Windows Mobile 6.1 had more setting.
I would prefer more setting, but I think Microsoft was trying to make it easier for less geeky people.
Well they've build WP7 from scratch, so no settings like the WM 6.1. We can post on the MS site or forum for more settings to be given to the ordinary user, but the whole point of using Metro is because is simple and intuitive!
I hope!
Nobody will be forced to use any particular feature.. many of us just want the OPTION to use the things we are used to. MS is not Apple and they need to appeal to the broadest audience possible- this includes tech nerds and control freaks.
I actually like the simplicity of the settings on WP7. Every once in a while, there is a setting I'd like to be able to change, but overall, I like that things just kinda are the way they are. I've used three Android devices over the past few years (two phones and a tablet) and I'm just so over tweaking every little detail of the phone. That's why with Windows Phone, I just enjoy the device the way it was set up. I've had my Trophy for a while now, and I legitimately enjoy the phone for what it is.
I totally agree with this..... I love WP7.5 for what it is and not feeling like I need to tweak everything. I also have an android device and I am always messing with it, tweaking it and changing my wallpapers and all kind of stuff.
for me, WP7.5 is my ongoing moment of clarity
For sure man, when I had my other two Android phones, I feel like I was always messing with little details. I was never satisfied with the setup I had - I think maybe because it was just so overwhelming with little settings to tweak. I'd finally set something up, be satisfied with it for a few hours, then change it again. Small, little details to things that in the long run, probably didn't even effect my experience at all. With WP7, I found the color theme I wanted, added some custom tiles, got the wallpaper I wanted, pinned some cool apps and people, and boom, my phones finally exactly how I want it. No little fine tuned stuff, no senseless moving of icons - just a great overall look and experience. And many of the other people I know that use WP7 all agree - they'd rather just enjoy the phone for what it is. While it couldn't hurt to add in features for people who feel the need to deck out their device, most of the wp7 users I'm friends with probably wouldn't even bother to mess with it.
Windows Mobile 6.1 had more setting.
I would prefer more setting, but I think Microsoft was trying to make it easier for less geeky people.