I want to argue with you and tell you you're wrong, but I've just realised recently that I've had Stockholm syndrome for the past year.I keep forgiving Windows Phone's shortcomings, and keep telling myself that MS will do something to remove the disadvantages the platform has. That the benefits of sticking it out with Windows Phone outweigh the negatives.
But you know what? Android and iOS are quickly implementing the benefits WP has faster than Microsoft fixes the short comings.
In a month it'll be 4 years for WP and we STILL don't have gapless playback for crying out loud. Uservoice posts are mostly ignored even with tens of thousands of votes. I don't know about you people, but the last time something I genuinely wanted that was added was Cortana, and most of her updates since her release have been novelties at best, with very little expanded functionality. The last feature before her? I don't even remember.
It's not like I've been sitting here and grumbling to myself, either. I've made dozens of posts on Uservoice. I've used the feedback features within the phone. I know I'm not the only one who has.
I've had three Windows Phones, and I don't regret owning them. But I honestly can't see myself buying a fourth, and I've already stopped pushing people to take a look at it. Even Nokia's cameras are becoming less of a selling point. The best of the bunch was the 1020, and there's no confirmed announcement of a successor. The flagship of the year was cancelled.
I look at the Lumia 930 and 1520 and, besides a bump in screen real estate and the improved cameras, maybe some slightly faster loading times; I see ZERO reason to get either of them.
People joke that if you want the best mobile Microsoft experience, buy an iDevice. I always disliked that line of thought. But I'm slowly coming to realise, especially with recent app updates and releases for iOS as well as Android, that it's not a joke anymore. It's a sad, cruel reality. It just doesn't pay to be brand loyal to Microsoft. Why should anyone else even consider swapping to the platform?
I'm know I'm rambling now, I can't even get my thoughts straight I'm so frustrated. But really, I feel like if things carry on as they are now, the dream of a unified OS, of cross compatible devices... it doesn't matter. Because what's the point of a dream if it never comes true?
/melodrama