“As long as Microsoft keeps doing what it is doing in the arena of phones, it could very well be a contender.”
Friend of mine got one recently.
Worst user interface I’ve ever seen.
When I first got the phone, I didn’t like the tile system. system thought it was ugly.
But now I don’t mind it a bit.
I ditched my iPhone for the Windows phone and have been a fan ever since. IMO, the Windows phone is superior to the iPhone in every category, save one—quantity of Apps. Note I said quantity, not quality. But, Microsoft is reportedly paying incentives to encourage more cross platform development, so they should gain ground there.
IMO, the UI is crisp, responsive, intelligent and robust. I’ve had nary a crash at all on my Nokia Lumia. The integrated music service (Zune) and Xbox Live for games blows away the iPhone.
What specifically did you dislike?
"A friend of yours" did eh? Chuckle! And that suddenly makes you an expert on the widely acclaimed and praised Windows Phone 7 interface?
Apple fan-girls will always be Apple fan-girls. The most close minded, retrogressive, retarded humans I have ever met!