I feel I need to set a few things straight here.
I'll give you a simple example, WP fans are asking Microsoft for a notification centre, which means that as a UI paradigm, WP has failed, because tiles are supposed to be the notifiers.
Personally, I don't see the need for a dedicated notification center. The tiles and social integration of the OS are more than adequate. As far as giving what users want, Microsoft has actually been amazingly responsive by implementing much wanted changes and pushing for user feedback, not only for their phone OS but also for W8 and their web apps. How many features have iPhone users been waiting for over the years? It seems a lot of people have short term memory loss.
Next, Apple specifically changed the switches in iOS from square to oval because human deals with oval shapes easier than squares... WP is all square.
The colours... or the lack of them, such a monotonous OS. iOS' colours are done with intelligence, it's obvious that lots of thought went into the UI colours. WP? Nothing.
The icons look like they were designed in MSPaint.
Windows 8 looks like one of those games made for 3 year olds.....the old thing going for it is all these office suits and xbox IMO.
Have you any idea of the history of design and how old skeuomorphism is? Do you really think an OS based on a graphic concept of copying familiar real-world objects is more intelligent than a minimalist, abstract design concept that relies heavily on content (what ultimately matters).
I would suggest anyone with an open mind to look at this comparison of similar apps on both iOS and WP and decide which of the two design choices is better:
http://pocketnow.com/2012/06/17/which-looks-better-a-comparison-between-popular-apps-on-ios-and-windows-phone/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
WP lacks applications, no one wants to bother with it unless Microsoft pays them.
The thing is, there is a much more likelihood that in those 50+ torch/flashlight apps, there is going to be at least one or two really good ones.
With the ecosystem that does not have 50+ of similar apps, there is a chance that there is one but it's rubbish, then what? You've got no other choice.
Please use your common sense. More apps from the app store means a wider variety of choices. If there was only one color to choose from to paint your house, would you be more contempt as opposed to many more to choose from? More choices = better. If people generally have 50 apps on their device, does it make sense that the app store should only have 50 apps? NO!
There are 400,000 apps that have NEVER been downloaded from the app store. NEVER! ZERO. How many more do you think are downloaded by unsuspecting users who just as fast uninstall them from their phones? Quantity does not mean quality. Look at the multitude of crappy Android phones (or tablets) vs 1 Apple phone and 1 Apple tablet. Quantity does not mean quality.
I'll be the first to admit there are some very notable apps missing from the marketplace, but the limitation of the platform will be broken with WP8, hence leaving devs more to work with.
Microsoft dumped a load of pain on every Windows Phone 7.5 buyer this year. Anybody who bought a phone up until the first WP8 phone is sold this year will NOT be able to upgrade their phone to WP8. Every single Windows Phone user right now can't go past v7.X.
Since that announcement, WP7 users have been dumping their phones on Ebay and Craigslist like crazy. I saw a listing on the XDA marketplace for a Lumia 900 selling for $205 today.
Well, indeed, WP7 won't be able to upgrade to WP8. That sucks BUT 1. MS will implement as much as they can of WP8 onto older hardware (they've recently called for user feedback on specific features they'd want) 2. Devs will develop for both platforms for at least another year considering they would just alienate their userbase otherwise. 3. The shift was unavoidable and is a good thing for the future-proofing of the platform. Rather do it now than later. Could MS have been more transparent about it? Well, maybe.
And the 920's camera apparently isn't as good as advertised since they faked the video and pictures.
It is. Comparisons have been made on multiple websites and it blows everyone else away, pictures and video. The video wasn't deliberately faked. It seems the ad agency commissioned screwed up. Of course Nokia's still responsible for their bad oversight.
The Lumia 920 is actually a phone with killer features, innovation and design.
* PureView camera technology with optical image stabilization
* The 720p IPS display 331 PPI(Retina, take that Apple)
* Wireless charging with a pad or dock
* Lenses
* Nokia City Lens(augmented reality, eat your heart out)
* GloveTouch(the screen can respond to touches through gloves)
* Windows Phone 8 OS(oh lordy lordy)
Everything else is pretty much standard(32GB storage, Dual-core Snapdragon S4, capacitive on-screen buttons).
Source: theverge.com
Of course, that's not all (RichRecording, exclusive apps, etc) and the details about WP8's features would be too long to list (I'm just going to say I'm really excited about deep Skype integration, free native VOIP calls - accessible to 3rd party apps as well.). I would invite all you naysayers to head on to WP-centric website if you'd like to make an informed choice rather than regurgitate the same misleading and misinformed "opinions" written around the web.
I'll finish with what I think is a really revealing picture, both of the quality of the 920's camera and the clearly gorgeous next-generation design of the phone.
Here for the story behind the pic.
Why did you even bother to reply since you obviously dont have a Windows phone? You havent used one....for any length of time anyways so this is all BS speculation on your part.
