http://goo.gl/PEMKU Let me state my point on this article right out of the gate, and give the marketing team over at Microsoft (or whoever they hired) props for the Windows Phone 7 “Really?” ads. Pure genius. I’ll save the theme of those commercials for another rant, because what you see in those ads really is what the mobile market has made of us humans…bumbling idiots with no ability to respect or properly communicate with each other. Like I said, genius!
The emotion of this article is to highlight the marketing message that those same commercials are attempting to fool you with. That somehow, the main screen on a Windows Phone 7 device will magically save you time, thus keeping you up to date with your mobile life, allowing you more valuable time with things that ’should’ matter, and thus… not ruin your relationships with family or friends. I ask…how? Again, great commercial…but false messaging. On an Android Phone, you can customize your home screens (yes, I said home SCREENS…plural) allowing you to place anywhere from 1 huge widget to 16 app icons on each screen. For most of us, that’s 7 screens. You can select different sized widgets for most applications, and you’re not necessarily stuck with the plain over-sized icons with the color options you’d find on a fisher-price toy for toddlers. Sure, you can “Pin” apps to the screen, but you can only place up to 8 icons on a the main visible screen, and scroll down to see a few more. Certainly not 7 * 16 icons (that’s up to 112 icons if you so desire). The thing is that most of have more than 8 things we want to keep up with on our mobile devices, therefore, I’ll need more space on my main home screen. Compare my Android Home Screen to a Windows Phone 7 screen. I ask you this Microsoft, how can a Windows Phone 7 device save me time keeping up to date on my mobile matters if I have more than 8 things I need to keep track of… without having to slide down? On my Android, I have 8 main apps I need to watch, and 5 power options which I use frequently. That’s 13 items I access often with out swiping screens, and then the Phone function of course. Great ads, but completely incorrect marketing message for choosing Windows phone 7 OS over Android, or even iOS for that matter. As you can see Android offers much more customization than Windows Phone 7 can offer. I’d love to hear your opinions on the matter. Please leave me a comment below. -- Salam, Agus Hamonangan <http://groups.google.com/group/id-gtug>Founder Indonesian Android Community http://groups.google.com/group/id-android Gtalk : id.android Follow : @agushamonangan E-mail : [email protected] -- =============== "Indonesian Android Community [id-android]" PING'S mobile™ Email: [email protected] Ph. (021) 96087100 --------------------- Yopie Ratjoen Email: [email protected] Ph. 08977726681 -------------------- Gila original Email: [email protected] Ph. (031) 91555898 -------------------- Aturan Jual/Kloteran ID-Android http://goo.gl/azW7
