"Yes I am a Microsoft SharePoint Server MVP and work with Microsoft technology day in day out, but that doesn’t mean I have to stick to Microsoft for everything," writes Jeremy Thake on his blog. We've highlighted here on AAWP people who have moved from other platforms to WP, so it's only fair to highlight someone going the other way, especially as Thake provides a lot of constructive criticism about the platform.

Like many people, Thake has focused on third party applications available (or not) on Windows Phones.

Windows Phone 8 has plenty of apps now but I must admit after spending only 2 hours with my Android device, I’m finding the quality, features and speed of the apps is so much better on the Android.

He also compares applications available over both platforms (such as Twitter and Facebook), and finds that in many cases, Windows Phone doesn't match up to his experience on another platform.

In general there are quite a few apps missing, I got sick of seeing TV ads and NYC subway ads about “Available now on Apple and Android devices” with no mention of Windows Phone…in some cases already companies are hedging bets on Blackberry over Windows Phone which seems a little bold.

There is praise here as well, and much of that praise is directed to the core OS experience, including the live tiles, the 'me' hub, and Nokia's hardware, but ultimately the third party app scene was enough to force a switch.

While there will always be traffic to and from a mobile OS, I get the feeling that a few changes would have given Thake pause for thought. Some of those are under Microsoft's control (such as the alerts system), and others need the developer ecosystem to be much stronger. All of these are certainly on the road map,a nd it will be interesting to see if these issues will be addressed in the near future.

In the meantime, Thake's blog post on the subject can be found here.