Slai
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can't charge the phone while it's turned off without it turning on again
- Thats true. No reason to want it turned off though, is there?
no notification center
- Depends on what you mean by notification senter. I can see all my notifications at the push of a button.
no alternate web browsers
- Not true.
no alternate keyboards
- True
can't close apps from "multi task" screen
- Dont need to close apps from multi task screen, since its not a Windows XP device or a Maemo5/Meego device...
multi-tasking itself very weak compared to other platforms
- No, its about the same as other platforms, excluding maemo5/meego.
no text reflow in IE10
- This is true, and quite annoying.
FM radio support removed in WP8
- No idea, I dont think its on the 920 at least.
no orientation lock
- No, but then again it doesnt have as much orientationwobbling as android does either, so its a wash.
no custom notification sounds
- True
can't control ringtone and media volume separately
- True
no USB storage
- I can plug my phone to my computer and drag/drop files into folders. So... Id say this is false.
need to completely wipe your phone to change active live ID
- Yep
can't change font size in SMS app
- Unsure, I think theres a choice to set font size if youve got really bad eyesight or something in the settings, along with high contrast mode etc.
no decent system wide maps app
- Not true.
fragmented applications only available for Nokia phones
- No idea what this means.
can't keep WiFi alive while the phone is locked
- This is true.
no file explorer
- True
no voice assistant like Siri / Google Now
- I dont think thats true, but I dont know, since I dont talk to my ******* phone like a schizo .
no battery percentage unless you install an app for it
- Or check the settings.
no google talk / whatsapp/other IM integration into the messaging hub
- Not except for FB chat and probably MSN messenger iirc.
no smart dialing
- True, but theres apps for that if need be iirc.
can't disable auto rotate
- Really? We went over this allready.
no G+ support in people hub
- It doesnt have Socl support either I think?
still no custom colors for tiles
- "still"? No, but you can do a lot more with tiles than first assumed, using apps and creativity.
no gapless zune playback
- No Zune, so thats not really an issue.
can't set manual IP address / DNS
- Not sure about this, never ran into such a situation where I needed that.
no folders in apps list
- Not required due to difference in UI from Android/iOS.
no basic features ported to WP 7.8 (like data smart)
- No idea why WP7.8 is mentioned on this list, so Ill ignore this weird statement.
can't manually manage music / files on the device via your computer
- Covered this earlier, but yes you really can.
no FLAC support
- Possibly true, no idea.
can't block numbers
- No idea, I never had to block a number since I can press "hang up".
relatively low quantity of apps
- This is true, thats quite standard when a new system hits though. Hopefully the big names will come. Quantity isnt the real issue though, I dont see why we need 346 different Talking Tomcat apps and 12345235 apps that merely are links to websites. Whats needed are good versions of the big apps, like instagram and all that "oh i totally need instagram on mah phone, brah" jazz that people seem to require these days.
existing apps have a worse release cycle and almost always less features and support
- Worse than what? Ive gotten several updates to apps allready.
forced to market the platform with celebrities
- Hahahahaaaaaaahahaha really? Seen a movie WITHOUT an apple product lately? This is just idiotic. "forced to"... jesus christ...
random reboots with WP8 devices
- Some have that. That being said, thats also true for apples phones and phones running android. Theres always bad apples.
can't separate phone contacts from facebook contacts
- Sure it can, just... set it to hide facebook contacts.
chevron unlocker is dead in the water
- No idea what that is or why thats a bulletpoint. Ill take your word for it.
locked bootloader / no possibility for an alternate OS
- Like iOS? Yeah. Its a phone, not a laptop.
no linear screen brightness adjustment
- Okay?
no USB host
- It doesnt have built in faxmachine either. Seriously, USB-host? What is this, the 50s? Explain that oft-occuring situation to me where you need USB-host.
can't attach PDF files to an email
- Ive attached PDFs to emails, I think.
Look this list is ridicolous at best. You know it, we know it, etcetera.
Its like making a list against Android. Its piss easy.
- No devices with 60hz HD-whatever the 920 has
- No seamless FB chat integration with the standard messaging apps
- No screens useable with gloves
- Much harder to set up from out of the box
- Too many apps, hard to find quality apps
- Needs new launchers in order to work optimally
- Standard keyboard is bad and you need to get new ones for a price
- Android devices freeze/reset all the time
- No optic image stabilization on any device
- No device with built in wireless charging
- No lenses
- No Me-tile
- No PhotoBeamer
etc etc etc.
It makes no sense, but its still a list! fear the list! Iunno, its ridicolous.
How accurate it is? Id say Medium/Medium minus. Its hard to say, because some are true, and some are just INSANE.
- Thats true. No reason to want it turned off though, is there?
no notification center
- Depends on what you mean by notification senter. I can see all my notifications at the push of a button.
no alternate web browsers
- Not true.
no alternate keyboards
- True
can't close apps from "multi task" screen
- Dont need to close apps from multi task screen, since its not a Windows XP device or a Maemo5/Meego device...
multi-tasking itself very weak compared to other platforms
- No, its about the same as other platforms, excluding maemo5/meego.
no text reflow in IE10
- This is true, and quite annoying.
FM radio support removed in WP8
- No idea, I dont think its on the 920 at least.
no orientation lock
- No, but then again it doesnt have as much orientationwobbling as android does either, so its a wash.
no custom notification sounds
- True
can't control ringtone and media volume separately
- True
no USB storage
- I can plug my phone to my computer and drag/drop files into folders. So... Id say this is false.
need to completely wipe your phone to change active live ID
- Yep
can't change font size in SMS app
- Unsure, I think theres a choice to set font size if youve got really bad eyesight or something in the settings, along with high contrast mode etc.
no decent system wide maps app
- Not true.
fragmented applications only available for Nokia phones
- No idea what this means.
can't keep WiFi alive while the phone is locked
- This is true.
no file explorer
- True
no voice assistant like Siri / Google Now
- I dont think thats true, but I dont know, since I dont talk to my ******* phone like a schizo .
no battery percentage unless you install an app for it
- Or check the settings.
no google talk / whatsapp/other IM integration into the messaging hub
- Not except for FB chat and probably MSN messenger iirc.
no smart dialing
- True, but theres apps for that if need be iirc.
can't disable auto rotate
- Really? We went over this allready.
no G+ support in people hub
- It doesnt have Socl support either I think?
still no custom colors for tiles
- "still"? No, but you can do a lot more with tiles than first assumed, using apps and creativity.
no gapless zune playback
- No Zune, so thats not really an issue.
can't set manual IP address / DNS
- Not sure about this, never ran into such a situation where I needed that.
no folders in apps list
- Not required due to difference in UI from Android/iOS.
no basic features ported to WP 7.8 (like data smart)
- No idea why WP7.8 is mentioned on this list, so Ill ignore this weird statement.
can't manually manage music / files on the device via your computer
- Covered this earlier, but yes you really can.
no FLAC support
- Possibly true, no idea.
can't block numbers
- No idea, I never had to block a number since I can press "hang up".
relatively low quantity of apps
- This is true, thats quite standard when a new system hits though. Hopefully the big names will come. Quantity isnt the real issue though, I dont see why we need 346 different Talking Tomcat apps and 12345235 apps that merely are links to websites. Whats needed are good versions of the big apps, like instagram and all that "oh i totally need instagram on mah phone, brah" jazz that people seem to require these days.
existing apps have a worse release cycle and almost always less features and support
- Worse than what? Ive gotten several updates to apps allready.
forced to market the platform with celebrities
- Hahahahaaaaaaahahaha really? Seen a movie WITHOUT an apple product lately? This is just idiotic. "forced to"... jesus christ...
random reboots with WP8 devices
- Some have that. That being said, thats also true for apples phones and phones running android. Theres always bad apples.
can't separate phone contacts from facebook contacts
- Sure it can, just... set it to hide facebook contacts.
chevron unlocker is dead in the water
- No idea what that is or why thats a bulletpoint. Ill take your word for it.
locked bootloader / no possibility for an alternate OS
- Like iOS? Yeah. Its a phone, not a laptop.
no linear screen brightness adjustment
- Okay?
no USB host
- It doesnt have built in faxmachine either. Seriously, USB-host? What is this, the 50s? Explain that oft-occuring situation to me where you need USB-host.
can't attach PDF files to an email
- Ive attached PDFs to emails, I think.
Look this list is ridicolous at best. You know it, we know it, etcetera.
Its like making a list against Android. Its piss easy.
- No devices with 60hz HD-whatever the 920 has
- No seamless FB chat integration with the standard messaging apps
- No screens useable with gloves
- Much harder to set up from out of the box
- Too many apps, hard to find quality apps
- Needs new launchers in order to work optimally
- Standard keyboard is bad and you need to get new ones for a price
- Android devices freeze/reset all the time
- No optic image stabilization on any device
- No device with built in wireless charging
- No lenses
- No Me-tile
- No PhotoBeamer
etc etc etc.
It makes no sense, but its still a list! fear the list! Iunno, its ridicolous.
How accurate it is? Id say Medium/Medium minus. Its hard to say, because some are true, and some are just INSANE.