Alternate title: There and Back Again: My Adventure to the world of Android, and why I came back to Windows Phone
Sometimes you get adventurous -- sometimes that adventure is a dangerous one. About a week ago I was biking home from work when my phone fell out of my bag and onto the hard, cold concrete. Shattered, my Lumia 1020's screen was decimated. I gulped and stared at it for a second before I got back to riding.
Searching around, I decided that I wanted to try Android. It was the final frontier for me, the last of the 'big three' that I hadn't tried out. I picked up a Moto G for a nice $50 pricetag, a steal.
So... why did I give up so early?
The Moto G is a nice device, and Android is also a nice platform. The problem for me was the fundamental layout of Android. To most people it would sound ridiculous to say my life revolves around my phone. It absolutely does not, but my phone accents the workflow of my life.
From Microsoft Cortana to 'Glance and Go', Windows Phone fits the often fast paced and on-the-go lifestyle I have. Being able to look at my Start screen and see information displayed on live tiles is invaluable to me. Information at a glance.
You could make the argument that Android does this with widgets or a Launcher, but to me, Windows Phone does it better. Windows Phone was designed around glance and go; Metro is content first and personal. I missed Windows Phone.
This isn't just some ****** post, despite being on a Windows Phone website and me having the title 'Microsoft Evangelist', it's a post from someone who was willing to give each of the big three a shot, and Windows Phone simply happens to be my preferred platform. So thank you, Joe Belfiore and your entire team for the work that you've done. We are the 2.4%, the best there was.
Sometimes you get adventurous -- sometimes that adventure is a dangerous one. About a week ago I was biking home from work when my phone fell out of my bag and onto the hard, cold concrete. Shattered, my Lumia 1020's screen was decimated. I gulped and stared at it for a second before I got back to riding.
Searching around, I decided that I wanted to try Android. It was the final frontier for me, the last of the 'big three' that I hadn't tried out. I picked up a Moto G for a nice $50 pricetag, a steal.
So... why did I give up so early?
The Moto G is a nice device, and Android is also a nice platform. The problem for me was the fundamental layout of Android. To most people it would sound ridiculous to say my life revolves around my phone. It absolutely does not, but my phone accents the workflow of my life.
From Microsoft Cortana to 'Glance and Go', Windows Phone fits the often fast paced and on-the-go lifestyle I have. Being able to look at my Start screen and see information displayed on live tiles is invaluable to me. Information at a glance.
You could make the argument that Android does this with widgets or a Launcher, but to me, Windows Phone does it better. Windows Phone was designed around glance and go; Metro is content first and personal. I missed Windows Phone.
This isn't just some ****** post, despite being on a Windows Phone website and me having the title 'Microsoft Evangelist', it's a post from someone who was willing to give each of the big three a shot, and Windows Phone simply happens to be my preferred platform. So thank you, Joe Belfiore and your entire team for the work that you've done. We are the 2.4%, the best there was.
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