[Windows Phone 7 General] shaundalglish:
Oh come on, shut up stupid fanboy!

First of all, I'm a huge fan of some other Microsoft products (not of the company itself, cause I'm no stupid fanboy like some other here - I don't care what company makes something, I just care whether it's good).

Anyway, the integration with those other Microsoft products that I like so much is awesome.

Moreover, I LOVE WP7's design. I absolutely love it.

I WANT to buy a WP7 phone (what a stupid name...).

But great design don't make a great experience and the integration with those other MS products can't make up for all the shortcomings.

The user experience is not even close to Android. It's so far away, it will probably take years until Microsoft have something competitive. Sure, they could add a method to quickly switch between apps, they could add copy&paste, they could allow more integration for third party apps etc., but realistically, it will take years.

The user experience consists of much more than just a fluid, nice looking interface. This is only one small part of it.

Great user experience is achieved by removing anything that might cause frustration.

Like having to type something several times, on a tiny virtual keyboard, because there's no copy&paste.

Like having to close the app you're using if you want to quickly answer a message and not having an easy way of switching between apps.

Like, in the case of the iPhone, not being able to access any sort of information without opening a specific app and then, if you need another piece of information, going back and hunting for another app.

Like, also in the case of the iPhone, being annoyed by notification that pop in while you're busy doing something else.

Like, this time in the case of WP7, not being able to tap on a notification in order to quickly be taken to the related app, because notification just fade in for a second and then disappear.

Like, not being able to quickly move content, like music, books etc. onto the device, without having to install a desktop client first.

Like having those 200+ Facebook friends in your contact list, despite that you actually never want to call them.

...

Yeah I could go on like this for hours, and as you see, not only WP7 is full of annoyances, but also the iPhone, though lots of annoyances in iPhone OS/iOS have been removed over the years.

But who wants to wait three years, until the annoyances in WP7 are removed as well? And what to use for the next three years, until WP7 becomes usable?

None of those annoyances are there in Android. In fact, there are almost no annoyances at all in Android. You're able to quickly move content onto the phone from any computer, you've got quick app switching, you've got c&p, you can choose which Facebook friends to include in your contacts list and so on...

I'm trying to think about one, but I actually can't find any annoyances like that in Android. Sure, it doesn't look as good as WP7 (though design is a matter of taste) and maybe it's not always as smooth. But at least it doesn't annoy you, thus creating a much better user experience than both WP7 and the iPhone (and probably everything else, though I've not yet tried webOS).

There's nothing that comes close to Android in terms of the overall user experience. Not even close.

I love the WP7 design, I love the integration with MS products, but cannot enjoy the overall user experience, just like I cannot enjoy using an iPhone.

Copy&paste, multitasking, file system access etc. are not just nice to have - no, they actually let you get things done more quickly, thus enhancing the user experience. They're a lot more than "just" features.