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Anyone here made the jump from iOS to WP7?

Made the jump from iOS to WP7?

  • Yes and I love WP7

    Votes: 17 14.5%

  • Yes and I hate WP7

    Votes: 2 1.7%

  • No, and I never will

    Votes: 52 44.4%

  • No, but Im tempted to try

    Votes: 46 39.3%
  • Total voters
    117
Neverbepeace said:
JB.....Install dreamboard.......install WP7 theme......best of both worlds:cool:

btw.......the theme is so much like the real OS. That is the beauty of the iPhone:D
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What's the beauty? You have to void the warranty, no support, deal with the jb in general etc etc to do something the other device don't need their version of the jb process to do.
 
Benjy91 said:
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I love my iPhone 4S, and I'm pretty fond of iOS, however I love WP7 as an OS, and have been toying with the idea of making a switch to WP7 for a while now, with the imminent release of the Nokia Lumia 900 the temptation has never been so strong.

One of the biggest things holding me back so far has been that I've invested a fortune into the iOS app store, but if the experience of WP7 is worth it I may be inclined to make the sacrifice.

To anyone that has made the leap from iOS to WP7, what was it like? What do you love or hate about WP7? Was it easy making the transition and learning a new OS? Would you recommend it?
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microsoft often runs promotions where if you buy a wp7 phone, they give you a wp marketplace gift card for a substantial amount...could help you start recovering some of that investment from iOS to wp7

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Neverbepeace said:
JB.....Install dreamboard.......install WP7 theme......best of both worlds:cool:

btw.......the theme is so much like the real OS. That is the beauty of the iPhone:D
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I have both, and have tried the above theme. Trust me, it is far from similar. It takes a lot of tweaking to get the way you want (and in a way that simulates WP7 accurately), which is way above most users heads. And it only simulates the WP7 launcher...a lot of the beauty of the UI comes from how the apps/hubs are designed, and how everything all interlinks. Plus all the search features, which are by far the best of any phone (a good compliment, considering google makes android)
 
I don't consider it a "jump" unless you mean jumping down. I tried WP7 for only two months. I couldn't tolerate the utterly cr@ppy apps on the Marketplace. They were beyond awful. Not more than one or two good ones, and one of those was eBay.
 
kalsta said:
But as a UI, does it get out of your way or in your way?
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As impossible as it sounds: both. :) Or put a different way, it tries so hard to get out of your way that when you need it to be a little more interactive, it's not there, and that hinders you.

They worked really hard on the notificiation screen. Kudos to them for that. But they didn't really think out the process beyond that. Oh, your twitter's blowing up and you got 57 new emails? Your WP7 phone is great at telling you that. But when you try to read your tweets, or wade though the email client, it's a chore to see exactly what's going on.

I guess to sum this up, WP7 is great if you only ever want to use your smartphone or tablet to be a sort of lightweight notifier of things that you're going to always go to your desktop to take care of. And this makes some sense: Microsoft is still very much invested in the desktop paradigm, and I imagine they WANT to make the phone draw you to your desktop to get serious work done, and maye even DIScourage you from just doing it on the phone. If you subscribe to that, then WP7 is great for you.

But sometimes, not being ale to easily act on information you've received without naviating progressive menu layers and jumping through hoops is a pain. iOS is better at this: it informs, AND lets me react quite easily if I choose to. iOS is a bit more desktop-independent now, and although I wasn't sure I'd like that, I found I prefer it a lot more to the restrictive, do-it-on-the-desktop paradigm in Wp7.
 
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scaredpoet said:
As impossible as it sounds: both. :) Or put a different way, it tries so hard to get out of your way that when you need it to be a little more interactive, it's not there, and that hinders you.
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Ha, ha… nicely said. Thanks for the informative post too. You don't happen to write product reviews in your spare time do you? You're quite good at it.
 
I loved it when I had it. If I didn't have an iPhone, I would get a Windows phone. The interface is sooo nice, but its still too young and not enough apps. Maybe in a year or so.
 
Alright, I didn't exactly jump ship, but I did go from iOS to WP7 (in a round about way). I'm sure not everyone will care about my phone history (if you're one of these people, then skip to the next post after mine). I'm gonna tell it anyway:
I bought an iPhone 3GS on launch day and I've loved it. Then in early 2010 (read, before the iPhone 4 release) I bought an HTC HD2 for a change of pace. Phenomenal phone. Very versatile. After using Windows Mobile 6.5 for a bit, I decided to load up android on my HD2 to see what the fuss was about. Terrible experience. I had tried numerous froyo and gingerbread roms to find properly working one. I always ended up finding some hang up with every rom which was tied back to android itself rather than the custom rom (although admittedly my HD2 ran android better than many of the phones during that time). Went back to using my 3GS. I heard about Windows phone during late 2010 and it really intrigued me. January 2011 a port became available for the HD2 so I loaded that up and ran with it. Such a great little OS. I had been using Windows Phone for the entirety of 2011. About midway through 2011 my HD2 started having problems due to the fact it was old and being used a lot. I had given my 3GS to my sister, so using that wasn't an option. I needed to buy a new phone. I was waiting for the rumoured iPhone 5 to be released so I would upgrade to that. I was disappointed when after all that waiting all Apple released was a 4S. I decided to buy an HTC Radar instead. I've been running with that ever since and I've been really happy with it. Whenever Apple decides to launch their next iPhone, I'm gonna have a hard time choosing between that and whatever Windows Phone device Nokia has released by then.

And there's the life story of my smartphone history. In a somewhat disconnected way, I went from iOS to Windows Phone and I haven't regretted it. I warned you at the beginning of the post what it was gonna be, so if you read it and were annoyed at what it was then that was your own fault.
 
It can't be expressed enough how silky smooth this OS is. I just picked up a Nokia 710 because it was only $250 outright. This is the perfect phone if your looking for a rock stable phone for your kids. And with it's single core at 1.4GHz and only 512MB of RAM, the thing is just amazingly smooth. The GUI is classy with it's segoe font and refreshing to look at with it's live tiles and smooth animation between screens. Can't wait for Windows 8 and high end devices from Nokia and Samsung. Make no mistakes, this OS is here to stay.
 
I did the opposite actually :) Came from a WP7 (Omnia 7) to iOS 5 (iPhone 4). Don't regret it one bit. That said, both OSes are REALLY good.

If Apple doesn't do anything about the UI in iOS6 or doesn't bring its A Game with the iPhone (insert number of your choice), WP8 might just surpass it which is quite commendable considering the OS is just over an year old.
 
After being with iOS for over three years, I decided to try out different OSes during the summer of last year. I started with webOS, then an older BB OS, then Android, and finally Windows Phone.

So far, Windows Phone has my favorite interface while the overall platform/ecosystem still lacks behind iOS quite a bit. I prefer to call it just Windows Phone (or WP) because WP7 will no longer be needed once Windows Phone 8 comes out. I think it is a very stable and smooth interface.

I love that the icons aren't just static and I prefer to show pictures to anyone since they offer bigger screens and how you can have "favorites" that show up in the live tile. Where it is king is social media. I love how you can link my family and friends' phone info with their FB account and having everything in one place. I even tried going back to a "dumb phone" that has analog TV. After four days, I went back to my Windows Phone.

I think with Microsoft putting nearly the same code between their Windows 8 for the desktop, tablet, and mobile phones , it should help them in the longer run being that Windows 8 will be a hot-seller again like Windows 7 was. Some people might as well get used to the Metro UI now.

But if you are app hungry or already stuck on iOS ecosystem, I can why the hesitation. But there is a shot Microsoft can dominate the entire landscape once the desktop Metro UI gets accepted by the masses with Windows 8 and then trickle more into the tablet/mobile space.
 
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All go this WP7 talk has made me pick up a HTC Titan this weekend.

I was really looking at the Lumia 800 but the lack of tethering and lots of conflicting information if it will be added at a later date made me decide on the Titan. Lovely little (or not :)) handset.

Glad to be in camp WP7 again.
 
ChazUK said:
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All go this WP7 talk has made me pick up a HTC Titan this weekend.

I was really looking at the Lumia 800 but the lack of tethering and lots of conflicting information if it will be added at a later date made me decide on the Titan. Lovely little (or not :)) handset.

Glad to be in camp WP7 again.
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The Titan is a very good phone. Glad to hear you're happy with it. (personally I have the Radar, but I've played around with the Titan plenty).
 
anirudh said:
If Apple doesn't do anything about the UI in iOS6 or doesn't bring its A Game with the iPhone (insert number of your choice), WP8 might just surpass it which is quite commendable considering the OS is just over an year old.
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People have been saying the same about every competing OS, and I include myself in this group. Thus far, we have been horribly wrong, lol! At this point, I think it's all going to depending on who is going to market their product the best, and we all know Apple is very good at that.
 
I have a Titan and a Focus Flash (Omnia W). Switched from iOS in October 2010 with the Mozart and Omnia 7. Havent looked back. Zunepass is excellent. Im sure i saw something advertised that if you buy a Windows Phone directly from a Microsoft Store (US) you get a years free Zunepass subscription. I think the offer runs out on valentines day.
 
lordofthereef said:
People have been saying the same about every competing OS, and I include myself in this group. Thus far, we have been horribly wrong, lol! At this point, I think it's all going to depending on who is going to market their product the best, and we all know Apple is very good at that.
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I'll try answering this based on what I think, so bear with me :eek:

Apart from the marketing, the MAIN reason what keeps the users loyal to Apple is that their products work without hassles. They have a perfect combination of HW and SW. Now lets look at the options:

1. Android - Great customization, even better hardware BUT laggy, no timely updates and all truth be told not many out there root their phones as soon as they get it :D

2. WebOS - AMAZING SW, extremely easy to use BUT spectacularly abysmal HW and no support

In comes WP7. Fresh, FLUID as gliding through water UI. Anyone who has used a WP7 will tell you that the foundation is as good as, if not better than iOS. I have had the phone for 1 year and NOT ONCE restarted it or had it freeze on me. Sure, it has functionality missing and yes, the ecosystem is not fully grown yet, but look at the rate its growing. WP7 had/(has) two major problems right now - Marketing and HW. Both MS and Nokia plan to market the hell out of WP7 and we know that MS will not be closing shop anytime soon like HP did. As far as HW is concerned, remember, Nokia is banking solely on WP7. So, by the end of 2012 or 1Q 2013, we expect to see 'WP7 Superphones'.

I am not saying people will toss aside their iPhones and mass migrate towards WP7. But windows phone has the potential to dethrone every player or at least grab a MAJOR chunk of their market share.
 
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