Some people around these forums crack me up with their RAWR GTFO mentality. I sometimes get the feeling that they are offended that someone else didn't like their smartphone/device of choice. What works for you might not work for the next person. If that was the case, we would all be running around with the same exact phone if there was a clear winner. Be mad at something else other than things like this. There is a whole world that could use some of that anger put towards a good cause. Grow the He!! up.
I agree. I lurk on various forums for Android, iOS, WP, etc - and each has their own set of rabid, foaming "fans". It's comical, yet attempting to sift through the West Side Story rivalries is definitely tiring. I assume we all come on here because we enjoy following smartphone technology? I'm not sure why some people get so defensive? You should be able to recognize the pros and cons of each phone/OS, or you're probably not being honest with us (and yourself). Okay, so someone doesn't like "your" phone? I...apologize? You'll be okay, I promise
I've owned a handful of Blackberries, the iPhone 3GS and 5, a ton of Androids, and now I'm on my first Windows Phone. Some were horrible, some fantastic, and some were blah. I have various opinions, but try to remain disloyal to any particular company.
I'm hoping that a lot of the ****** mentality has to do with age? I remember being a frothing ****** for other hobbies when I was a teenager - but then I grew up, started facing real-life s***, and eventually I gained some perspective and calmed down. Unless you designed the product, or had to assemble them in some Chinese sweatshop yourself, why bother getting so caught up?
Anyway, to bring this back to the thread topic: I'm on the Lumia 822 now, and I generally get at least 24 hours of moderate to heavy use (a lot of social networking, texting, and web browsing - don't spend much time streaming media, fwiw). It's a fantastic device, I never thought I'd be saying that about a Windows product (never really been a huge fan of the OS, until now). The OP mentioned switching to the Note 2? That looks like a great device too! I would love to try one. I have upgrades available, but I'd rather spend a few months getting to know WP8 instead of shelling out $300 for another phone.
-mcskipp