Messiah
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Having been an iOS user since the very first iPhone and also an Android user for the last 2 years, I dabbled with Windows Phone 7 earlier this year for a short while but did not stick with it. However, I am now giving it another try and find it a very fresh and clean interface with many great features.
Apart from many small niggles such as a distinct lack of sound profiles etc, the main issue I have with WP7 is a lack of consistency across the UI. 2 of the glaring ones for me are
1. When you make a change to a setting sometimes you get a tcp to press and others a disk icon. Why not the same every time?
2. With emails you get the option to touch the left hand edge of the screen to display checkboxes for selection. I love this feature but why oh why is it for mails only. Why have they not implemented this across other areas such as text messages, call history, etc
Whilst I do not class myself as an Apple fanboy I do feel this is where the other OS's fall down. To me it just shows a lack of attention to detail or UI experience. Of course, it could just be because different departments within MS build different parts of the OS, but to me the checkbox one is a glaring omission.
Am I just being picky?
Apart from many small niggles such as a distinct lack of sound profiles etc, the main issue I have with WP7 is a lack of consistency across the UI. 2 of the glaring ones for me are
1. When you make a change to a setting sometimes you get a tcp to press and others a disk icon. Why not the same every time?
2. With emails you get the option to touch the left hand edge of the screen to display checkboxes for selection. I love this feature but why oh why is it for mails only. Why have they not implemented this across other areas such as text messages, call history, etc
Whilst I do not class myself as an Apple fanboy I do feel this is where the other OS's fall down. To me it just shows a lack of attention to detail or UI experience. Of course, it could just be because different departments within MS build different parts of the OS, but to me the checkbox one is a glaring omission.
Am I just being picky?