truest sense? 90% of Android users and 100% of iPhone users that I know use it for the games and multimedia. Ditto for the vast number of Nokia smart phone users. For them, W7 is a very viable alternative.
The W7 is definitely much more than a simple phone. The UI is not as much as pretty as well laid out and smooth to use.The social networking integration, e-mail, office applications and multimedia features are quite good. It's not ready for prime time smart phone glory but it definitely is reaching there. Good for the average techie to have multiple options. One of the reasons Android was welcomed so heartily.
P.S. Regarding courage in being disappointed in a gadget, this is a tech site. It's second nature for most of us to want more
. What we don't do is diss other peoples tastes/ likes/ preferences with a sarcastic comment without even actually having first hand experience about the topic/ subject in question. Reviews are good but a user experience cannot be described, it is to be experienced. I should know, I hated the iPhone until I had one in my hands for a week or so. I'm definitely going for an Android myself for now, but I really think MS has a good thing going. More power to manna from heaven, sorry, updates and improvements from MS and the people who appreciate continuous improvement!