Quite the contrary, he gets fleeting experiences with the various OS' and devices because he's always moving on to the next big thing. Jack of all trades is a master of none. Ultimately, the site would've been better served by having Tom or someone else review the device, then having Josh write an editorial explaining why he thinks iOS and Android are better than WP7 and why MS needs to move more quickly. That would've been a valid and interesting read, but it was out of place in the review. He basically turned the review into an editorial, which is a disservice to Nokia or WP7 fans who are considering upgrading to that device.
His review hit on some very important points, but its laughable to suggest that he is more qualified to review that phone than someone who uses the OS as the daily driver. His review is not useful for average users, nor is it useful for folks who use the platform as their daily driver. Who it SHOULD have been useful for is tech savvy folks who read niche sites like the Verge, but because he chose the review to write an editorial, those folks really didn't get much meat on the virtues of the device and ecosystem.
Nailed it. Exactly my thoughts.
I watched a few minutes of the podcast, and couldn't stomach much more than that. Josh came out very bad in my eyes, he took the criticism very personally, even though he
knew that that review was going to provoke this kind of reaction. When you expect that kind of reaction, something should click that maybe the review is not as fair as it could be.
For what it's worth, I think windows phone is a fantastic mobile operating system that does a number of things much better than the competion, and lags in other areas:
Best in class:
- music experience
- social network integration
- developer environment (visual studio)
- productivity (office, email)
- performance
- mandatory two-stage camera button
Solid:
- web browser
- UX (interface and experience)
- cloud integration
- update strategy
- bing search (music, image, vision, local scout)
Areas for development:
- backup and device migration
- windows integration
- courting 3rd party developers
If windows 8 sells as well as I think it will, then developers will target winRT for their applications, which will port to windows phone 8. Windows phone 8 should also bring other items to the table, such as an updated hardware spec, more thought out backup & cloud integration and just general all around improvement. Wp8 should fill in any areas of weakness and push further areas of strength.