| superchunk said: 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. |
You can't put out a product and expect people to clean it up themselves though, regardless of who is responsible for that. I know there are techies who will do this and who will do extensive customization, and Android is a great system for them. But for those who want a system that is great out of the box, with very stable and fluid performance, a WP7 device is the exact thing they're looking for. And by far the greatest part of consumers don't want to tinker with their phones like that, which is what makes WP7 perfect for mass consumption.
And even as a techie, I don't want a device that I have to work on. I want a device that works great out of the box, with a great user experience, and for me, that's Windows Phone 7 right now. The reason I haven't bought a smartphone yet is because both Android and iOS feel to me like they're trying to be a small computer, instead of trying to be a phone. Microsoft understands this, and WP7 brings the right interface to the right platforms with the right standards because of it.
That's my two cents anyway.
