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superchunk on 01 June 2011
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selnor said:
superchunk said:

While its awesome you love your phone as its really the only important thing, you have to acknowledge a few things.

1. You're comparing your phone, brand new, to older phones that are over two years out of the tech race.

2. Your wife's phone (android) is far more flexible and she could put a WP tile theme on it to make the UI identical.

3. The only feature you actually have that she cannot do (or iPhone4/latest BB) is the tight relationship to Live.. and on Android you can actually tie to Live in many ways via 3rd party apps. It will only continue to get better as MS has now opened up their framework for quick and easy traversal among WP7 and android/iOS.

4. Using either Amazon, Google's Music, or iTunes, you can keep all your media off your phone and use from anything else from any Android or iPhone, respectively. Hell, with Google Music I have my music also through my Ps3 or Wii. Can't do that with your Live based setup.

5. Samsung is awesome for tech (I love my Fascinate), however, I certainly hope their software upgrade policy is better than what the US Galaxy S phones had. Otherwise you'll be waiting for a year to get Mango.

6. Without Mango, there are TONS of basic use features you don't have as compared to Android or iOS and when Mango releases, we'll have to see the eventual rollout to see what it may still lack... as well as gained.

7. Android = free or really cheap apps. WP7 and iOS = pay.

It's great that you can do that stuff you mention. Niether myself or my wife can be bothered to make a device do things via third party  apps. Or make an android be a WP7. 

So although that optionn works for you, it wouldnt work for me. I'm already set up with Zune and Live and the fact WP7 is to from Minute 1 is perfect. 

I'm also privvy to the latest Android as I have an HTC Desire S 3 feet away. It's a great  phone. Just slower on the operating side. Apart from that they do the same things.

It depends what your after. For the average Joe who wont tinker making the OS do things as you mention in my personal experience WP7 and Android are by far my faves and both  are ahead of Iphone 4. Apps wise no. But slickness, screen, design and integration yes.

Whatever the choice anyone makes. WP7 deserves far more credit in the market than many fanboys around th web would lead people to believe. 

https://market.android.com/details?id=info.tikuwarez.launcher3&feature=search_result

To change your 'launcher' or theme on your phone, just use the search bar in the market and install the app. That is the free one with ads in the application tray or for $1.40 you can have the ad-free version. This does not require root, jailbreak, tinkering of any kind. Very simple and very much not available in iOS or WP(not yet anyway).

I do agree that iOS and WP out the box may run quicker on similar hardware, however, I also think that the majority of users on this site are techie and would be inclined to remove the rubbish installed by carriers to make the Android experience far better. Additionally, the Nexus phones (plain android) will always beat iOS and WP in the same tests with even lesser hardware. Its not Android, is the manufacturers and carriers. This will undoubtly change as Google is adding more restrictions.

I also agree that users who are heavily invested in iProducts or Live/Zune will probably be better off with iOS or WP, respectively for the obvious immediate sync with existing stuff. This is exactly why I never chose them as I didnt' want to be tied to their future prodcuts, for better or worse.