>With Mango, Microsoft has got the smartphone operating system right. It's fast, it's fun, it's easy to use, it does everything you need, and it looks great... As a piece of software, it's a triumph, and it's more than good enough to take on Android and iOS. [1]
>If you’re unfamiliar with Windows Phone, it offers one of the most intuitive user interfaces available on a mobile phone today. [2]
>With Mango, WP7 has caught up with Android and iOS in nearly every way, and in some areas it's even surpassed the other two in functionality.[3]
For me [1] and [3] sound more like WP7 is on par with IOS and Android and even [2] only refers to user who haven't used a smartphone before.
Besides these articles did not take ICS into account which has received stellar reviews so far. The Verge for example rated the software (not the phone) for the Lumia 800 (WP7 - Mango) 8/10 and ICS on the Nexus Galaxy 10/10.
[2] refers to people who have not use Windows Phone or are not familiar with it. BGR said nothing about "if you're unfamiliar with smartphones..." The wording makes it seem like the author is implying that if you've used WP7 before, you won't need to be told this. [1] and [3] show the opinion that the system is at _least_ on par with Android and iOS, but they even go on to say that it exceeds them in some cases.
ICS was not taken into account in these reviews because ICS was not released when these were written. Hardly a fair comparison to say that OSX is worlds better than Windows 95.
I'll be the first to say WP7 is not perfect, but at least it's original and it's well-executed. It strikes a great balance between iOS and Android, while still being nothing like them.
