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Rohit Awate

Windows Phone!

I sported a Lumia 630 back in the day and loved it. WP was way ahead of its time.

  • A secure app store with only Microsoft-verified apps.
  • No viruses.
  • Fast as hell: The memory management was really well done. I still have my 630 and it runs the same as it did on its first day.
  • Ergonomic: Microsoft really understood the ergonomics of using a touchscreen on a small device. They menu bars were at the bottom of the screen rather than the top, the icons/typeface were big. Literally every element in the WP UI toolkit was thoughtfully designed.
  • Best. Keyboard. Ever.
  • iOS and Android adopted many of its features: live photos, menu bars at the bottom.
  • Tiles: Do I need to say more? So fluid!
  • Restrictive API: This gave apps very limited access to the resources making it a very secure system.