swarlos
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Very much agreed. I came from WP 7.5 and 8. I used them in conjunction with my iPad, MBP and MBA. I have no complaints and would like to give it another try when some of my must have apps have a WP version. It is definitely a very smooth and problem free OS.Windows Phone - simplistic, smooth running OS
Nokia - makes excellent hardware and supports the OS despite the legions of consumers and developers that have not
The OP - oblivious to the fact that the "problem" with iOS 7 may not have been the software let alone the hardware it was designed for.
Very much agreed. I came from WP 7.5 and 8. I used them in conjunction with my iPad, MBP and MBA. I have no complaints and would like to give it another try when some of my must have apps have a WP version. It is definitely a very smooth and problem free OS.
Hmmm. Witty!Buy a Nokia window 8 phone.. Problem fixed!
All 3 OS's? I believe there are 4..although I cannot for the life of me remember which OS that is.
Ha you're right, I wasn't very clear, but it seems you figured it out! Maybe I should've said "The 2 real OS's plus WP" or something like that; you know, like the ad about New York City having "Six professional sports teams, and also the Mets".
I think you misspelled Jets.
I will never understand why MS made such radical changes from WM to WP. The interface is so uncomfortable for me. I admit I've never given it a chance, mostly based on appearance.
I was an avid WM user back in the day. It was very functional, much like Windows. I could browse files and edit the registry. But, it was not user friendly at all! If I handed my phone to someone else it was difficult for them to figure out how to place or even answer a phone call. I think that changing WM's UI was necessary.
Microsoft very much restricted the functionality in WP. It's very tightly controlled, making iOS seem open source by comparison. But as controlled as iOS is, it's very functional due to having almost every conceivable app available. Right now I would say that in functionality and day to day use that iOS & Android are a lot alike. I had no trouble switching back and forth between them. Speed, stability, smoothness, appearance, and apps were all very similar.
WP is simple at first, but once you get into it the learning curve becomes steep very quickly. I found that I spent a lot of time trying to figure out workarounds to do simple stuff, or just simple do without. I was to the point where I began to question whether WP's functionality even justified the cost of a data plan. And there are still plenty of bugs. MLB release an At Bat app partway through the season, but it didn't work half the time. I don't know whether it was the fault of the app or the OS, but because of other issues I found with WP I suspect it was more the OS's fault. Sometimes MLB At Bat crashed upon opening, and I would manually set the date to a day earlier, and then it would work.
I also found WP's UI to be very inefficient. Everything is way too big. That's fine on a desktop or even a tablet, but on a <5" screen it's not acceptable. I spent a lot of time scrolling and tapping.
Why is anyone replying to this thread at all? WTF, let it end.
Why is anyone replying to this thread at all? WTF, let it end.