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Strange how trying to make something objective can make it inaccurate. For example, I deliberately changed from android to windows phone because I much prefer t
by Joeri 13y ago
Strange how trying to make something objective can make it inaccurate. For example, I deliberately changed from android to windows phone because I much prefer the windows phone user experience, but it scores the worst in their objective comparison.
All the complaints about windows phone are mostly accurate, but largely irrelevant for me personally. For example, I don't want a background image for the live tiles screen, so I don't care that I can't configure one.
I do agree with their final conclusion that windows phone is a strange mixture of careful user-centric design and complete disregard for actual user needs. There are things which are incomprehensible that they haven't been fixed over the past few years, like not having a separate ringer volume. If, like me, you are lucky to have needs which mostly align with the intended design, then it beats even iOS in usability. But if you are only slightly out of alignment, it is a long fall down the usability ladder.
- MartinMcGirk 13y agoI only just picked up a Lumia 1020 two days ago after using an iPhone for the last 2 years, so the jury is still out for me on whether I prefer it or not and how well it suits my particular set of needs. I'm not even sure I can accurately define what my particular needs are right now (except that I wanted the 1020's great camera). I wonder if you could elaborate on what needs it is that you think Windows Phone suits so well?