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By themaster08 on 7/30/2011 3:29:26 AM , Rating: 4
I'm actually disappointed that so many nerds think the clunky, bloated Android is better in any way, shape or form.
Agreed. I too own a Windows Phone, and even in its current form, it's still outstanding. Mango looks absolutely fantastic. The work Microsoft have put into it is quite something.

I'm also disappointed that the homebrew/jailbreaking community doesn't engage more in Windows Phone, since Microsoft actually support the homebrew community. They could do some quite amazing things with the platform.

It's the absolute best of both worlds. If you're a purist or mainstream user who wishes to have a lightweight, responsive, easy-to-use OS that doesn't need to be tampered with to work the way you like, then stock WP is for you.

If you like to tweak your device to get the very most out of it, jump on board the homebrew community, and you fear no punishment from Microsoft for your efforts.

By inighthawki on 7/30/2011 10:24:39 PM , Rating: 3
As a developer I have access to the releasable of Mango, and all I can say is that it makes the phone 100 times better than it already was. So if you like WP7 now, you will love it when Mango finally comes around.
It is even more responsive and has a plethora of great new features, including pretty much everything that anyone previously had problems with (notably multitasking and things like custom ringtones).

It even comes equipped with a few features I would have never expected, like the ability to scan barcodes, QR codes, etc in real-time from the search menu (search button). It works way better than the apps I've seen on my friends' android and iphones and it's built right into the OS.

By themaster08 on 7/31/2011 5:19:54 AM , Rating: 2
It's good to hear the point of view from someone who has already used Mango. With all of the big features coming to the platform it's nice to know some of the more humble features such as custom ringtones, which seem to have not been mentioned all that much.

It would also be nice if they included more theme colours, or even a colour palette, but I can understand from a font readability perspective why they may not. Occasionally when browsing the Marketplace, it can be difficult to read some of the titles due to the background image. But that's something the homebrew community could come up with. I just hope that they point their efforts a little more in the direction of Windows Phone once Mango has been released. A Cydia-like marketplace would be awesome.

I think Mango covers all of the major shortcomings with the platform, particularly my own gripes. Looking forward to the final release!

By CptBlu on 8/2/2011 3:41:56 PM , Rating: 2
unfortunately no new colors but orange is now called Mango LOL thats exciting but as stated there are so many new features and so much more polish applied that it will not matter the market is 10000 times better and usefull now this was my major complaint the rest of it i knew was comming and was normal for an intial launch crap search is just not excuseable

the group tiles are awesome I actually use facebook now mainly because i never have to log into the site my phone display any bit of usefull information that it contained. windows phone sets the standard for a modern OS i stress modern becuase both ios and android conform to the same old way of doing things a grid of icons in no way is innovative or magical i think that UI was actually developed back in the 70's with LISA its nothing more then a modified desktop metor is simply diffrent and webos while innovative i dont find very intresting but it is a better shot at modern then the other guys

RE: So many phones...that will end up as landfill
By rudy on 7/31/2011 12:23:53 PM , Rating: 2
The bigger problem is none of that. Most people do not even need apps as a website has all the function they get out of most apps. WP7 ships with almost everything most people need. The bigger problem is depicted in this article by choice. There are simply no flagship phones shipping on WP7. I personally was very interested in getting one but my carrier sprint only offered 1 phone with a small display and wvga resolution. At the same time the evo 3d had just come out and I cannot justify purchasing something with a single core that is slower and lower resolution and everything. So if M$ wants to play the game they need to make it so more hardware can be released faster and they do need to push retail because in the sprint store the employees basically had nothing good to say about wp7 they just keep saing go android thats all.

When people are acting like that your average walk in phone buyer is not going to touch wp7. And even tech savy ones wont buy it if they have no high end hardware options.

By PrezWeezy on 8/1/2011 7:48:10 PM , Rating: 2

I understand the resolution issue (although I don't have any problem with the size of the Arrive, which I've been using since it came out) but the idea that the number of cores or speed of the processor matters is ludacrise. Who cares how fast the CPU is rated, what matters is how smooth and quick the phone runs. If you had a phone which runs at 100MHz and is smooth as butter, vs a phone that has quadcore 2.5GHz yet runs like Vista on a PIII, which phone makes more sense to buy? You should care more how the phone runs than how fast the CPU is. Besides, getting a single core over a dual core might make sense when it comes to battery life. Especially if, as I said, it runs as fast if not faster/smoother than the Evo.

By CptBlu on 8/2/2011 3:50:37 PM , Rating: 2
and an inteligent person would see 3D on a phone and run from gimmick horror. an inteligent consumer would politely tell the representitive to keep their opinions to them selves and explain the features of the device i am inquiring about not convinvce me to purchase what works for them because i have far diffrent needs the some 17yr old kid at verizon telling me how awesome (a malware proned battery wh###) android is ill admit i got tired of waiting and moved from my touch pro 2 to an evo mainly because this was the point in which android actually got kind of intresting (froyo is the first decent build) and that lasted about as long as its battery 4 months later we get WP7 and i said hello focus yet instantly it was said that it was crap and mainly because it didnt have many apps oh and angry birds wasnt out yet (who cares) i just ask that you give Windows Phone the same curtosy as android and apple and let them take a year or more in others cases to get their feet on the ground and bang out all those features that matter to each individual user because what mattered to you may not matter to me

