I've had my Samsung Omnia 7 for coming up to a year now and I am on the whole am very happy with my phone. I could have picked up an iPhone 4 or a decent spec. Android but I took a gamble and bought a WP7 device.
I was sold purely on the design and feel of the GUI - there wasn't much else going for it at the time. It had hardly any apps at launch, no copy & paste, multitasking, facebook integration was basic, etc etc. The only other bonus it to me was Zune pass which I still really like.
iOS and Android can't compete on this front but in my opinion are far superior in other ways. The list below are just some of my pet peeves and are why I can't say that WP7 is perfect!
1. Apps, Apps and more Apps! There is literally an app for everything on the iphone. Yes, there is a lot of crap but I am always envious of my wife who has excellent apps coming out of her ears! Would anyone agree that MS should spend money subsidising apps that are popular on the iphone so that they are on WP? There is an issue of time as well. Whilst I agree that the appstore is growing well organically I can't help but feel that it could be better. Alot better.
2. Facetime/Skype. Microsoft really need to pull their finger out with this. They have bought skype and I would imagine would want to integrate it seamlessly into Windows 8, XBox and windows phone. If they do as good a job as they have with facebook then it will be amazing but crucially they need to do it quickly.
3. Hardware - why the **** have microsoft made it mandatory to have some kind of docking system? I would love (and I doubt I just speak for myself) to be able to dock my phone on a DAB radio, on something like the B&W Zepplin or even just on a bog standard dock in the office. Its absolutely crazy and very disappointing that MS didn't think it important enough to incorporate in their hardware requirements. Also why no SD card slot?
4. My WP is great for personal use but why is MS not pushing for more businesses to use. Every professional services firm I work with use blackberries. If MS realised that people only want one phone. I hate the idea of carrying round a blackberry AND my phone. Checking my work email on my phone and having all the office programs to edit is a huge benefit. Imagine getting a free windows phone through work!!!
It would be interesting to see what you guys/gals think or whether it is just me being very critical. I really dont think I am being and all of the above is well in the capabilities of Microsoft!
I was sold purely on the design and feel of the GUI - there wasn't much else going for it at the time. It had hardly any apps at launch, no copy & paste, multitasking, facebook integration was basic, etc etc. The only other bonus it to me was Zune pass which I still really like.
iOS and Android can't compete on this front but in my opinion are far superior in other ways. The list below are just some of my pet peeves and are why I can't say that WP7 is perfect!
1. Apps, Apps and more Apps! There is literally an app for everything on the iphone. Yes, there is a lot of crap but I am always envious of my wife who has excellent apps coming out of her ears! Would anyone agree that MS should spend money subsidising apps that are popular on the iphone so that they are on WP? There is an issue of time as well. Whilst I agree that the appstore is growing well organically I can't help but feel that it could be better. Alot better.
2. Facetime/Skype. Microsoft really need to pull their finger out with this. They have bought skype and I would imagine would want to integrate it seamlessly into Windows 8, XBox and windows phone. If they do as good a job as they have with facebook then it will be amazing but crucially they need to do it quickly.
3. Hardware - why the **** have microsoft made it mandatory to have some kind of docking system? I would love (and I doubt I just speak for myself) to be able to dock my phone on a DAB radio, on something like the B&W Zepplin or even just on a bog standard dock in the office. Its absolutely crazy and very disappointing that MS didn't think it important enough to incorporate in their hardware requirements. Also why no SD card slot?
4. My WP is great for personal use but why is MS not pushing for more businesses to use. Every professional services firm I work with use blackberries. If MS realised that people only want one phone. I hate the idea of carrying round a blackberry AND my phone. Checking my work email on my phone and having all the office programs to edit is a huge benefit. Imagine getting a free windows phone through work!!!
It would be interesting to see what you guys/gals think or whether it is just me being very critical. I really dont think I am being and all of the above is well in the capabilities of Microsoft!