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A relative recently purchased a Samsung WP7 phone. I was highly skeptical until I spent a few minutes playing around with it. The UX experience (design, speed)
by Maro 15y ago
A relative recently purchased a Samsung WP7 phone. I was highly skeptical until I spent a few minutes playing around with it.
The UX experience (design, speed) was about as smooth as my iPhone, smoother than Android devices I've played with.
Right now there are not enough apps for WP7 to make it interesting to me, but if MSFT can get devs in large numbers to develop for the platform, then Apple will have to watch out. Historically, MSFT is good at making programmers develop for their platform, so the next couple of years should be interesting.
EDIT: The relative bought the WP7 device because it was much cheaper than an iPhone.
- yread 15y agoI also recently got Samsung Omnia on the cheap and it's pretty good. Hardware is awesome and the OS is super snappy. The only apps I'm missing now are not there because of API limitations (I'd like to see some VOIP) that's going to get hopefully fixed in September with Mango. Oh it would be also cool if Navionics ported their marine navigation app on WP7. EDIT: The only annoying thing about it is how US-centric it is. I had to create a new live id with us location to be able to access marketplace and I don't really know whether I can develop for it when I'm not in US and I don't have a US credit card.
- Athtar 15y agoI don't think you need to be in the US to develop for WP7. It does support other countries. Look at Yalla Apps (http://www.yallaapps.com/ http://www.yallaapps.com/) if you are in a country that is not supported.