I made a really big mistake when I bought Windows Phone 7. I thought Microsoft eagerly wants to get to the market and would do anything to release a better product than Apple or Google. I was wrong.
Windows Phone 7 is silly and user experience is really bad. You can see maximum 7 tiles on the home screen and home page scrolling with no pagination. It makes searching a right tile on the home page a real pain in the ass.
Microsoft updated windows phone on a very weird schedule. I still cannot install security update issued in January. It is just not available for my phone.
Voice recognition is very bad. The phone doesn’t understand what I tell. I know I have a specific accent, but Siri and Google app on iPhone understand me with no problem.
I can forgive Microsoft for such bad OS if they fix it and provide users update with new features that will make the Windows Phone a competitive OS. I was ready to pay up to $20 for update to Windows Phone 8. But Microsoft said that Windows Phone 8 will not work on current hardware and I cannot update my phone. I have to buy a new phone.
Thanks god I switched to iPhone and I will be able to update my phone to iOS 6 for free!
Are you thinking about buying a new WP 7? Don’t do it! You will not be able to update it to the next version. Microsoft should start selling 7.x phones with a warning – "you are not eligible to any upgrade to Windows Phone 8".
Microsoft is going to deliver to existing users only the new Start screen. It is going to be 7.8 update. That what MS says:
Let me repeat: If you currently own a Windows Phone 7.5 handset, Microsoft is planning to release an update with the new Windows Phone 8 Start screen. We’re calling it “Windows Phone 7.8.”Some of you have been wondering, “Will we also get Windows Phone 8 as an update?” The answer, unfortunately, is no.
The start screen update is going to be available "sometime after Window Phone 8 is released". Sometime is when?
Are you thinking about new phone? Buy Android is iPhone. Upgrade on these platforms is absolutely free.
