Notifications are still displayed in their respective tiles. They do not have a central notification area like android and now IOS 5.

“Tether = share wireless network : Done”

Appears this just got added on Mango so I’ll eat that comment. Keep in mind Android has had this for over two years already.

“Just loaded a webpage before all the pictures loaded and it zoomed in just fine:”

“So just curious, what phone have you been looking at? and why would you bother commenting on theings you dont know and havent examined recently but instead of are parroting someone you heard?
Is your ego really suffering that much?!”

I am sorry but you are flat out wrong on this. The way the OS works in WP and IOS is that priority is given to UI thread. Because of this, all actions will stop when you interact with the screen. Your comment identifies that you clearly didn’t understand what I was talking about. Yes, you will be able to zoom just fine but until you take your finger off of the screen, nothing will continue to load. Maybe you sir are the one who needs to talk after doing some reading.

I didn’t even get into androids largest advantage over all of the other platforms. The ability to swap out default services. If I don’t like the keyboard my phone comes with I can swap it out with probably fifty different options from the market. This also applies to the browser/dialer/camera app/ launcher (this one actually lets you customize your entire UI)/Contact manager etc. This list is longer I just can’t think of anymore right now. Not to mention widgets.

This isn’t even counting the additions made by Ice cream sandwich which all of the other OS’s are playing catchup to now. Face unlock / quick response to canned calls / swipe to dismiss notifications (IOS has this) / real time voice to text / better autocorrect (IOS has this) / network data control built in / improved accessibility for the disabled / visual voicemail built in / instant shoot on the camera (IOS now has this with the 4S) / panorama mode (IOS now has this with the 4S) / photo editor (IOS has this) / live video effects / a browser that was already faster than IE9 just got faster / NFC android beam / wifi direct and bluetooth hdp / soft key navigation (I think this is the biggest breakthrough, now you can maximize your screen space as the buttons hide when not needed).

If you doubt what I am saying, pick up a galaxy nexus in a store. Thing is a beast. No lag and hands down the best smartphone on the market. Look around online, people all throughout the tech community are touting ICS as the best mobile OS ever.

POS phone? Put a galaxy nexus next to any windows phone and the windows phone looks like garbage. 2010 specs and an OS that is still catching up on basic features. You have clearly never used a decent android device if it stutters constantly or lose support after two months. Get a nexus, or any htc or SE device if that is a concern for you. You must have been using a bargain bin android, in which case you get what you pay for. Not to mention, the stuttering is actually an advantage to the os going forward since it is a product of the UI layer not taking priority. Meaning, that when you touch the screen the device doesn’t stop what it is doing. Now that phones are coming out with dual and quads (soon), this is actually an advantage over IOS and WP. I will be able to zoom in and show you something on a webpage while it is still loading. If you do the same, the page will stop loading and you will be presented with artifacts.

Nice? Really, a grid of square monochrome tiles? I’m sorry but people are different and want more customization than the color of their tiles. Numbers don’t lie, people have voted with their wallets and WP is on the losing end.