Summer_Moon
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Right now apps on phones are like programs on a computer. Sure every phone comes with a web browser, personal assistant, camera, calculator, etc, but apps do add to what you can do. Like I decided that I want to try to learn how to solve the rubik's cube really fast (speed cubing--look it up, it is awesome). There are surely a lot of websites and youtube videos available to learn the algorithms, but there are apps that will let you take a picture of the rubik's cube, and it will tell you what moves to make to solve it most quickly...let's you see what you were going to do wrong so you can learn from your mistake. In short, I think it is wrong to discount apps. Apps have come a long way from TalkingTomCat and the light saber/gun apps. Those were toys. Apps are pretty awesome now.
Regarding your last paragraph, I look at it more like what is the overall best decision for me to make in supporting any purchase I make. I mean it can work both ways. If there are apps that make a person's life easier on only one brand of phone, that is strong incentive to switch to that brand. Likewise if there are a lot of apps that are slightly better on another brand, that is also incentive to use that particular brand of phone. For whatever reason, the phone with the most support from developers is iPhone, followed in close second by Android, and in distant third by Windows. Like you said, if you never used any of these apps, you never know what you are missing and can be content. Happiness is all relative anyway. People were just as happy before smart phones made our lives easier.
LOL, you enjoy the speed cubing as well Although I just looked up youtube videos mostly and websites. I actually didn't know there was an app that could do what you described. I may have to steal my friends phone to try it out (I assume it's not on Windows Mobile).
You are absolutely correct, happiness is all relative. You use what you enjoy and I have no problem with that. Show me something cool your phone can do and I'm all ears. I enjoy tech and how far we have come in making our lives easier. Apps certainly should not be discounted at this stage, but at some point it may no longer matter. How long that will be, idk but I do know that I am excited to see what the future will bring.
For anyone looking into a Windows Phone, do the research first! Understand what you are getting into. I advocate this very heavily. You will miss out on some things. You have to decide whether it is worth it to you. You can gather all the data and opinions in the world, but once it comes down to it, you make the decision. No one else.