Today, I began a grand experiment -- giving up my iPhone for a Samsung Focus, whick is a Microsoft Windows Phone.
I'm sure that may will consider me crazy or at least semi-crazy. And, I have to say I'm questioning my sanity a bit myself.
But, as my mother always said, you never know if you never try. So, I'm going cold turkey on the iPhone, which I've been using off and on for the past 3+ years.
Why Windows Phone 7? I guess I'd have to say that I'm intrigued about what Microsoft is doing. They have made a remarkable comeback from where they were a couple of years ago. That "comeback" is definitely reflected in business metrics, however. But, I do believe that given some time and persistence (always a significant Microsoft attribute), WP7 willcome around. Right now, the problem isn't the phone, which I've found to be very good. It's the mobile phone carriers. Their sales staff almost refuse to recommend the Windows Phone and in many instances advise against getting one.
I tried three different flavors of Android and it just didn't cut it for me. Why? Basically because it's not finished. I'm past the stage of being a beta tester with equipment that's supposed to work. The last Android phone was also a Samsung, the Infuse. Beautiful, big phone. But it couldn't maintain a bluetooth pairing in my car to save its life. Gonzo!
I also don't like to follow the pack and it seems nowadays that everyone has an iPhone. For me, that means it's time to move on to the next thing. So, how's it going?
Well, so far so good. And mind you, I'm using this as a business device. I don't really play games on my mobile phone, unless you consider Solitaire a game. I'll judgte the phone based on how easy it is to get work done.
So far, here's what I'm liking:
- I love the basic UI with the colorful tiles that automatically update with new information. And if you get tired of the color tiles you're using, just pick another color. Mne are green right now.
- It's fast, which surprised me.
- The basic metahor of the apps is cool and they are different from either iPhone or Android. Different is good.
- I really am finding I can get work done faster.
- I hated how it brught all your facebook contacts into your contacts until I found out how to have it only bring in info on the contacts you already have.
- Works great with my person email and calendar, Gmail, though it's rekindled a long ago relationship with Hotmail.
- The display isn't as good as the iPhone's retina display, but it's very good and good enough.
- The weight of the phone is nice and way lighter than the iPhone. And the display is bigger.
That's about it for today. Will post again tomorrow.
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