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    rancor1223 got a reaction from RH00D in HTC One M8 with Windows Phone 8.1   
    We need some WP user as a guest on WAN Show. This review was probably the worst video I've seen on the channel. 
     
    Perhaps I can't be called an "enthusiast user". Perhaps. But I find doing anything slightly complicated on 4-6" display a torture (whether it's Android or Windows Phone). I use it for calls, SMS, GPS, Youtube, internet and as a camera. I have a notebook with me at all times for the "complicated" stuff. 
     
    But Linus is not even trying at this point. Saying that the OS is for "no one" is nonsense. Everything about lack of apps (and their superior 3rd party counterparts) has been said. But there are other things. Since when is Android good on low end devices? It' barely usable. It got much better but I would like to see Linus use it for a month and then tell me again how just fine it is (especially compared to WP). Complaining about lack of customization, well, I guess it depends. I find the customizatiion fine. Not actually sure what else besides a wallpaper (and lockscreen background) would I want to change.
     
    Same goes for design. And how is it not intuitive? Especially the OS itself? Everything is described with very specific images and if anyone was in doubt, you cal always just swipe up and read what each button does. But sure, these two could be considered subjective..
     
    Continuing, on the one side Linus is very happy about the native email app. Which he says in one sentence. Barely even that. On the other hand, he complaints about one missing feature for a minute. It just seems a bit excessive.
     
    *end of rant*
     
    I'm sorry, had to get that out of my system. I acknowledge that WP has it's downsides and is missing few features, but big portion of Linus's criticism is based on lack of willingness to even try to understand the ecosystem.
     
    EDIT: Oh yeah, one more thing. Maybe instead of b*tching about lack of custom keyboards, could you maybe review the swipe keyboard that's present on WP? Ya know, as a part of a review?
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