Keith Wallace
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I'm sorry but people like the OP don't get into these pissing matches about phones to further push the platform but rather it is simply just for the bragging rights. Just like how car guys like to brag pointlessly about horsepower, tech guys like to brag about processing power, FLOPS, etc.
Say you have a 920 and were to get into one of these comparisons with a guy who ones a lesser Android phone. After you convince him that your phone is better do you think he's going to run out and buy a 920, or think you need to be put in your place and get the next best Android phone?
If you enjoy these types of comparisons then go ahead, but I don't care what others are using and I don't care if others know what I'm using.
I don't necessarily care what others are using. I DO care about two things though:
1. Improving the state of Windows Phone
2. Helping others make informed decisions about smartphones
I believe that Windows Phone is the best mobile platform. I explain how to people. I explain the issues with the app selection as well. Getting in what the OP calls "friendly" tests against each other isn't a big deal. A "pissing contest," is not something friendly, it's a fairly heated exchange over something trivial. Having fun and showing off the strengths of your technology isn't a pissing contest.
I do this a bit with my brother-in-law. I showed him a bit of my camera's superior low-light capabilities with the camera (my 920 against his S III). I tell him how great getting the entire US map on my device for offline use if better than the apparent 88MB chunks he can get. I was just telling him about how moronic it was that Microsoft is letting Skype beta test video messages on iOS and Android, while ignoring Windows Phone, considering Microsoft OWNS Skype. I've told people how stupid it is that Microsoft doesn't leverage its high-quality Xbox titles on Windows Phone.
I'm a realist with this platform, but I also think it has great potential. It can be the Xbox 360 of the mobile platform--a premiere entertainment platform (with the Xbox titles leading the way), while being of high quality in its main purposes (gaming for the Xbox, calls and messages with Windows Phone). I can't believe that I'm the only one who is irritated by the incessant whining from people, though.
I get that there are broken promises with the platform, but it sucks wanting to have decent discussions with others when most turn into crying about one thing or another.