@haggai WP7 works with gmail as well,i don't think you are entirely locked (every company tries to lock in users anyway,even Google,facebook and apple -it's business) and not everyone's needs are same,if you think you can't do without an android not everyone thinks so,not everyone needs all those features mentioned and maybe wp7 or wp8 (nokia have not said exactly which Win Pho they are working with) may have something that makes one person prefer it over android
Nokia are also having maps adopted so it's not al M$
 
consider this also (only few months after launch)
http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2011/02/04/new-windows-phone-7-sdk-downloaded-almost-a-million-times-probably-because-it-has-copy-and-paste/
 
developer interest can only shoot up after this announcement and that counts for something!
my guess is Nokia know what they are doing

 
On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 6:38 PM, Haggai Nyang <haggai.nyang@gmail.com> wrote:
@marto, I think I'll take a different road in your case.

I need something that syncs with my gmail on the fly, lets my gf know where I am on Latitude (ok, she knows my lat/long but she's not that paranoid), syncs all my sms and call logs to gmail...hell, its ecosystem vs. ecosystem. I can't imagine having to go back to something@live.com for that. At the same time, I bet with WP7 I would max out my smartphone experience paired with a computer running M$. Damn!

The problem here is Nokia have locked themselves to the M$ ecosystem. If I could have Android on Nokia I'd die harder with them. Honestly I don't care what the badge is, it could even be Toyota. The phone OS and how it integrates with other software experiences around me is what matters most. I wouldn't be surprised if Google retaliates in some way by having sections of the Googlesphere only accessible to Android phones.

I urge you to consider the scenario as WP7 vs Android vs IOS4. That's where the war is. When you compare them purely from the software standpoint, Google is ahead of the pack. Apple sales guys are gritting teeth and shitting bricks because Android does not have to have that 'exclusivity' tag. If I want to roll simple, I'll have the Huawei U8150. If I want floss, I get something like the Atrix. Win-win.

Guys and gals, if I get a more compelling proposition, I'll change my tune...

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