[Windows Phone 8 General] jerrya:
Ok, so to address what you posted, since it was an apparent attack on my criticism of the system, I will do my best to "do better"

Regarding the color choice being static. Uhmm, the definition of static has nothing to do with COLOR. It has everything to do with MOVEMENT. Yes, widgets can be more funtional that live tiles. Duh. But lets work on an example of static vs live.

download and install CNN for me, now. put the app on your home screen, you know, press and hold it, then drop it anywhere on the home screen. Whats it doing? Nothing. Just the icon that is a shortcut to the app. Maybe there is a widget for it, maybe not. Don't know. Static

Now, I already have CNN installed on my phone. I press it just like you, except I get an option to 'pin to homescreen'. When I do that, lo and behold, it already starts showing me the latest news. No need to get a widget. Live

Thats the difference I was talking about when I said, and again, RTFP, without widgets, android is static.

And as for notification, I pay attention to what my phone is doing. So when I get a text, guess what, I am polite and answer back whenever possible. I don't ignore when I get a notificaiton. Im not old enough to need a notificaiton center to remind me that I missed a call or a text or whatever, when my phone tells me something, I check it. If I can't because I am in a meeting or something, I will remember "Oh, someone texted me, better see who it was".

Now remember that live thing I mentioned earlier? When I get a text, the live tile (at its current size) for my texts shows me how many I have not answered. No need for a notificaiton center. Now if I change the tile even bigger, it shows me the body of the text. Same thing with missed phone calls. Oh, and facebook notifications. Cant forget those, right there on the homescreen. With no widgets required. What I find funny is your comment:

"Guess what? Android doesn't need live tiles because we actually get all of our notifications in a notification centre which means one swipe down from the top of the screen and we get more detailed notifications than what a live tile can show."

Well guess what, I get all my notificaitons WITHOUT having to swipe down. One more step saved. And if you chcek the paragraph above, depending on how much room I want to take up, I can get just as detailed in notifications as I want. You can't change that, can you? Either its a lot of information, or a lot of information. right?

As to a bad android phone. Sure, I will give you that. Only problem is that I keep hearing about lag on all android phones. Now, thats not to say that isn't happening with the 8X, because there are reports of that happening. I have said many a time that no phone is perfect, and no phone will ever be perfect. Especially when dealing with a populace of billions. Can't make everyone happy.

Also, why would Microsoft want to make an official Google app? Thats like Ford making Chevys. Aint ever gonna happen. Don't blame MS for Google not wanting to make windows phones easier to use. They want you buying android phones. Don't do much in marketing, do you? If you want Google to make official apps for Windows, biXch to Google, not Windows, jeese.

Games, uhmm, thats what the Xbox is for. And why buy a phone to play games? Not to say I don't have games and dabble a bit. But its a freaking phone, not my PSP. If I expect mind blowing games, its gonna be a long time coming before that happens on aphone. And when I play games, I don't want some stupid jump here, swipe there. Give me something thats going to require some work. Now, if they put Gears or COD on android, but not windows, I will jump ship the next day. Until then, you can keep slingshotting birds across the screen, I will keep going with the PSP.

Also, my Youtube app works just fine. Finds me videos and playes them great. So don't bring an app that works into the fight. Find me something that doesn't that I use. Same with the 'official' facebook app. What?! You mean you downloaded an app, when the People Hub works better than any facebook app I have ever used, even on my desktop! Thats the sign of a person who doesn't know how windows phone works. I don't even have a facebook app on my phone. People Hub is the best, on any system. If I tweeted, bet it would beat out any tweeter app out there.

I have one last thing to add, since obviously your one of those 'my rights supersede your rights' kinda person with the statement"

"This is just my opinion and call me a hater of what ever but the fact is I've owned the 8x so I have the right to criticize the operating system"

yet, I can't because I owned an android phone? Uhmm, ok. Not sure how that works out, but whatever. Next salvo, fire away. Curious to see where it goes.

My name is Jerry, and this is my Windows phone.