To begin with, clarify that it is not a Taliban article that talks about freedoms or the lack of them; in fact, this is something that many users who love Symbian who by trying to stay with their favorite company ended up hating the step they took and, together, in Google+ created the list of 101 reasons not to use windows phone.
In fact, it is quite funny to see how they relate it because if you read it carefully, you realize that, believe it or not ... it lacks things that a $ 50 phone has and that are basic ... and others that don't really matter, you know , that of "Lacks Java applications«; pfftt, as if that were necessary xD ...
101 reasons not to use Windows Phone
OS limitations
1. No multitasking on third-party applications. They stay frozen in the background.
2. It does not support Divx / Xvid video codecs. Zune converts them, losing quality.
3. It does not have mass storage mode (use of the terminal memory as a disk drive)
4. It does not support micro-SD cards.
5. Only supports up to 16GB of storage.
6. It lacks a file manager. The directory system is completely opaque.
7. You need Zune to transfer files. And the Zune only transfers photos, videos, and music. The other types of files must be sent by email to yourself or uploaded to the cloud.
8. Your contact details are automatically uploaded to the cloud service, whether you want to or not.
9. A single resolution: 800 × 480 pixels.
10. Voice search is linked to Bing.
11. You cannot use any MP3 file as a ringtone, except for some with strict limitations.
12. You cannot use a static IP address, which prevents you from connecting to ad-hoc networks.
13. A 'corporate phone' that does not support VPN networks.
14. You cannot sync directly with Outlook without doing it with the cloud.
15. Totally closed operating system, it does not allow to load applications directly without going through the MS Marketplace.
16. Unable to change the system font size.
17. Pictures and photos cannot be renamed on the phone.
18. The Windows Live ID account identifier cannot be changed once the country is chosen.
19. There is no one page that groups all notifications.
20. The alarm clock does not work when the phone is off. On Nokia's Symbian and Meego phones, yes.
21. The idle screen is completely off and does not show the time or notifications.
22. Only supports photos as attachments to mail, but not documents.
23. Bluetooth lacks the rSAP protocol, which is the most common for streaming in car radios.
24. Can't send audio from videos to Bluetooth devices (does not have A2DP)
25. It does not allow full encryption on the device itself which requires secure applications such as mobile banking and online payments.
26. Does not allow using a Bluetooth keyboard.
27. You cannot silence the ringer or alarm by turning the phone over.
28. Very few customization options.
29. Cannot upgrade to Windows Phone 8 (Apollo)Ease of handling issues
30. The status bar for battery life, signal strength, carrier, 2G / 3G / WiFi, Bluetooth, is not always visible.
31. The task manager does not offer the possibility of closing the applications that we do not want to have running in the background.
32. Search and Back buttons cannot be deactivated in apps or games and can easily be activated by accident, interrupting the user experience.
33. The screen must be locked to show missed call and SMS notifications.
34. There is no way to close an app except to press the Back button until you return to the first screen.
35. The font size in messages is too small for people over 45.
36. The playlist can only be modified while listening. Adding songs is difficult and unintuitive.
37. Long titles in video and audio playlists are cut off.
38. The permanent search button is mostly useless because it only activates the web search through Bing, but it does not work to search for documents on the phone.
39. The music player can only be paused, but not closed. The player remains on the lock screen until it restarts. You have to be careful not to touch it during a meeting.
40. There is no progress bar that can be dragged while listening to a song, nor indication of the order that the song occupies in an album.
41. Screen orientation cannot be locked.
42. Online contacts are mixed with those on the phone, without the possibility of filtering each other.
43. Dialing is laborious, without smart dialing. You cannot enter letters in the dialer to search for a contact.
44. SMS messages cannot be saved.
45. The call history only shows the type of phone number. If a contact has several, it is not known which number to call them.
46. It does not recognize the phone numbers that appear in SMS or in e-mail to save or use them directly.
47. Text messages can only be deleted one by one, or the entire conversation.
48. Multiple images cannot be selected for deletion, sending, or uploading. You have to do it one by one.
49. When clicking on the box I do not open the notifications directly, but the profile.
50. The list of apps shows them in alphabetical order, with no way to group them by category. It's hard to find one whose name we don't remember.
51. The agenda does not offer a weekly view, and the monthly view cannot be expanded.
52. You cannot schedule peak / trough times for mail downloads, to avoid unnecessary downloads at night.
53. When there is both a 3G and WiFi connection, it is unpredictable to know which one is chosen. User experience does not match Microsoft's claim that WiFi is "typically" chosen over 3G.Functional limitations
54. Lacks video call.
55. Keyboard without haptic confirmation.
56. Lacks Swype (application to assist you in entering text using gestures)
57. Does not support Flash player.
58. Java applications are not supported.
59. It does not record calls or have applications to do so.
60. You cannot block calls nor do you have applications to do so.
61. It does not capture screens or have applications to do so.
62. It does not have wallpaper auto-changer or applications for it.
63. The OS is completely closed, so it does not support apps that interact directly with the hardware. This leaves out a lot of useful apps.
64. The Zune Music Player lacks an equalizer.
65. FM radio does not work with speaker.
66. IE web browser does not reposition text, does not allow downloads or offline reading.
67. It does not support third-party browsers, except those based on IE.
68. The volume up / down buttons cannot be used to zoom the camera.
69. It does not open ZIP or RAR files received as email attachments.
70. You cannot send or receive video by MMS.
71. Office Mobile is much less functional than third-party Office editors such as SmartOffice, QuickOffice and Polaris.
72. It lacks native Google Maps, but Bing Maps is useless in most countries other than the US.
73. The e-mail timestamp does not show the year.
74. The availability of apps varies greatly from country to country, and users are limited to a single market.
75. Not all Bing features are available outside of the US.It seems like a lie
76. A volume adjustment common to all functions: multimedia listening, ringtones, alarms, notifications.
77. WiFi disconnects when screen turns off. Too bad if it catches you mid-discharge.
78. If you receive a text message while talking on the phone, the audio alert will make you deaf. Any other phone discreetly alerts you.
79. Only one mobile phone number can be entered for each contact. Mobile numbers entered in other fields do not accept SMS.
80. Unable to send / receive MMS without enabling 3G data connection, although MMS does not use 3G data.
81. The phone cannot be charged if it is turned off.
82. To sync 'wirelessly', the phone must be plugged into the charger.
83. The large size of the header texts wastes screen space and produces a low density of information.
84. The locked phone wakes up and displays the content of the message on the lock screen, which is a violation of privacy.
85. You can restart the phone without entering a security code.Things that even the simplest mobiles do, but not Windows Phone 7.5
86. Lacks file transfer via Bluetooth.
87. It does not support the USSD codes that prepaid customers need to obtain certain services.
88. You cannot filter the call history between Missed, Received, Dialed, Recent, and so on.
89. There is no way to save or export the call history.
90. The call history does not indicate the duration of each call.
91. The MMS profile cannot be modified in the OS to use a specific operator. You need an app that is not available in all markets.
92. Call history does not group calls by contact.
93. The history does not show the time of calls prior to the current day.
94. Different sounds cannot be configured for different types of notifications.
95. Lacks ringtone profiles.
96. There is no Absolute Silence (no ringing and no vibration) option in the ringtones menu. You have to enter the configuration and do it again to deactivate it.
97. It is not possible to send / receive the data of a contact in the form of a CSV file.
98. Cannot save copy of SMS on computer.
99. Cannot save contacts to SIM card.
100. You cannot change the alarm bell or use an MP3 file.
101. You cannot choose the snooze interval for the alarm.
I do not share sources or names because everything comes from the initiative of users in Google+ and I do not feel with the right to disclose their identities on the social network, I hope you understand.