The spotlight shines on Microsoft's Windows phone platform with the launch of the latest update of mango and a new device series Nokia Lumia. But new hardware is still weeks, if not months, away in the United States. So what is the American consumer to do?
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Dear Mug,
I think Microsoft's Windows phone platform is a great choice for anyone looking for an alternative to Google's Android or iPhone.
While Google's Android could intimidate people with many versions and the sheer openness that allows for customized, platform Windows phone simply easy to use. Like Apple, Microsoft has created a closed software operating system, which means you won't be able to customize nearly as much. But as a trade-off for lack of openness, the phone is easy to use and the software is pretty stable. While many Android users complain unique bug that caused their device to close without reason or speed dial number that is not meant to be invoked, the user is given the Windows phone device that is not acting. And have a lot of great apps that baked goods, such as Facebook, Twitter, and sturdy.
A new addition in Mango launch this software also means that the application is now even more tightly bound together, so that they can do things like create a consolidated view of your contacts. As Jason Harwood, HalfBrick game producer for says, "With Mango, the home screen is full of life," breathing, active tiles that jumped right into the application (HalfBrick is the creator of the popular fruit Ninja game.)