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[Windows Phone 7 General] alan7467:
As a ex-WinMO 6.x, and ex-webOS user currently on Android (2.1/2.2) I'm on the fence until I see some good hardware, and get to spend some time with some devices. Couple things I'll need to experience before switching:

1) Notifications. These were crap on WinMO, but excellent on webOS and pretty decent on Android. I'll need to see how Phone 7 handles this in actual use. Maybe someone can shed some light on this for me already. I haven't had much luck finding detailed info.

2) App-switching. I can probably live with a lack of true multitasking with 3rd party apps for the time being. Truth be told most of the switching I do in Android would work fine if the apps were just being suspended (and in some cases they are). But the actual method of switching between apps on Phone 7 could get annoying fast if I have to completely back out every time I want to go to another app I recently used.

3) Virtual keyboard. I don't care for phones with hardware keyboards. Extra moving parts and added bulk just aren't worth it for me. I've heard good things about the Phone 7 keyboard, but I'll just have to see for myself. I know it's based off the ZuneHD keyboard which isn't terrible, but certainly isn't very good either.

As a ZuneHD owner I'm super excited about the UI and can see myself getting used to hubs very quickly. I'm also really happy how smooth everything is turning out. That's certainly something that makes using my HD so enjoyable. It'd be wonderful to have that kind of experience on a phone.
[Windows Phone 7 General] vangrieg:
Google can't. Most OEMs can't. I can't for sure make Android look decent. I'm not sure why that surprises you.

Thanks a million.
[Windows Phone 7 General] vetvito:
I guess you can't be pleased, there are a ton of home screens, and thousands of themes that are free.

WP7 start screen looks like a 70s disco floor.
[Windows Phone 7 General] gom99:
Yea but they're all similiar widget based look and feels. If I were to go Android I'd just want the Titanium interface, I think it's severely underrated.
[Windows Phone 7 General] doministry:
And going deeper all the Android menus looks baaaad.

**** the widgets.
[Windows Phone 7 General] blaiz123:
I SECOND that. It's not even just that Android menus look bad, Android just SUCKS. Has anyone even seen how laggy the Droid 2 is? I mean it's a disgrace that people would even consider that type of a device, after they've seen how smooth the WP7 runs (not to say that it won't have some degree of lagg at release).
[Windows Phone 7 General] vetvito:
You guys are right, Android sucks, and its ugly. WP7 will easily beat it!

WP7 will pawn the iPhone!
[Windows Phone 7 General] DavidinCT:
I will buy one, because I want to live with it to see if I can live with the limitations (the stuff MS is removing from current WM devices). I have been a long time WM/Pocketpc user and WP7 is MS's last shot with me.

Spent way too much money on this stuff over the years with all the limits, WP7 needs to be very special, I am expecting a lot.
[Windows Phone 7 General] theomni:
If WP7 turns out to be a disappointment, lets just hope they don't come out with a newly re-vamped and different Windows Ultra Phone 8 to make us stay again.
[Windows Phone 7 General] blaiz123:
If you're buying the phone with that type of an attitude I would probably hold off on buying WP7 for 6 months, because you shouldn't expect Microsoft to make the UI perfect at the launch of the first gen devices. Not even Apple or Google could have done that.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Golem XIII:
Using WM sincerar about 8 years (hP ARMADA)...

HD2 NRG ROM are beautifull and easy to use and work nice.

But with android, roms are deep, we feal free, lot of applications....no microsoft wont be able to come back...it's over ..... it s not a game....
[Windows Phone 7 General] blaiz123:
I'm sorry but shut the hell up... jeez no patience at all
[Windows Phone 7 General] XaaR_:
I will stick with it.

I have to admin that the largest reason I'm choosing WP7 is that it's the one device where it will be easiest to make a bit of money on the marketplace. Android doesn't allow Apps to be sold (at least not over here) and I'll refuse to get a Mac since I dislike both Apples prices and OS.
[Windows Phone 7 General] TriAxisFL:
LOL, what are you "the Zohan"? Its so silky smooth, lmao

Anyways to the OP...

Currently 79% of people stated they would get WP7. I'm just what percentage your original poll reflected. I'm wondering if the interest is increasing or decreasing.
[Windows Phone 7 General] doministry:
My other concern is maps.

I just hope Google Maps will be available,

because in 90% of cases BingMaps is UTTER CRAP

compared to Google.

Sad but true. This crap cannot find almost any street.
[Windows Phone 7 General] vangrieg:
Well, WP7 won't be available in Poland at launch, so by the time it is released there the maps can improve. It's not as difficult as it may seem because Microsoft uses maps from TeleAtlas and Navteq, and there are other third party providers. There are also tons of third party providers for POIs.

I don't know their plans but the fact that maps and other services are crap was quoted by an MS rep as a reason why WP7 will be delayed in Russia.
[Windows Phone 7 General] doministry:
Thanks. I was also saying this because currently on WM

Google beats Bing in most cases.
[Windows Phone 7 General] gom99:
Google beats Bing in terms of data. But in terms of overall experience I prefer Bing, it's easier to do simple things like find an address, pin it, find other things around the address.

A popular one for me is:

1) Find a Theatre

2) See what's playing, at what time

3) See what's good to eat around there

For that sort of interaction I prefer Bing's workflow. But yes, there are times when Bing's data isn't up to snuff...vice versa as well, but to a lesser degree.

But the silverlight implementation of Bing looks very nice, I'm anxious to see what it's like with full tellme integration.
[Windows Phone 7 General] doministry:
Well each time I want use Bing it jut refuses to find any street I ask for!

And Google always does it without a problem.

As for finding things, it always ends up in the browser anyway.
[Windows Phone 7 General] gom99:
Bing pulls up certain things in Bing itself...like the theatre schedules. I'm in nyc so Bing isn't that inaccurate for me, I have no reference point to bing outside the states though.
[Windows Phone 7 General] vangrieg:
Well, again, Bing is useless here for any of these. It's not a US only service but I don't think it's 100% functional anywhere outside the US.
[Windows Phone 7 General] gom99:
Yea I had a hunch that would be the case...

Bing is lacking in data...feature wise I prefer it to Google. But again Google has the lead in data which is still quite substantial at this point.
[Windows Phone 7 General] vangrieg:
I can't speak for all countries but here in Russia Google isn't the best in terms of data either (and it's not the #1 in search in terms of market share and/or revenues, by the way). Not only there is a much better search engine but also there are independent providers of specific information from restaurants to traffic and maps that make Google look like a startup. Getting information from these providers on Bing is relatively easy via existing APIs if MS manages to get the agreements (which they often have already).

So getting ahead is of course a massive task but it's not like MS have to gather every bit of information if they don't mind sharing some revenues.
[Windows Phone 7 General] gom99:
Lots of interesting things here that I never really realized. Didn't realize that Google wasn't as data rich in Europe (well Russia at least) as here in the States. I guess I have try harder to get out of my "States Mindset" when talking in General :).

What is?

Google doesn't follow suit with these agreements?

I would assume alot of the data is compiled off of indexing credible location databases eg: An official Directory. But there are things which take alot of time like streetside views which Google has a huge lead in.

The upcoming Bing Streetside is nothing sort of amazing, but they have so little of it mapped currently.