Not even the most loyal fan can stand it anymore.

Long time Windows Phone lover and user here. My interest in Windows Phone dates back to the day when it was awkwardly branded as Windows Phone 7 Phone Series and devotion starts with a lovely Lumia 710. I've just recently got a Lumia 950XL for developing apps on Continuum. However, just after a vacation overseas with it, I can't get rid of it fast enough.

Even though, I've read a lot of reviews for the 950XL, and I do realize I am on a ride for a bad experience, I shrugged myself and said, eh, how bad could it go. Unbeknownst to me, it is much worse.

I went to Singapore with my family and because I'm the family's nerd, I always use technology to enjoy myself a good trip. Last year I travelled to the United States with my Lumia 1020 and 930 (dual-wielding them) and it was so nice with Windows Phone 8.1. I called Uber, look for restaurants, take incredible pictures. But exactly a Lunar Year after, with Lumia 950XL and Windows 10 for Mobile, things have gone into all kinds of bad. It's so bad it feels like Microsoft is spitting on my face and paid 800$ for that.

They made it hundreds times worse than Windows Phone 8

THIRD-PARTY APP SITUATION: CRASHES AT STARTUP OR COMPLETELY USELESS.

First, it's Uber. I got off the airport and I need a UberXL to get to the hotel. Guess what? Uber crashes on start up. Restart phone, reinstalled app, nothing helped. Disgusting. I later learnt that you have to do a system reset for it to work. Whaat? Who in the right mind system resets his phone on a vacation full of plans?

Second, it's TripAdvisor. An app for Windows Phone? Hahahaha. That's rich. It's a freaking webview. A webview with half of the expected functions missing, half of the 'near me' button doesn't work, the map can't be scrolled around. It's a nightmare to use this app.

bad cameras experience: washed out colors, and wow: no panorama.

Third, the cameras on this phone is a disgrace. The cameras are good but… what kind of good? It takes an eternity for the Photos app to "adding the finishing touches". 5 Megapixels selfies colors are washed away and muddy. Sometimes the phone takes forever to focus. Why, oh why, the video part of the living pictures have better colors than the picture itself? Oh god don't make me mention about there are times when the phone froze when taking a picture and do itself a restart. 60FPS videos are more like freezing pictures. Slow motion doesn't have sound, and the quality is worse than a war crime. And for the worst, absolutely insulting part: Panorama. There used to be at least 2 free Panorama apps: Nokia Panorama and Photosynth. Microsoft decided to take them both away and throw shit at us. Ever I am so jealous against iPhone with the built-in Panorama.

as if microsoft doesn't want any happiness for us: they took away basic built-in functionalities

I thought if Microsoft lacks on the third-party apps department, they would try to put something first-party on it. But no, even worse, adding insults into the injuries, Microsoft took away many key features of Windows Phone 8.1. In Windows Phone 7 I enjoyed scanning barcodes, and QR codes through Bing. Guess what? They took away Bing Vision from Lenses altogether! Bing music? You've have say "what's playing" to make Cortana listen. What, Cortana can't understand you in loud mall? Screw you then. Downloaded maps? How about I don't load up anything at that zoom level - you have zoom out to see things, haha!! Maps doesn't show up in which direction I am looking forward. Oh my god, I have to start ranting about Local Scout, don't I. With Yelp somehow meh, TripAdvisor is unusable, I thought I can depend on Local Scout, because I loved it when using it last year with WP8.1. But no, every basic capabilities is stripped away it's meaningless.

Hundreds of other issues made this phone the worst 800$ I've ever spent on.

Sigh, things can go on and on. Ranging from phone gets randomly hot for no reason in my pocket, burning all of its battery because it decided on itself to restart. (the next thing I see when pulling it out of the pocket is the Microsoft logo -it's restarting). No horizontal split keyboard for this huge phone. Screen decides to goes full brightness to burn my eyes mid night. Constantly asking me to restart because of SIM changes. A lot more, I promise you, a lot more. But I'm going to spare you.

They spat on our face, threw a huge turd on top of it, and then adding whatever insult on our injuries, because we deserve nothing but turd, spending 600$ upward for their 'flagship' phone.

With Joe Belfiore using the iPhone, Microsoft continuously releasing good apps for iOS and Android, Windows Phone strength left and right being taken away from our hands, I can't say with a straight face that they insulted Windows Phone users outright with this Lumia 950 and Windows 10 for Mobile (screw that name). They spat on our face, threw a huge turd on top of it, and then adding whatever insult on our injuries, because we deserve nothing but turd, spending 600$ upward for their 'flagship' phone. It's so terrible I want to cry for devoted for this platform both as a user and a developer.

I want to cry for have devoted for this platform both as a user and a developer.

I'm trying to get rid of this phone as soon as possible, and probably get to iPhone and not looking back for a very long while. I don't know what Microsoft is thinking in their head, but I think we rightfully deserve a good apology from Microsoft. But that doesn't suffice anymore, because not even the Surface Phone is going to make me look bad.

This is not a decision I've taken lightly. It's a cumulative and continuously disappointment and frustration from using this Everyday-Failure phone, and there is not a single indication that it's getting any better soon.

Good job Microsoft. You've turned a guy with "I love Windows Phone" shirt and this many Lumia away and far far away now.