Android has always been a mess to me and tbh I didn't realize why I used it then I remembered my options were Blackberry(had the storm...ugh) and Windows Mobile devices back in like 2010 and I liked android at the time.
The OS just does way too much at one time and it just looks a mess. People showing their homescreens, it looks tacky and ugly to me and i'm like no...just no. It looks too busy and looks ugly. A hot mess.
Windows Phone doesn't need to step up its game in comparison to Lollipop because I see nothing about Lollipop that I really want/care for
Lollipop and android is a non-factor to me. I for starters refuse to anything about google(excluding youtube) and I just don't like the OS.
In a perfect world, I wish apple would be number 1 and Wp number 2 and blackberry(without the android) as number 3. The Os is just unattractive and material design makes it less so but even then from those screenshots, it still is ugly to me.
Furthermore having a choice is great. I love having a choice but sometimes I want to grab something and know it works without much hassle and fiddling nor am I really lacking much from this phone to the next.
I love Apple's Uniformity because they provide the BEST USER EXPERIENCE with no compromise with their phones. If I left Windows Phone for good today, it would be for an apple product because the user experience is hands down the best.
I don't care about openness...most users don't. I don't care how easy it is to customize...most users don't.
I care about it working consistently and no matter what device I choose within that OS, there are no compromises in hardware and software features.
Yes, Material looks decent for android....I still prefer the UI to Windows Phone and iPhone way better