"I have one word for you: iTunes. That **** is awful."
X-box music is far worse. So bad, in fact, that I have stopped listening to music on my phone altogether.
It will be interesting to see how that plays out. It's not inconceivable that some people will use great Windows apps on iOS and Android and down the road say "well, the apps are good, maybe I'll try their phone." It might be a better strategy than little to no mindshare, as is the case at the moment.I sincerely believe that MS doesn't care which phone OS you use as long as you use MS applications. There is not much incentive anymore to move to Windows Phone nor would it be too disruptive to leave for another OS. This is a good thing - unless you somehow have a hope that Windows Phone will ever gain significant market share.
As far as music goes, being able to drag and drop music and video to and from my 1520 using only Windows Explorer is reason enough for me to stay with the Microsoft ecosystem. As others have mentioned above, I too can't stand iTunes and having to "sync" stuff. That and the multiple accounts and computers that really throw things off as someone also mentioned.
For a music PLAYER on my 1520, Xbox music works fine, but MixRadio (Formerly Nokia MixRadio, formerly Nokia Music) is my favorite.
Other things that keep me a happy WP user
? Glance screen
? Expandable micro SD card storage
? Dedicated camera/hardware shutter button
? Pureview camera tech (though I AM a bit jealous of the iPhone's high frame rate video recording for slow motion vids)
? Live tiles
? Customizable Start screen
? The ability to pin contacts to Start
? Nokia build quality
? Hardware specs (1520)
? Cortana (though she's expected to land on the other platforms, it wont be the same level of integration that we have here on WP with the hardware search button. Not even sure if the upcoming "Hey Cortana" feature included with the Denim firmware will work on the other platforms.. We'll see.
I sincerely believe that MS doesn't care which phone OS you use as long as you use MS applications. There is not much incentive anymore to move to Windows Phone nor would it be too disruptive to leave for another OS. This is a good thing - unless you somehow have a hope that Windows Phone will ever gain significant market share.
Strike Cortana off the list of Windows Phone advantages. Apparently Apple and Android will be getting her too.
It will be interesting to see how that plays out. It's not inconceivable that some people will use great Windows apps on iOS and Android and down the road say "well, the apps are good, maybe I'll try their phone." It might be a better strategy than little to no mindshare, as is the case at the moment.