Flan Tamarind
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^Android didn't take long to gain traction because it was the only real alternative to the iPhone when it was launched. It also was on extremely cheap devices. And because OEMs and Carriers can do whatever they want with it, they loved it and pushed the hell out of.
Android was missing features when it was launched too and took longer to get apps than Windows Phone.
Could the settings section use some categorization? Sure. But I use third party apps to pin WiFi, Bluetooth etc to the start screen.
I have an iPhone 4 and find it some of its functionality "catastrophic" too.
None of this is proof as to why Windows Phone doesn't have basic features such as folders for apps, wallpapers, or single press feature toggles for data connections which android has had since launch. Turning around and picking on iOS for having catastrophic functionality, while merited, is a moot point. If we lived in the world where iOS and Android didn't exist, then WP would still be lacking in these basic features. The fact that WP doesn't have some of these basic necessities at this point in the race is indicative of a greater problem within the WP production process. Instead of finishing the base feature set, the WP has done stuff like Kid's Corner! Hooray! Now my non existent child has a place where they cant mess up my all important emails and text messages and play their games! Thanks Joe Belfiore for watching out for my future career and my future spawn!
I'm quite aware of these short comings in Windows Phone. I am a Windows Phone user because I like the idea of the single ecosystem to rule them all. I am not beyond calling Microsoft out for their failings, of which there has been quite a few. Alas, this is getting off topic.
My point, the entire time, is that WP is not perfect. In order to be a great OS it is going to have to adopt a lot of the features present in this WP Blue concept. Maybe not in the same shape, but in some way these features NEED to be integrated into WP. Otherwise we will not see a market share anywhere near iOS, let alone Android. That's the saddest fact. A giant like Microsoft cant compete because it refuses to carry over the features of its desktop OS that users really enjoy, which they also incidentally took out of the Start Screen in Windows 8 and hey, would you look at that, they're reintegrating the start button, custom wall papers, and custom color options because you know what? It turns out people really like those things.