[Windows Phone 7 General] Vladd:
DarkDvr wrote: "WM7 could've been awesome, could've been kinda cool, could've been "same ****"... but they went with worst possible scenario I couldn't even imagine."

This just about sums up my feelings about it. I've been following Xdevelopers for years, but this is definitely the first time I feel an urge to post anything not specifically connected to some phone issue, because, as far as I'm concerned this is probably it, after eight years with WM, I'll be forced to switch to something else, most likely Android. I've been using WM so far precisely because it's been the most flexible and powerful operating system giving me the kind of experience I was after, that is, as close to a "Desktop PC Phone" as possible. Admittedly, that's very far from the experience most people who use iPhones and similar toys want, but I buy a new 500+ euro phone at least every 7-8 months (and if I happen to like something new, even at much shorter intervals :) ), so, somehow, I feel, justifiably or not, that people who make phones and phone operating systems should kind of focus on people like me too, because I probably spend approximately ten times more cash on the phones than your average user :) For me, WP7 is a huge disappointment not only because some of the key features of the older versions like multitasking, SD cards or copy-paste are missing, so it's in fact, despite all hype about "integrated user experience" a significant step back for rather dubious reasons, but because the whole philosophy of the product has shifted towards mass-market users with simple needs and flexibility and freedom are radically reduced. My phone, like my car or my house is an important part of my life, and I simply don't want Microsoft, Apple or anyone else to tell me how to run it or what it should look like according to their idea of my needs and tastes, in other words, in such a way as to maximize their profit and their control over my phone experience. Some people here keep repeating that power users and people who value complexity, freedom of use and flexibility in general are a "tiny" fraction of the market. I don't think so, especially since they on average not only wield much more financial power than the average consumer, but are also willing to invest into gadgets and apps much more. Microsoft decided to emulate moronic Apple approach and turn its back on this kind of users. Fine, I hope that brings them some market success, because some microscopic speckle of their profit usually finds its way to my pocket too, :) but if they think I'm gonna take their crap and love it, they've got another thing coming :) Perhaps there is some poetic justice in the fact that just as WM phones, especially my favorite HTCs, are getting really impressive (my current phone, HTC Leo is, in my opinion, simply awesome, and, having started as far back as Himalaya as well as having tried eight HTC PDA phones including Magician, Kaiser, Touch Cruise and HD1, plus one HP and one Eten, so far, I don't think I'm that easily impressionable :) ) , the WM story is, unfortunately, coming to an end for me :) But, to end it on an optimistic note, it's been a great story all the same, and I have a feeling (judging by the reactions of many - former? - WM fans here) that, after some time spent on getting used to the change, it may rather smoothly continue in the Android realm :)