Where Art Thou, Windows Phone 8?
Windows Phone 8 is nowhere to be found, making device launches meaningless and developers angry.
Windows Phone and iOS pound Android in PCMag’s Readers’ Choice Awards
Wow. Just wow. PCMag’s Sascha Segan just tweeted some astounding results from their Readers’ Choice Awards for smartphone OSes:
Windows Phone 7 and iOS pound Android to take Reader’s Choice for smartphone OSes. Big win for MS. pcmag.com/article2/0,281…
— saschasegan (@saschasegan) March 28, 2012
iPhone and – get this – HTC Trophy triumph in our user survey of Verizon Wireless smartphones. pcmag.com/article2/0,281…
— saschasegan (@saschasegan) March 28, 2012
Samsung Windows Phones rate as our users’ favorite handsets on AT&T. Not the iPhone. pcmag.com/article2/0,281…
— saschasegan (@saschasegan) March 28, 2012
@saschasegan Very weird. So conclusion is, Android users don’t read PCMag, then?
— Romit Mehta (@TheRomit) March 28, 2012
@TheRomit No, we had far more Android phone responders than Windows Phone. Android owners just gave lower ratings.
— saschasegan (@saschasegan) March 28, 2012
As you can see, I was a bit skeptical about the Android bit because Verizon Wireless, especially, has sold a ton of Android phones, of all shapes and sizes. Turns out, Android owners don’t quite like their phones/OS. It’s not surprising, most Android phones start out cool (or “not iPhone”) but they deteriorate over time with battery issues, lags, etc.
Windows Phone and iOS on the other hand, have extremely high satisfaction rates, and it shows through these Readers’ Choice Awards. Another interesting thing, on AT&T, the Samsung Windows Phones rated higher than the iPhone. Whaaaa?
Regardless, as an unabashed fan of Windows Phone, I am delighted with this!
