Windows Phone 8 vs. iOS vs. Android: One giant leap for Microsoft
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#2"Now that Windows Phone has managed to clobber iOS when it comes to customization without losing its aesthetic charm, it’s time for Apple to step it up"
This sentence really leapt out at me. Are we looking at the same rainbow disaster screen shots? Windows phone looks like a unicorn puked on a phone.
I don't think it give any compelling reason on it's own for iOS to shift.
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#3finally, games can be ported to WP.
Re: Windows Phone 8 vs. iOS vs. Android: One giant leap for Microsoft
#4Those homescreen tiles are a cool new idea in mobile UIs and keep getting better. Kudos to those guys.
Re: Windows Phone 8 vs. iOS vs. Android: One giant leap for Microsoft
#5"Now that Windows Phone has managed to clobber iOS when it comes to customization without losing its aesthetic charm, it’s time for Apple to step it up" This sentence really leapt out at me. Are we looking at the same rainbow disaster screen shots? Windows phone looks like a unicorn puked on a phone. I don't think it give any compelling reason on it's own for iOS to shift.
I guess it's subjective, but you would be in the minority [1] for thinking Metro UI is a "unicorn vomit/rainbow disaster".
Re: Windows Phone 8 vs. iOS vs. Android: One giant leap for Microsoft
#6"Now that Windows Phone has managed to clobber iOS when it comes to customization without losing its aesthetic charm, it’s time for Apple to step it up" This sentence really leapt out at me. Are we looking at the same rainbow disaster screen shots? Windows phone looks like a unicorn puked on a phone. I don't think it give any compelling reason on it's own for iOS to shift.
Well you could also say that the iPhone home screen looks like a bin of shiny colored glass children's toys were spilled onto the screen.
This type of criticism doesn't really help, because the vast majority of people seem to think both (metro, and iOS) look fine, if not great. What matters is how usable these phones/OS'es will turn out to be once people start trying them.
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#7finally, games can be ported to WP.
Yes and this is great for developers. Develop once, run on phone, tablet and laptop/desktop.
Re: Windows Phone 8 vs. iOS vs. Android: One giant leap for Microsoft
#8"Now that Windows Phone has managed to clobber iOS when it comes to customization without losing its aesthetic charm, it’s time for Apple to step it up" This sentence really leapt out at me. Are we looking at the same rainbow disaster screen shots? Windows phone looks like a unicorn puked on a phone. I don't think it give any compelling reason on it's own for iOS to shift.
It's a matter of taste, really. I disagree with you, but I can't exactly say that you're wrong.
For me, the iOS homescreen is too limiting. All an app can do is show its icon and a number of pending notifications. Android is too far the other way- widgets can be far too attention grabbing and obtrusive- silly animations of clouds moving in front of a sun, nonsense like that. WP hits a great balance between the two- widgets/tiles are of a fixed size, and the metro aesthetic means that none are too visually invasive.
I have a Windows Phone that I used as my primary phone for a few months before switching back to Android. The third party support wasn't there and the Maps functionality was dire. But I think that it has the best UI of any mobile OS out there right now- it's genuinely a joy to use. Getting Nokia on board looks to solve the issue with maps, and hopefully this codebase synchronisation will result in more third party developers making quality apps.
We'll see. Well, I won't, because my phone won't run WP8...
Re: Windows Phone 8 vs. iOS vs. Android: One giant leap for Microsoft
#9"Now that Windows Phone has managed to clobber iOS when it comes to customization without losing its aesthetic charm, it’s time for Apple to step it up" This sentence really leapt out at me. Are we looking at the same rainbow disaster screen shots? Windows phone looks like a unicorn puked on a phone. I don't think it give any compelling reason on it's own for iOS to shift.
Well you could also say that the iPhone home screen looks like a bin of shiny colored glass children's toys were spilled onto the screen. This type of criticism doesn't really help, because the vast majority of people seem to think both (metro, and iOS) look fine, if not great. What matters is how usable these phones/OS'es will turn out to be once people start trying them.
The critics think it looks great.
I haven't heard anything positive, however, from normal people. Just my experience though.
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#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
Well you could also say that the iPhone home screen looks like a bin of shiny colored glass children's toys were spilled onto the screen. This type of criticism doesn't really help, because the vast majority of people seem to think both (metro, and iOS) look fine, if not great. What matters is how usable these phones/OS'es will turn out to be once people start trying them.
The critics think it looks great. I haven't heard anything positive, however, from normal people. Just my experience though.
Everyone I showed my WP phone to absolutely loved the look of it. Anecdotal evidence, for sure, but I'm of the impression that Metro is more or less universally well-regarded. The OS as a whole is a different story.