Comments on: Windows Mobile vs. Android: WinMo Is Better Than You Think

By: hgm688

hgm688 — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 15:25:50 +0000

android apps are not written in java my friend, it’s C++, I know because I’m doing it.
by saying no java emulator for android, he means
the java VM on android sucks, which is true.

I develop apps for android for a living , and my own phone is windows based :D you know what that means.

By: hgm688

hgm688 — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 15:02:28 +0000

Most of WinMo haters haven’t had any WinMo phone before, they just hate WinMo because of some unknown or wrong reason.
I have used both, WinMo definitely is better:
1- better multitasking
2- no urgent need for root
3- better UI
4- better apps
5- Installing apps on external memory
…

By: freddyzdead

freddyzdead — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 09:54:23 +0000

I’m sorry, but most of your WM fanboy rant just makes me shake my head and feel sorry for you. My HTC Desire HD has none of the deficiencies you talk about. It has 768 MB of RAM but applications are not installed there anyway, they go into the 1.5 Gigs of flash where there is plenty of room, but I can move any of them to the 32 gig SD card if I want.

Microsoft’s hamfisted ways of doing things are getting worse; Phone 7 is better, but it’s too little too late. Everybody is beginning to see that MS has been taking its customers for granted (as well as to the cleaners) for far too long now.

Why did I put up with my windows pda phone for so long? Well it sure made me appreciate the Desire HD, I’ll give it that.

By: Indy

Indy — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 18:36:42 +0000

I have been using windows mobile since Ver 6. I don’t know why everyone here feels that apps don’t close in win mo. The way to shut down any app has always been to hold (x) button for a couple of secs instead of just tapping it. If you just tap it, the app just minimises but if you hold the (x) down, the app closes perfectly. This works even in Win Mobile 6.5

By: aras

aras — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 21:22:18 +0000

Its been maybe more than a year from the article.. :)
Doesn’t look like Windows OS took over Nokia…?
But Android did.. :)
So doesn;t matter how awesome it is facts are facts… By the way everyone buying WinMO phone pays at least 70$ for WinMo license..;)..

By: Mukesh Nigam

Mukesh Nigam — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 18:50:31 +0000

hi
me too agree that winmo has got much adv. over others.
well..a lot of apps r availbale for winmo for free.
some of them r -
* Slick ( for messanger, allows to do chat with abt 7 accounts at a single point of time, such as yahoo, gmail, hotmail, facebook etc.)
* smartrunner
* sporty pal
* sports tracker
* Quick Menu ( a very interesting feature which gives u full control over ur windows mobile in more efficient than u do with ur desktop computer. u may get it for free, just type ‘Quick Menu for windows mobile’ in google to get it)
or click on the following link:-
http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-quickmenu-v2-7.html

a lot of other exciting stuffs r there too.

* htcfree ram
* htc zip
* myphone ( to get ur lost ph, contacts/msg/all data store on net)
http://www.myphone.microsoft.com

the list goes on & on ….
well… check it out for urself… its wonderful

By: Cid

Cid — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 16:10:12 +0000

wth are you talking about?
android apps are written in java u dumbass.
in addition ur able to compile any c, c# or c++ programs right on the phone. btw iOS is unix-based. you know what THAT means?
and what about “emulating” c#? omg. u wanna be an engineer? thats sad.

By: Madsin

Madsin — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 16:03:41 +0000

You must be kidding when crediting Advantage in Apps and Interface to WinMo.

By: sally

sally — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 12:01:45 +0000

can u synchronise apps from android to windows

By: JD

JD — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 04:57:12 +0000

What’s fair got to do with it? If someone’s looking to make a decision they’re not going to choose the lesser option just to be fair towards that company. They’re going to choose the best product, period.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 09:28:14 +0000

A very good article about OS. But here you said android hasn’t this feature .But here
(http://www.differencebetween.com/difference-between-microsoft-windows-mobile-and-google-android/) They discussed that android has that feature .Which is true ? Since I bought android phone

By: Khyrstyn

Khyrstyn — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 07:51:13 +0000

Thanks for the very informative article James! I am looking into getting a new phone with verizon and I wasn't remotely aware of what the droid was capable other than knowing it was similar to the iphone and could provide fun with apps. Once I started getting into the actual deciding on which one to get I was bombarded by a lot of terms I had no clue about. I then stumbled upon the LG Fathom and realized it got even more complicated - there was a windows operating system and got the impression from the product overview that maybe it was inferior to the android OS and now thanks to your article I can be open to phones that offer the windows OS(and know what each offers).

By: Alulultlils

Alulultlils — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 05:53:33 +0000

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By: W Payne

W Payne — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 08:59:34 +0000

Every computer program that has ever been made has to run in a 6.3 push to 87764.32011.7 config and windows in some form or another runs it. Most commonly in backface nmds or asha pin4 this mean that every apple os, andriod os, still runs the the 6.3 push!! they all pay out .00021% of all sillicon waffers produced for any device with a os to microsoft. and they always will. it does not mtter if it is the os in your phone or the os on your new toyota they all pay microsoft for the path of impulse in the computer chips it always runs the same and always will. Also on the outside skins as everyone refers to them windows can operate and be reprogramed to function just as android or even as apple's os or any os, never the other way around!!

By: sm

sm — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:43:52 +0000

Let’s face it, MicroSoft is a jack of all trades, master of none. Trying to leverage Windows(tm) in yet-another-growing-market is showing signs of diminishing returns with each and every passing day. The reason is obvious, it’s just Winblows and everyone knows it. “Cool” is not one of its features–not even close. I supposed the problem could be the name, “WinMo”?? Perhaps it should be called, “WinPhone SE”, or more to the point, “The Outlook Phone” for greasy fingered bosses and Accountants. Doh. Btw, You forgot to mention one important thing, I’ll spell it for you, Android is L-I-N-U-X.

By: mechanical engineer

mechanical engineer — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 13:11:04 +0000

why wm is better:
1.with opera and microsoft office and lots of third apps like foxit pdf reader or adobe pdf or mobipocket… you can read your documents like never before. so if you read a lot of documnet (like me) wm is the best.
2.no java emulators for android so far.
3.you cant emulate wm cab files in android but you can emulate android files in wm (see http://pocketnow.com/html/portal/news/0000005270/NewsImage/android.jpg) because wm is so flexible,
4. much power full apps (quality is important not quantity) you can emulate c# in wm man!!! do u know what that means?

dont make google fool you like a donkey. hope windows phone 7 kicks those bas**rds .