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I think Windows Mobile could have been better than Android. In fact, at one point it debatably was. Personally I think Windows is considerably more usable than

I think Windows Mobile could have been better than Android. In fact, at one point it debatably was. Personally I think Windows is considerably more usable than OSX (yeah I know that’s going to offend people and raise a near-religious argument) and while I won’t say Microsoft’s hardware is or ever was as good as Apple’s, I think they are far better at UI/UX and hardware than Google. Actually I think they’re better at almost everything than Google. They could have easily been where Android is now if they were two years faster. I think we’d just have a different duopoly and iPhone would still be basically where it is today.

blagie 3y ago
> I won’t say Microsoft’s hardware is or ever was as good as Apple’s, I think they are far better at UI/UX and hardware than Google. Microsoft-proper hardware is crap, even compared to high-end Google. However, that doesn't matter. My Thinkpad eats Apple hardware for breakfast (as well as anything from Google or Microsoft). Dell has a few nicer laptops in the Precision line which do almost as well as Thinkpad, and definitely better than Apple / Google / Microsoft. It's the ecosystem. > Actually I think they’re better at almost everything than Google. I'd agree, except: - Hardware - Office 365 typing synchronization Google Pixel Pro is quite good (as are most top-of-the-line Google phones), as was the Chromebook Pixel (their top-of-the-line Chromebook, when they made it).