Steve Wozniak Says Windows Phone Is More Beautiful Than iPhone Or Android

Businessinsider ^ | April 28, 2012 | Steve Kovach

[SmokingJoe]

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is known for playing around with all kinds of mobile tech, even if it competes with iOS devices.

Wozniak recently bought Nokia's new Lumia 900 Windows Phone, and shared some of his thoughts on Microsoft's Mobile platform in a podcast interview with The Report. (The Verge first picked up the interview).

Overall, Wozniak says he prefers the look and feel of Windows Phone apps over Android and iPhone apps. He also likes Windows Phone better overall than Android.

We had similar feelings towards Windows Phone apps when we reviewed the Lumia 900. Many apps such as Evernote, Spotify, Foursquare, and Facebook look a lot better than their Android and iPhone counterparts.

Here are a few key quotes from Woz's interview:

"I definitely favor the Windows 7 phone over Android." "[Windows Phone apps are] much more beautiful than the same apps on Android and iPhone" "[Windows Phone] is more beautiful than the other platforms" "[I feel like] I'm more with a friend than with a tool."

[SmokingJoe]

Why, that Steve Wozniak has gone and lost his mind now. The fangirls are not going to like this one bit. Ah well....

[Jonty30]

As long as Microsoft keeps doing what it is doing in the arena of phones, it could very well be a contender.

[null and void]

Next time I see him I’ll let him know what you said...

[samtheman]

interesting

[the invisib1e hand]

maybe he’s right, who knows. all i know is work too much with windows to want it on my phone.

[what's up]

As far as I understand if you buy a Lumia you must go with the AT&T data plan and that's a problem.

Their unlimited data plan (for surfing the web, media, etc.) is very expensive.

[SmokingJoe]

Don't much like AT&T either. T-Mobile for me.

[prisoner6]

My youngest son and Mrs p6 just got Android smart phones when we re-upped the family plan on T-Mobile and my oldest son opted for a Windows phone. I don’t know the makes or models but so far the Windows phone looks better and is easier to use.

[webstersII]

“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.

[Jonty30]

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.

[Tanniker Smith]

I still have my pay-as-you-go phone. Suits me fine, costs me next to nothing.

Students asked me yesterday if I still had a flip phone, and they laughed. Five years ago, students laughed because i didn't have a flip phone. Go figure.

[Carlucci]

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?

[vladimir998]

Next time you see him? Just roll over. You’re sharing the same pillow aren’t you?

[RightOnline]

"As far as I understand if you buy a Lumia you must go with the AT&T data plan and that's a problem.

Their unlimited data plan (for surfing the web, media, etc.) is very expensive."

It's not just the Lumia, and it's not just AT&T.

It's EVERY carrier, and EVERY smart phone. Don't take offense at all when I say that you must not have been shopping for a smart phone in the last few years.

What truly chaps my hide about the carriers (AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, et al) is that ANY such device must have its own data plan. IOW, as a Verizon customer, I have a smart phone (Motorola Droid; Android OS) with a data plan. Fine. Now, if I go and buy a tablet with wi-fi and 3G or 4G capability, yet ANOTHER data plan if I choose to avail myself of the 3G or 4G capability.

It's a ripoff, and it's high time someone offers an all-encompassing data plan tied to the USER, not the device(s).

[DNA.2012]

Woz has quirky taste.

A privilege of genius.

[null and void]

Nahh, just the same valley.

[DNA.2012]

When will that be and in what context?

[max americana]

The more competition the better. I was looking for a third phone which is NOT Iphone nor Droid. Especially I hate Droid and anything Google.

[null and void]

Beats me. I’ve been in Silicon Valley for 32 years. I happened to bump into him exactly once in a restaurant in all that time.

[Jonty30]

I have a Nokia 710. I bought outright, so i could save my upgrade for when Windows releases Windows 8, then i can focus on a really nice phone.

It’s very fast at downloading off the internet. I can watch videos as they download with very little lag. I have also had no software or hardware issues at all.

My only complaint is the battery life could be better, but that may simply be due how I use it, because I’m always on the internet with it and downloading videos and such. But it charges fast enough for me.

[Jonty30]

At least you know where he likes to eat.

You have to set up a grid to keep track of his movements. When you see him, mark it down. Eventually, you’ll know where he likes to shiat on Sundays.

I wish you Godspeed.

[prisoner6]

Dittos here on the Pay As You Go. While my family has fancy phones and the family [plan on T-Mobile I use my old Tracphone flip phone. Paid ten bucks for the phone and got maybe 30 minutes airtime to start. Now ten-twenty dollars a month an I'm good to go.

All I need my phone phone calls!

Mrs p6 and the boys use them for EVERYTHING despite having Android tablets. That said when we re-upped the three phones on T-Mobile Mrs p6 said that to get the phones - free - it would only cost another $20 TOTAL on top of the $115 we had been paying for two years. IOW $135/month. That was for unlimited text, calls AND DATA!

WRONG I am now shelling out over $220/month so they can check the stars in the night sky, play games, share pics and videos and who knows what else!

Quite a change from when I grew up and the phone in my parent's house had a crank, separate mic and earpiece on a LONG cord and we were on a party line.

I seem to recall that later on ours had a rotary dial on the bottom. Then we went to a private line and the phone was the standard black phone with a rotary dial. We were fortunate because when we went to that we had TWO phones in our home, one upstairs and one downstairs although they were both on the same line.

It's wasn't until I took over running things in the early 70's we had two lines in the house.

[B Knotts]

maybe he’s right, who knows. all i know is work too much with windows to want it on my phone.

Heh. I helped someone set on up a few months ago. It's not horrible, but a bit too social media-oriented for my taste. It's certainly better than Microsoft's previous attempts at mobile OSs.

[null and void]

At least you know where he likes to eat.

Funny thing, that.

Last time I posted that I'd run into him in a restaurant, I got a FReepmail naming the restaurant...

[DaveyB]

The woz commented on windows 7 not mango.

[null and void]

I will neither confirm nor deny the name of the restaurant. He’s enough of a target as is.

[webstersII]

“What specifically did you dislike?”

I am fairly tech savvy, but I did not like the way the menus were laid out. Even finding basic functions required going through too many menu levels.

Just the way my brain works, I suppose. My friend is just so-so with the phone.

BTW, I don’t have an iPhone but I think it is a well-designed UI. I don’t want Apple products because I think it’s absurd that you have to go thru iTunes for everything.

[hirn_man]

We had a party line when I was a kid. Two long rings and a short ring meant the call was for us.
And you could pick up the phone and listen to your neighbor’s conversations. It could be like a real life soap opera.

[SoDak]

I was 5 when we got our first phone, and our number was “239”.

[RegulatorCountry]

In my early childhood I vaguely remember the neighborhood busybody eavesdropping on the party line, but even then the number was the standard seven digit local number that it is now.

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

” but even then the number was the standard seven digit local number that it is now.”

They used to use words instead of numbers for the first part. Ours was Hunter-8 Wich was a cute way of saying 488.

[ThunderSleeps]

maybe he’s right, who knows. all i know is work too much with windows to want it on my phone.

Me neither. At work I use Red Hat and Windows 7. At home I use Linux by choice, and I have an Android based phone. I also have an iPod Touch. My wife has an iPhone. In other words, I see a lot of different tech. I prefer Linux and Android. That's me, they work for me.

Here's my take on it - the dirty little secret the fanboys of the various camps don't want you to realize... They're all pretty good. They've all got their relative strengths and weaknesses. Use what works for you.

[dfwgator]

They're all pretty good. They've all got their relative strengths and weaknesses. Use what works for you.

Party Pooper!

[ThunderSleeps]

Party Pooper!

Ah 'cmon. We can always start a flame war over something else...

Ford vs Chevy vs Dodge. Pretty well settled here since Ford didn't take a government bailout. Hard to support the others. {ducking for cover}

Remington vs Mossberg?

Bourbon vs other whiskeys.

Free weights vs machines.

Skiing vs snowboarding.

Charcoal vs propane.

Polished stainless steel cookware vs nonstick vs seasoned cast iron.

Blondes vs redheads vs brunettes. Obviously green-eyed auburn hair wins... ;-)

Any number of national and local beers.

The merits of any of the NFL teams vs some other team.

The merits of NHL, NBA, NFL, MLB, NASCAR, etc. for entertainment.

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

No religion?

[Does so]

Don't much like AT&T either. T-Mobile for me.

'Hate to break it to you, but AT&T bought T-Mobile last month.

[bert]

-——Hate to break it to you, but AT&T bought T-Mobile last month. ——

I thought this transaction was disapproved and not allowed to take place

[SmokingJoe]

“Hate to break it to you, but AT&T bought T-Mobile last month. “

They did huh?
Chuckle!
Now why don't you read these?

AT&T gives up on buying T-Mobile
http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/att-gives-up-on-buying-t-mobile/

AT&T, T-Mobile Merger Collapse a Victory for Consumers
http://www.pcworld.com/article/246636/atandt_tmobile_merger_collapse_a_victory_for_consumers.html

AT&T gives up on T-Mobile merger - The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/atandt-gives-up-on-t-mobile-merger/2011/12/19/gIQAapQP5O_story.html

Ummm..on what planet did AT&T buy T-Mobile again?

[SmokingJoe]

“The woz commented on windows 7 not mango.”

Umm..NO!

[Lazamataz]

No. No. No. Yer Wrong. NO NO NO NO. How wrong can you be? Admit how wrong you are. Even your wrongness is in error. Stuff you didn’t even say is also untrue. Nothing you wrote has a shred of truth. LIAR. Stop being wrong. Inaccuracies abound. Things you say are off. Your facts are in question. Everything you wrote is disproven. Go look it up on Snopes. Why do you persist in your erroneous ways.

[SmokingJoe]

“Friend of mine got one recently.
Worst user interface I’ve ever seen”

"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!

[MD Expat in PA]

Blondes vs redheads vs brunettes. Obviously green-eyed auburn hair wins... ;-)

You'll get no argument from me on that one, said the red-haired green eyed gal : )

And you forgot the mayonnaise vs. ketchup on hamburgers and the over or under on the great toilet paper roll controversy.

[al_c]

I’ve used Windows, iPhone, and Android. The latter two are similar so that’s a toss up. But I absolutely hated the Windows phone I had. Very clunky compared to the others.

[the invisib1e hand]

Office 2007 is everything bad about Microsoft. It’s a freaking overwrought disaster. I detest it; and it is everywhere.

[what's up]

It's EVERY carrier

No, T-Mobile unlimited is cheaper than AT&T. Which is why I can't consider the Lumia 900.

[RightOnline]

My point wasn’t who had a cheaper data plan....my point is that you HAVE to have a data plan, for smart phones, tablets, etc., etc., ad nauseum.

[what's up]

my point is that you HAVE to have a data plan

That's obvious. My initial point was AT&T's plan is too expensive.

TMobile cheaper for unlimited data. So no Lumia 900 for me.

[ThunderSleeps]

{sound of palm smacking forehead} Of course! I'll admit I'm OCD about the TP thing. I've been known to take partially used rolls off and turn them around to the "right" way. Doesn't sound too bad right? I've done that in public bathrooms at work. I may need professional help or an intervention.

Computers, firearms, cars/trucks/motorcycles, etc. You can start a "spirited discussion" about anything people are passionate about. As a good friend pointed out - people tend to be really passionate about other people and food. She is adamant about this link and we've discussed it at length. She makes a far better case for it than I could ever summarize here.

Red and green eh? Sigh... ;-)