The Switch From Android to Windows Phone 8

Today I receive an HTC 8X, courtesy of the kind folks at HTC in Bellevue, WA (They are a Taiwanese company that has their US HQ in Bellevue, WA).  This is a really slick phone (you can see a review here).  The interface is undeniably slick and so is the overall look and feel of the phone.  One really neat feature that they are advertising is Kid's Corner which allows you to let your kids play with the phone without accessing any non-approved content or features.  The Metro interface (the old working name for the blocks all over the screen) is very pretty and customizable.  This isn't a review, per se, but an opportunity to see if I can switch over from Android to Windows Phone 8 without looking back.

I am committed to staying with this phone for at least a month.  I love my HTC One S which is easily my favorite phone.  I also use an Asus Transformer Pad so I have an Android backup that I can turn to.  Having been an Android fan for quite a while, I have grown quite accustomed to several of the convenient apps and, perhaps more importantly, the hacker community.  They have allowed me to root my phone and set up apps that backup the entire phone, work secretly, and provide wifi hotspot capability behind my carrier's back.  I'm not sure how much support there will be in the Windows Phone community for stuff like this, but I am convinced that forcing myself to use it exclusively will make my find the true potential of the phone.  I will provide updates as I go.

The big question is:  Can someone deeply entrenched in the Google universe escape and function on a Windows Phone?  Stay tuned.