Metro is beautiful and less cluttered than other design languages, but at some point you need to allow some "3D". I am not talking about all the extra flashy slowing down the app graphics you get with Android, but a little 3D touch to make the app feel premium. I know a lot of you could argue that 3D doesn't make an app premium, but when you are a new comer you want that nice premium app with a lot of features and one you could show off to a friend.
I love the concept of WP8 and the live tiles are a good idea that could get even better with time. This is why I would like to see apps that have strong features and that match its iOS or Android version. For example, the speaktoit assistant on my iPod is better in everyway than the speaktoit assistant on my Lumia 920, which tells you how much time they've put into the platform.
I think Microsoft needs to shock the audience with Blue. Enough with the almost exciting news. WP8 was great it was a needed update, still I would have like it to beat the competition in more areas than the ones Nokia worked really hard on.
Microsoft talk about the future a lot, but they forget the present by the same occasion. People want something to be excited about before they make the choice to switch to W8 and possibly WP8.
Windows 8 brought me a way of doing things that was less boring, but now I want it to be more in terms of design. Simple doesn't mean boring(a lot of developers are really uninspired) and when you change the name from Metro to Modern you obviously can offer yourself a little bit of flexibility without ditching the live tiles concept.
I hope Microsoft is not betting on Metro to take off, because what most people between 40 and 55 say when I asked them if they like the interface in Windows 8 (don't mention Metro, they don't even know anything about it) they simply say that it's childish and they don't see any reason to prefer it over Windows 7. And believe it or not the 40 to 60 years old are pretty much half of the population in a lot of areas in north America.
Again I love the live tiles and the modern UI, but I think Microsoft limited themselves by promoting Metro over the live tiles. You need a strong fan base to have fast growth and by improving the already good concept of W8 and WP8 without putting unnecessary limitations. Put more life into Modern UI and you will see more enthusiasm from the developers. Give them something to create on and build a solid ecosystem.
I love the concept of WP8 and the live tiles are a good idea that could get even better with time. This is why I would like to see apps that have strong features and that match its iOS or Android version. For example, the speaktoit assistant on my iPod is better in everyway than the speaktoit assistant on my Lumia 920, which tells you how much time they've put into the platform.
I think Microsoft needs to shock the audience with Blue. Enough with the almost exciting news. WP8 was great it was a needed update, still I would have like it to beat the competition in more areas than the ones Nokia worked really hard on.
Microsoft talk about the future a lot, but they forget the present by the same occasion. People want something to be excited about before they make the choice to switch to W8 and possibly WP8.
Windows 8 brought me a way of doing things that was less boring, but now I want it to be more in terms of design. Simple doesn't mean boring(a lot of developers are really uninspired) and when you change the name from Metro to Modern you obviously can offer yourself a little bit of flexibility without ditching the live tiles concept.
I hope Microsoft is not betting on Metro to take off, because what most people between 40 and 55 say when I asked them if they like the interface in Windows 8 (don't mention Metro, they don't even know anything about it) they simply say that it's childish and they don't see any reason to prefer it over Windows 7. And believe it or not the 40 to 60 years old are pretty much half of the population in a lot of areas in north America.
Again I love the live tiles and the modern UI, but I think Microsoft limited themselves by promoting Metro over the live tiles. You need a strong fan base to have fast growth and by improving the already good concept of W8 and WP8 without putting unnecessary limitations. Put more life into Modern UI and you will see more enthusiasm from the developers. Give them something to create on and build a solid ecosystem.