35 things I hate about WP7

[shortylickens]

http://mywpstory.com/2011/03/35-things-i-hate-about-windows-phone-7/


Most of his are stupid and useless, if not nitpicky.

My beef? No call screening or blocking, which I desperately need.

 

[RedRooster]

Some of those I agree with, namely 5, 11, 14, 25 and half of 35. Lots of that will be fixed with Mango though, he sounds uninformed.

Still love the OS, best I've used of the big three.

How're you liking yours?

edit-oh, I guess he revised his list with Mango changes. Pretty impressive how much they improved.

 

[BladeVenom]

I'm surprised it's only 35.

 

[OBLAMA2009]

i havent really tried wp7 but its supposed to surpass android in popularity by 2015, after nokia starts releasing stuff and other companies start releasing higher end and lower end wp phones

 

[SAWYER]

WP7 is awesome, so much better and more refreshing compared to ios and android imo

 

[vshah]

what is nokia going to bring to the table that HTC, LG, Samsung can't? Aren't they still going to be bound by the hardware restrictions put in place by microsoft?

 

[Deeko]

I'll say this...with NoDo, I switched between my Venue Pro and my Vibrant fairly frequently. Ever since the latest Mango update, I've barely touched the Vibrant unless the Venue Pro battery dies (which it usually does not). Even if it means sacrificing wifi tethering.

 

[Puddle Jumper]

i havent really tried wp7 but its supposed to surpass android in popularity by 2015, after nokia starts releasing stuff and other companies start releasing higher end and lower end wp phones

I'd say the odds of that happening are next to zero. Nokia dosn't bring anything new to the table and they aren't even the world's largest smartphone manufacturer, both Samsung and Apple are larger.

 

[Deeko]

what is nokia going to bring to the table that HTC, LG, Samsung can't? Aren't they still going to be bound by the hardware restrictions put in place by microsoft?

1) Higher quality hardware. Say what you want about Symbian, but Nokia's high end phones are beautiful pieces of hardware.

2) Software add ins. All the manufacturers include their own apps (which unlike other platforms, you can easily uninstall if you don't want). But this could mean some Nokia-specific stuff, maybe Ovi maps?

3) Experience with selling hordes of phones cheap to lots of people. No, this won't directly help those of us wanting the best phones, but considering the base requirements for WP7 are fairly dated by now, its easily conceivable that Nokia makes a few dirt-cheap mass market WP7 devices out worldwide that really pick up adoption of the platform - which DOES help power users, because it means more app developer engagement.

Like em or not, they still sell a lot of phones, so its a good chip to have in WP7's pile.

 

[OBLAMA2009]

I'd say the odds of that happening are next to zero. Nokia dosn't bring anything new to the table and they aren't even the world's largest smartphone manufacturer, both Samsung and Apple are larger.

nokia is one of the biggest phone makers in the world and they have the best industrial design of any manufacturer if you ask me. wp will become more mainstream once mango comes out and there are cheaper phones and higher end phones to choose from. look at how fast android took over, windows can easily do the same

 

[OBLAMA2009]

I'll say this...with NoDo, I switched between my Venue Pro and my Vibrant fairly frequently. Ever since the latest Mango update, I've barely touched the Vibrant unless the Venue Pro battery dies (which it usually does not). Even if it means sacrificing wifi tethering.

i looked up venue pro and they sell it unlocked for $299, probably a lot less on sale. why cant all phones be sold for that price instead of $600? id go out and buy a bunch of phones, youd think manufacturers would end up making more money

 

[hanoverphist]

this article is from march. at least put up the link for the ones the mango update fixed

http://mywpstory.com/2011/07/things-i-hate-about-windows-phone-7-mango-edition/

 

[Deeko]

i looked up venue pro and they sell it unlocked for $299, probably a lot less on sale. why cant all phones be sold for that price instead of $600? id go out and buy a bunch of phones, youd think manufacturers would end up making more money

It was $500 when it first came out, I think it dropped because it didn't sell very well...which makes sense since no one knew it existed, it was only sold on Dell's website and they didn't advertise it at all. Dumb.

 

[TheStu]

I like the first comment that goes on, at length, about how awesome Android is.

Definitely agree with;

2
3
4
5
7
10
16
17 sort of
21
22
23
25
29
32!

35, C/P fixed with NoDo, and multitasking is coming with Mango.

Really, really looking forward to Mango.

I think that the biggest problem that I am still having is that I have used iTunes/iDevices for so long that I take certain things for granted. Most all of these things focus on the desktop Zune software however. The OS itself though I really like. If it wasn't for the fact that the iPhone 4 hardware is so much nicer in my hand than my Surround I wouldn't even consider going back to iOS.

Plus, Metro > All, and the music player aside from not being able to scrub though songs and the lack of landscape support is really nice, better than the iPod app on iOS.

 

[MISIR ARABASI]

Do not have different translations of these pages My English is not good

 

[finbarqs]

Problems plagued that cool and sexy phone!

 

[finbarqs]

also I want chinese language support/input method a la iOS!

 

[jpeyton]

I have a handset running the newest Mango beta; it's a huge jump in performance over NoDo. The thing boots up way faster than my Atrix or iPhone 4. IE9 performance is great.

I'll stick to my Atrix as my everyday phone, but I can definitely see myself getting a Mango handset for my parents.

 

[WelshBloke]

No wireless tether?

 

[Slick5150]

WP7 was the only OS that could get me to finally give up my Pre w/ WebOS. I still prefer WebOS, but WP7 Mango is really solid.

 

[dpodblood]

A lot of those things are either already fixed or very minor. The only issues which really matter on that list are the lack of custom ringtones, and the lack of tethering. The app prices are also a bit of an issue, but (at least in Canada) the prices seem to have dropped pretty significantly recently. I have own both an android phone and a WM7 phone, and overall I prefer WM7. It's much more polished.

 

[Andrmgic]

I agree with a number of things on that revised list.

One of my (minor) complaints is that I can't send a calendar invite to someone who isn't in my address book. I.e. I can't invite people by e-mail address alone.

It really does put things into perspective about how much was missing and just how many things Mango brings to the table.

On the 22nd, MS starts accepting mango app submissions.. so hopefully we'll get to enjoy some of the new features for third party apps soon.