Letter to Microsoft professes an Apple fanboy’s love for the Lumia 900

38. TheRetroReplay posted on 16 May 2012, 23:17 0 0

Pretty much this, it's really the apps that make the OS worth it or not. If I can't have all the apps I use on a regular basis on my device, then I'm not going to get that device.

22. WakaFlakaD posted on 16 May 2012, 15:29 13 9

You got 6 thumbs down for wanting a Windows phone... fanboys or fandroids...stop it!

28. -box- posted on 16 May 2012, 16:43 8 1

Try it, you'll at least be better for having the experience.

Of all the phones I've purchased in the last 4 years, the Lumia 900 is hands down the most satisfactory. HTC Sensation 4G; acts drunk and stupid at times. Nokia C7 Astound: small screen, underpowered processor, minimal carrier support. HTC T-Mobile G2 (aka Desire Z) small screen, heavy, keyboard to short, opened on its ownm UI was pleasant though and less problematic than the Sensation. Nokia Nuron: small screen, underpowered, but surprisingly good despite, even ran circles around friends' iphones and android phones when I had it for certain tasks (especially web browsing)

7. iamcc posted on 16 May 2012, 13:21 11 0

Not only that but anyone who is "terrified" by software on a cell phone needs to take a step back and pop a muscle relaxer.

14. SleepingOz posted on 16 May 2012, 14:15 7 3

I'm pretty sure this is a marketing trick!

15. PhoneArenaUser posted on 16 May 2012, 14:26 4 1

I also think that it is trick.

11. networkdood posted on 16 May 2012, 13:42 11 4

Yeah, those phrases right there tell you that it is a Microsoft marketing ploy.

18. remixfa posted on 16 May 2012, 14:55 7 2

yea probably. or like sniggs said, maybe he is just a douchebag. lol... or maybe both. maybe balmer wrote it, which means it fills both douche bag and marketing ploy :)

It does verify a point ive been trying to make though that they are going more after light iphone users and new people than android users.

36. jmoita2 posted on 16 May 2012, 18:13 1 2

Definitely a marketing gimmick.

24. snowgator posted on 16 May 2012, 16:15 7 0

Me thinks ya'll protest too much.....

If this turns out to be a fraud, the egg on Microsoft's face will be messy and will smell awful. But, honestly, you all do not like the way he wrote it, and that is your reasoning for calling shenanigans?? He was writing to get the CEO's attention. Of course he tried to sound more "formal" than he should have and tripped over his words. I know a ton of people who sound silly trying to talk and/or write fancy. It happens.

Not everyone likes the same things. He was an Apple fan before this, so it's no surprise his Android experience was bad. Simplicity was one of his favorite things about WP. And if his version of the Queens English bothers everyone, it is because you are too defensive.

So this guy liked WP better than Apple and Android. So now WP took .0000000001% sales from one of the big two. Only a few tens of millions more just like him, and the big two will REALLY start worrying...

26. Sniggly posted on 16 May 2012, 16:37 2 2

Fair enough, which is why I threw in the "he's also possibly a giant douche" option. I know a few people who would speak exactly like he does if given the chance. It's still annoying how unfair he is though. And of course Microsoft is going to gleefully parade his letter around.

30. snowgator posted on 16 May 2012, 16:45 2 2

No one who has spent any real time with Android, especially Gingerbread and ICS, would buy into the harsh words he threw at it, Sniggs. I love WP, and even I can see the great progression Google has accomplished with the last two versions. Most of the problems anyone has with the actual "lag" we hear so much about is because of either the skins that manufacturers throw on their devices (HTC really drugged their handsets harshly with the last Sense), or more likely the user does not know how to optimize their handsets.

I am pumped for WP8, but will happily move on to Android if it is not the HUGE step ahead it needs to be. I am already giving up "Flash" capabilities and some really great apps I would like for the WP experience. If Microsoft doesn't live up to the hype, no amount of letters will keep them afloat.

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37. rnk.khch posted on 16 May 2012, 20:30 2 0

He is talking about the iphone lag, not the android lag. Plus, the whole point is that your handset should be optimized right out of the box. You shouldn't know how to optimize it. As Ballmer said before, you should be a computer scientist to be able to use android. You don't have to be a computer scientist to use a Windows Phone. It is optimized from the moment you start to use it.

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29. -box- posted on 16 May 2012, 16:44 3 2

The dude owns a macbook pro. Of course he's a giant douche.

That being said, it doesn't make him a liar. I can't really disagree with anything he said from any perspective, excepting the terrorizing software (?!?)

31. snowgator posted on 16 May 2012, 16:47 0 0

Yeah, but it is kinda funny. I am so working that line into a couple of comments in the next few weeks......

23. tedkord posted on 16 May 2012, 16:04 2 0

Yeah. Now if he'd said app crashes, I could have believed it. ;)

16. SleepingOz posted on 16 May 2012, 14:29 3 2

"crappy apps"? Sorry but I doubt you ever had an iphone before. I'm far from being an apple fan but I gotta admit that they get most of the best apps before anyone who's using a different platform. You can't even find the half of these apps on the marketplace.
And also you're telling us that you don't need apps? So why choose a smartphone? Why not a dumbphone instead?

20. aneelamdani posted on 16 May 2012, 15:11 4 0

do not feel offended but answer me a simple question.. Are those 500,000 apps making IOS work or is the IOS structure making sure those apps work fine.. secondly... How mnay apps have u used or intend to use or try ... define quality as well..?

27. snowgator posted on 16 May 2012, 16:37 2 0

Well said. And I miss WebOS too.....

34. amazinghorse posted on 16 May 2012, 17:26 0 0

Here's hoping BB 10 picks up in the right place.

35. Whateverman posted on 16 May 2012, 17:43 1 0

I'm hoping so too. I kinda miss BBM, but not enough to go back to any of the Blackberries. But BB10 is looking good so far. Still don't trust their servers though.

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