Android/iOS users, what's keeping you from switching to Windows Phone?

[deadwrong03]

Google Services

App Sharing (like how iOS and Android has, apps talk to each other)

Intents (if I have more than one browser I can choose what browser I want to use for a link)

Download and Upload in the browser

Data Toggles

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8.1 allows you to download and upload in the browser now

 

[Visa Declined]

I think there's a lot going on in WP now that people on other platforms don't realize. I think MS needs to get that out there and make people see it.

 

[nicfromwales]

Turn data off and on? No.

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Not the "Data connection" toggle in Cellular+SIM settings?

 

[jrsharp70]

Few medical apps.
Metro UI
No compelling reason to switch.

It isn't that the devices are bad, but Apple rules the medical field, and Android has great features that Apple is about to match.

So there are no benefits to using WP. 41 mp camera is nice, but the industry will catch up.

 

[p4l0m0]

App issue for me... Flipboard, Real racing 3, planta vs zombies 2, eyetv micro... Now i am running a lumia 1520 and it's really cool but i miss several apps. I'll give WP a chance for some time...

 

[stanlm2]

Did you post in the wrong thread?

Just saying what would get me to switch, a specific example of a feature not at all offered by the competition. Well, I thought that would be relevant as a current android user waiting for MS to complete their one-size-fits-all OS.

 

[Visa Declined]

Oh, I see. Sorry.

 

[MDMcAtee]

But I'm not scared at all, and neither are millions of other people who use Gmail/Maps/Earth/YouTube/Chrome/Drive. They're excellent services.

They are excellent services only if you don't care about your privacy

Mac

 

[AngrySprintUser]

Is it games and apps that aren't available? Is it the OS itself? The 8.1 dev preview brought a lot of cool features to Windows Phone. I don't own one yet, but I think it's only a matter of time before I try one out. I really just need to see a few of my favorite games show up on the platform, and then my transition would be easier. I could always use it as a second device I suppose, in case I can't function without my Google services(I probably can't).

Tell me what you think!

Maybe they just like their current OS?

 

[Jazmac]

Probably the question of the month OP. Cant' wait to read the responses.

 

[JustHere ForTheVerge]

They are excellent services only if you don't care about your privacy

Mac

Oh god, not this again.

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[anon5999636]

The only problem for me when I had my iPhone before getting the 920 is iTunes. As much as people hated it, I LOVED every single bit of that program. I really hate dragging and dropping music from my PC to my phone. It takes up more time. Also with iTunes, I can edit playlists very fast then just sync my phone for like a minute and it's done.

I made a brave move only to know that the Windows Phone app for desktop syncs iTunes to my phone. So win-win for me :grin:

Spotify and Deezer are great options at Windows Phone!

 

[Visa Declined]

Oh god, not this again.

If Google made apps for Windows Phone, you wouldn't see them getting lambasted so much over privacy concerns. I understand why WP users hate Google, but I think using "privacy" as the reason is simply propping up a straw man.

 

[JustHere ForTheVerge]

If Google made apps for Windows Phone, you wouldn't see them getting lambasted so much over privacy concerns. I understand why WP users hate Google, but I think using "privacy" as the reason is simply propping up a straw man.

Yeah, privacy is not a reason not to use Google Apps as this "privacy" they are so scared Google violates only comes from voluntary opt ins by the user them self and this goes the same for social networks and other services.

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[Visa Declined]

and this goes the same for social networks and other services.

It's true, everyone wants your data. Try showing me a popular free services that doesn't collect some form of data on you. It's the necessity of any great application.

 

[MDMcAtee]

If Google made apps for Windows Phone, you wouldn't see them getting lambasted so much over privacy concerns. I understand why WP users hate Google, but I think using "privacy" as the reason is simply propping up a straw man.

You can think what you want,and defend them to the bitter end,and won't change anything about what and how they do things. This isn't a straw man argument in the least by any means.

They wont have Google services on WP ,unless Microsoft allows it to invade it's users privacy or makes it possible to be secure,and neither is likely to happen anytime soon.

While those who blissfully utilize their services without fully being aware of their backdoor shenanigans may be more than ecstatic to be able to use them on WP, just as those who knowingly feel that their intrusion into our personal data is a small price to pay for a free service,for many others we opt to be Google free and take our privacy more seriously and applaud Microsoft for being more honest with it's customer base.

Mac

 

[MDMcAtee]

It's true, everyone wants your data. Try showing me a popular free services that doesn't collect some form of data on you. It's the necessity of any great application.

Collection is 1 thing..selling it or auctioning it off is another matter entirely.

Mac

 

[JustHere ForTheVerge]

You can think what you want,and defend them to the bitter end,and won't change anything about what and how they do things. This isn't a straw man argument in the least by any means.

They wont have Google services on WP ,unless Microsoft allows it to invade it's users privacy or makes it possible to be secure,and neither is likely to happen anytime soon.

While those who blissfully utilize their services without fully being aware of their backdoor shenanigans may be more than ecstatic to be able to use them on WP, just as those who knowingly feel that their intrusion into our personal data is a small price to pay for a free service,for many others we opt to be Google free and take our privacy more seriously and applaud Microsoft for being more honest with it's customer base.

Mac

Oh please, this type of argument always leads to more trouble than it is worth. Google won't be on Microsoft's devices until they gain more market share and that's a fact. Windows Phone is no more secure than any other smartphone. Windows Phone just happens to have so little market share no person making malware bothers making malware for the platform. Instead they go for the big fish namely Android.

And let's stop this "Google invades all the privacy" when Google Services are all opt in services that require input from the user them self to even work effectively. They are even more transparent than Microsoft then selves but, you don't want to hear any of that.

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[JustHere ForTheVerge]

Collection is 1 thing..selling it or auctioning it off is another matter entirely.

Mac

Google does not sell data.

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[Christopher DeWitt]

I'm apple user.

the two main reasons I haven't and don't plan to switch to windows phones are,

1. no must have features exclusive to windows that I care about. (thats not to say there aren't exclusive features others will care about.)

2. the tiles user interface. I don't like it and think it looks gaudy. (others may like it though and that's fine with me)

I can't even understand your writing loan your reasoning...Apple...it looks like a toon design for people like you...