I switched jobs in December and had a start date at my new job for the 4th of January, giving me almost a month to have fun while catching up on chores that had been neglected. During this month I had used my Android phone as my primary phone. Today I switched back to my Windows Phone. While the T-Mobiles USA MyTouch 3G (HTC Magic) was a fun phone to have once I was back in an office environment (and only desiring to carry one phone) the Windows Mobile phone was just the better fit for me. Some of the reasons are based in the device forms that I have as opposed to the merits of the operating systems. My Windows Phone (HTC Touch Pro 2) has a slide out keyboard while the MyTouch uses an onscreen keyboard (side note: I used to think that all capactive screens were sensative until I acquired this phone). While I was at home I used my computer to send text messages. But when I was dependent on the phone a physical keyboard was just a much better fit for me.
Working in a Microsoft centric environment the Windows Phone was also better for me because it already worked with the technologies I use. I can access my exchange mail, view and edit office documents that I receive in my mail, and login to remote machines when I need to quickly check on something. I could not do this quite so easily with my Android phone. While it supports exchange it doesn't support the policy requirements for this specific exchange server and I couldn't work with the office documents (or view them) on this phone. One of the other features I absolutly love about Windows phones is the ability to replicate their screens on the desktop. There's plenty of applications (including one from Microsoft) that provide this ability. It is just more convienent for me to be able to manipulate my phone and desktop by just switching from one window to another as opposed to switching from one device to another.
Now, in all fairness there are probably some applications available for the Android phone that could have been used to bring it closer to meeting my needs. I didn't hunt for them. I instead went with something that I already knew would work (there are those that would call this lazy, but I will call it a demonstration of the concept of "satisficing," a term coined by Herbert Simon, best known for his writing in behavioural economics and being awarded a Nobel Prize).
Tags: Windows Mobile