mYth
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#1 the app count is bogus. It's gone from 10-45K in just 12 months that is amazing growth. Can't you just say that it's not enough apps and leave it that instead of lying?
#2 - the UI. Take it or leave it. It's fundamentally different from the iOS/Android rows of icons and chrome UI and UX. Maybe that's what you miss, the gloss.
#1 i said nothing about app count. I don't how care how exponential it is. Without updates it makes them worthless. The development process doesn't stop once its created. Don't accuse me of lying if you don't even read my sentence right.
#2 I didn't say i missed anything. I just said it feels like something is missing. It needs a little extra kick to wow someone. Yeah livetiles are great, but they are few in number.
Just coming from a 4S I'll list some things I've noticed.
Gaming would be first. Its limited, even with xbox live. Besides racing, nothing really seems to be pushing the boundaries. All of the games seem like the short addicting games like angry birds and plants vs zombies. Its really lacking in other genres.
Two is the limited storage. Only one phone has expandable memory. Music and videos don't go far on these phones. I need at least 32gb just to fit all my music. Adding videos is a whole other story.
Three app development seems slow. I see a lot of the apps on the marketplace are always asking for a update.
Last is the UI, I can't quite put my finger on it, but it feels like something is missing.
I'll expand this a some more when I get home.
I don't want to expand this on a page before. Then no one see's it. Even if its worthless haha.
Nothing beats iTunes. I understand that its hard to compete with as well. The largest collection of music (and movies for all i know). Its got a pretty standard quality at 256kbps AAC. Which is fine because most newer phones cover M4A. But what about things that aren't M4A? I being an audiophile use a lot of lossless. Apple has the only phone (again to my knowledge) that supports a lossless codec by standard. Anyways what I'm getting at is codec supports. A lot of people who have invested money into music it becomes harder for them to switch. I don't want to convert all of my music into .flac or worse quality just because my phone wont support it.
Not to mention Zune isn't the best experience.
I'm never pleased with a browser experience on any mobile device. So i won't even go into that.
The things i really want to see MS push is:
- The xbox live experience. It really seems like they don't push it at all. A few games, a little customization of your avatar. Whatever. Bring more to me. Make xbox users want the phone. Exclusive halo/gow things. More synchronization with the xbox.
- The requirements for building an WP7 phone. Seems kind of silly, but having a requirement for great/mediocre phones is a very good thing. It makes all of the phone have a similar experience, it just depends on what feels the best in your hands. Of course, having all of the different manufacturers gives us different physical issues and software bugs. But as an overall experience it stays pretty general.
I still have more to say. I'm just way to tired. 6AM and i have to be back at work in 6 hours. Ugh.
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