[Windows Phone 7 General] jsgiv:
I think you mean "atrix vs focus" - and I agree, I've yet to see an Android device with specific graphic drivers designed to increase/enhance the UI performance as has been done with WP7 devices. I doubt very seriously that'll be done anytime soon either (of course I could be wrong - any newer devices out there now with graphic device drivers now installed as part of the base installed ROM?).

I couldn't agree more. I find it rather interesting how a distinct few members of this site/forum continually come to the WP7 forum to downplay/argue the "limitations" of WP7.

We get it - (Wow!) - WP7 (currently) doesn't have all of this "base functionality" that Android/iOS has and is "behind the curve". Guess what? When I bought my iPhone 3g 2 years ago - it had the exact SAME issues. Once Copy/Paste was introduced - I maybe used it 2-3x during my contract. Last I checked - iPhone *still* doesn't have flash and *still* doesn't allow file access. As JamesAllen noted above, these items are not that BIG of a deal breaker for the majority of people/market that WP7 is aimed at.

Bottom line, people make choices based on *their* particular needs for a device that are available within *their* network provider - period.

True Story - I just went through the process with helping my brother (your "average" joe blow consumer) choose a new device as well - except he's on Verizon. He thought about going to ATT after seeing my Focus, but decided to stay due to his family plan, etc (has several other phones in varying state of degree/contract status). In fact - he was considering waiting until WP7 was released on Verizon. However, unfortunately, his current (basic) phone broke a few days ago and he was essentially forced to make a decision based on the variety of Android devices available. To that end - I reviewed with him each device - the pros/cons of the device, known issues, etc. At the end of the day - he chose to go with the HTC Incredible - mainly due to 3 main reasons: It had to have a WORKING GPS, it had to have the ability to download/install "apps", and it had to have browser access.

When my contract was up earlier last year - I had a choice between iPhone4, Captivate, Aria, Surround, and Focus. I actually *chose* the Captivate originally because I was personally *done* with Apple and their products, and wanted to switch to Android based on input from others that had been using Android for quite awhile. Aria was too small for my preferences - and I used the Captivate for the 30-day period, actually swapping out the device 3x. Why? Because of the known issues with the Captivate/Galaxy S devices - Unusable GPS, Random shutdowns, battery issues, etc. - the list goes on. I'd never seen such an incomplete device brought to market - and surprisingly, the same issues are pretty consistent across all carriers for the Samsung Devices.

Yes - I could "mod" and "tweak" the device to in order to try to fix these items - however, at the end of the day, the "average" person doesn't want to put up with the extended/protracted process of potentially bricking their device in order to get the thing to work as advertised. Last I checked - I'm pretty sure the "average" person simply returns to the store that they bought it from - returns it for another - and if that doesn't work - they do what I did - which is swap it for a device that meets their needs and works as advertised.

Will Microsoft release updates that fix the "limitations" of WP7? - IMHO - yes, they will - as they've stated that they will - much like Apple / Google did in the past with their respective mobile OS's.

Do I care that the device doesn't have copy/paste and file access to store documents? No - not really - nor, I'm betting, does the majority of population. At the end of the day - my current device meets my needs - as advertised. When WP8, Android 3.x, iPhone 5 all come out - I'll re-evaluate my needs/wants at that time all over again.. :P - at the end of the day - with the introduction of WP7 and added competition, we ALL will benefit.