Personally, I am more than satisfied with WP8. I've used the entire spectrum (well, close to it) of cell phones. I started with some random flip phone from Kyocera, then to a Sidekick, then to a Razo, then an iPhone 1-4, G1, Blackberry Pearl, Nexus, HTC Evo, HTC HD7, Nokia Lumia 810 and now a Lumia 925 and 1020. I think all the available cell phone platforms are good. I don't think any are bad, I just have my own preference. As for the features, for me they are all there. I'm also a HEAVY user of this phone and a person who has a lot of apps. I think sometimes people might think that WP users are those who do not use that many apps/services and are, for that reason satisfied with WP. I think that is a terrible analysis of WP. I personally, use pretty much every major app, service, social network, etc. I have access to all of them (that I use). Instagram, SnapChat, Pinterest, YouTube, Vine and the list goes. I've never felt "limited" with my phones or felt that I couldn't access something. I've never looked at friends and families iPhone's or Android phones, longing to return. I can do everything they do and some more. I use a lot of the services MS offers and that was something I completely switched to when I left Apple and Google. I figured, if this was going to be an enjoyable experience, I would need to dive head first into this new WP world. And I did. Switching over email accounts to Microsoft based ones, switching cloud storage to OneDrive (then SkyDrive), switching music apps from the likes of ITunes and Google Music to Xbox Music. Basically, I set it up so that my experience would be seamless. I understand that all of these companies are in their own way making, walled gardens. MS offers more services to end users than most companies (as we saw today with Office and the on-going battle to get Google to open its mind to having users on other platforms), but in the end the experience of their services, when integrated with the devices, is a very nice experience. I take a picture on my phone, its immediately uploaded to OneDrive, I download a bunch of new albums through Xbox Music at home, its on my phone in the car, I work on some marketing materials in Publisher, I view them again on my Surface Pro 2. Its just a full-circle experience when you truly strive to utilize all that they offer. Will it work for all people? No. I'm aware that everyone has their own needs and preferences, but for some I think they ay ignore that fact or are aching for something new, so bad they forget what really matters and just run for the "new" thing. Do your homework, research, think of different scenarios for your phone use and then decide. I for one have not once felt like I lost any of my previous abilities. I actually feel like I have gained more features and uses. With the way I use my phone and access the different MS services, I was able to sway my wife who was a STRONG Android user with Samsung. Not because I would say, "You should switch and join me over here, just look how cool my phone is!" No, I would just use it. Day to day, when we were on vacations, out and about, with our son, hanging out, wherever, I would just use the phone. She would ask questions here and there, but I let the actions speak for themselves. What pushed her over? The simplest thing. The ease of use with OneDrive and accessing older pictures and videos. She just liked that idea of everything just syncing seamlessly and little better than what Android and Samsung were offering up. She then asked about different apps and what was available and what wasn't. After some weeks, she came to me and said, "I want a windows phone." Take your time and make educated decisions. If you ask me about my experience and how it compares to my life with 4 generations of iPhone and multiple Android phones, I will have nothing, but glowing remarks.
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