selnor said:
rocketpig said:
dahuman said:
You really like to bring up your WP7.5 a lot Selnor, the problem with Windows Phone isn't it's functionality, it's how stupid ugly the Windows 8 UI is. 9 out of 10 people asking me for advices on Smart Phones say they've also checked out Windows Phones and think the GUI is just fugly and I agree with them, that's the problem. I don't want to walk around on a street using it because it's just straight up embarrassing. They really need to come up with a better looking UI, like now.
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I think the UI is beautiful. Simplicity at its finest without the bullshit scheuomorphic designs Apple is producing nowadays (iCal's "desk calendar", Notes' "legal paper", Contacts' "Black Book", etc.).
As odd as it is to say this, MS is actually ahead of the curve with their UI. Better than iOS and definitely better than Android.
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I have to agree with RP.
Microsoft hit the nail for UI. Unfortunately the first stab at Metro was almost there. Windows Pone 8 is what it should have been. I think WP8 now looks truly awesome with all the customisation and extra room used on the home screen.
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Once again, it's not about how good the feature is, it's about how ugly it is to the general public, if you can't even convince most consumers that it looks awesome rather that they'll get used to it eventually, then how are they going to compete in the world of already established brand names? iOS is clearly the looser in the features department vs the newest Android or WP, yet they have no problem selling a ton of iPhones on every release.
