What brought me to Windows Phone?

[HeyCori]

Zune.

Back in the day I had a Zune and later a Zune HD. I loved using my Zune Pass and the desktop software. It was such a great way to find new music from genres I wouldn't ordinarily listen to. Before the excess of music streaming services that we have today, Zune was unique and awesome.

I used to carry around two devices, a Zune HD and my T-Mobile feature phone. It was a pain. I would later dabble with other smartphones but could never commit because none could offer what Zune had. My mind was made up when I first saw Windows Phone with Zune fully integrated. WP7 had most of what I wanted from a smartphone plus the great Zune service.

Well Zune is dead and there are tons of other music streaming services, but my Zune Pass still works with Xbox Music and it's still a great service (the WP app not so much though, lol). Fortunately, Windows Phone has matured into a solid OS and continues to get better at a rapid pace. The live tile concept isn't without its flaws, but no smartphone is perfect. Overall, WP is my favorite UI and I doubt that's going to change any time soon.

 

[Legoboyii]

My poor and stale experience on the overhyped and barely customizable experience on Lagdroid. And also the pricing of the Lumia 521 and 30$ monthly plan for TMo. It's low end yeah, but beats out all the 100$+ androids that I can think of spec wise. Plus I love the UI and customizability, just wish I could use custom fonts and force tiles to be transparent without needing a shortcutter app.