Core Strength

Windows Phone does not need a dual core processor! It will do eventually, and I'll get to that, however at the moment, trust me, it copes just fine. Here's the deal, and I'm sure you've heard the argument re-hashed a thousand times but heck, it seems the majority of phone junkies are gluttons for punishment.

Android needs all the power it can get in order for its OS to run as smoothly as possible. If you believe that to be a testament to its superiority then more fool you. I'm not suggesting that Google's Android is any better or any worse for this fact but it is what it is.

Windows phone and even IOS run perfectly fine on single core processors and I'm sure anybody who has been privileged (retarded) enough to upgrade from the iPhone 4 to the iPhone 4S will tell you, you will not notice a substantial difference in the day to day use of the platform.

Now this is not to say that I am a philistine. I admire evolution. I admire progression, however only when necessary and it will eventually be necessary for Windows Phone 7 to make the switch to dual core processors. This still has nothing to do with the OS. As I've already stated, the OS is fine. It's to do with apps. It's the same reason Apple had to make the switch from single to dual core.

Mobile apps and games are becoming more sophisticated and system intensive everyday and the fact is that more power will be needed under the hood in order to smoothly cope with developer demands. Windows Phone, as we all know has roughly around 60-70,000 apps in it's Marketplace, a mere fraction of those found on the App store or on the Android Market and it's safe to say that the best of these apps are tailored for Windows Phone use. However, yes, when that Market eventually grows larger and begins to adopt more sophisticated games (a certainty, given Microsoft’s prominent gaming console) Windows will need to up the stakes in terms of processing power, but only then and not before.

So basically my point for today is, unless you are arguing Android to Android devices, kindly shut up about the processing power of your phone as you clearly have no idea what you're talking about. Come on people, Microsoft is a big enough player in the tech world wouldn't you agree? Don't you think if they believed their devices needed dual core processors at this stage in their evolution, they'd have not only the funds but the intelligence and foresight to make it happen?