[Windows Phone 7 General] vangrieg:
Well, here's the scenario I'm talking about: I'm driving using the satnav application, an incoming call comes through. I want to pick it up and talk using handsfree, but still use the navigation.

On the iPhone with "fast switching" I need to double click (or is it press and hold?) The Button and then find and tap on the satnav icon. This requires looking at the screen, which is not good. Moreover, I really don't see any change from just clicking the Button and then tapping the icon on Springboard. iOS 4's fast switching is rather idiotic if you ask me.

In WP7, and WM currently, all I need to do is press the Back button and voila, I'm back in satnav. Because I know where the button is, I don't even need to look at the phone.

Makes a huge difference to me. Like I said, the problem with the iPhone is that it wasn't designed for fast switching, so all implementations, official and unofficial, are kludges.

Just like with any other OS, actually. Certainly, more users will find something WP7 can't do because it has more gaps in functionality than, say, Android. There's no arguing about it, at least from me.

Where did I say that "just works" is more important to me than "basic features"? I'm pretty sure I didn't, please don't jump into conclusion that everyone who likes WP7 does it for the same set of reasons. :) "Just works" is nice, "basic features" are nice, but for me it's "how will it work for me, given how I personally use my phone" and "do I want to have this phone with me every day". The first part is rational, the second one is emotional. Android is imperfect on the rational side and is a complete failure on the emotional one, given my personal set of use cases and esthetic preferences.

First of all, I never liked the hardware, mostly the crappy screen and the slippery body - I tend to drop my wife's iPhone all the time. iPhone 4 has an awesome screen, but feels somewhat awkward in the hand, plus I'm not sure about the glass body, plus it's ridiculously expensive here at this time. I might consider it later, but have no urge to get it. Also, emotionally, with a better screen or not, it's the same old iPhone, and I'm pretty bored with it. If you want my opinion on Android, I see it as a bland cheap copy of the iPhone UI-wise, done without Apple's taste and style (which I'm not a fan of but can appreciate at least). I would really prefer something new, and WP7 brings it. All three OSes will work for me, with caveats and some work, be it jailbreaking, rooting, finding tolerable applications for my needs or what not.

This is a drawback of the platform, how it's managed and what stage of maturity it is at. I don't care which OS is "better" in general, I care which is better for me. Russia is not one of the countries WP7 will launch in, and I won't buy it until Marketplace starts working here. Both platforms will be pretty useless for me. I have more hopes with regard to WP7 though because WM Marketplace already works here, and MS is certainly more serious about the issue, as WP7 at launch will support more countries than Android does now (we're talking about paid apps).

So, from my perspective, if the paid apps availability issue is resolved, both OSes will do what I need them to do. WP7 will do more of that out of the box but will have problems I'm not sure I want to cope with (and I mean copy & paste, not multitasking). Emotionally, WP7 makes me want to have it, while Android is, well, meh, both itself and with regard to third-party apps especially. I can tolerate it but I know I'll hate it every time I use it. I really don't expect WP7 to be available here until some Q2 2011, so we'll see where it gets by that time. Also, I'll take a close look at Android v3. If none of these platforms manage to extend their markets to Russia, I'll probably go the iPhone 4 way.

Something like this. Is it too fanboyish for you?