What else is missing from the phone? Microsoft simply doesn't care enough to provide the polish that Apple is overly neurotic to care about. It just has to be good enough.
Hopefully, Android goes the extra mile. It's getting better minus the crappy browser. Google has the best browser in the world. Why it's not on the phone is beyond me. Over the holidays a couple of my relatives had traded in their Android phones for iPhones. The details really do matter.
> Microsoft simply doesn't care enough to provide the polish that Apple is overly neurotic to care about. It just has to be good enough.
Have you ever used a WP7? It is very well polished. The parent you're replying only mentioned the polish is more clear when there's animations since that's a huge part of the design.
There are plenty of junky iOS apps to prove otherwise. And it's not that Microsoft doesn't care about polish - the default, built-in Windows Phone apps are gorgeous and highly functional - but rather many of the app developers care more about quantity/speed to market rather than attention to detail.
You can fault Windows Phone for the lack of apps but not for the usability of the OS itself. The OS is very polished. Use one for a couple weeks before you make a judgement call.
Hopefully, Android goes the extra mile. It's getting better minus the crappy browser. Google has the best browser in the world. Why it's not on the phone is beyond me. Over the holidays a couple of my relatives had traded in their Android phones for iPhones. The details really do matter.