Comments on: Windows Phones Arrive October 6 With Less of More of the Same http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-phones-arrive-october-6-with-less-of-more-of-the-same/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:17:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Cellphones Guru http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-phones-arrive-october-6-with-less-of-more-of-the-same/#comment-424824 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 01:38:35 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=42962#comment-424824 Windows mobile doesn’t support more than 65,000 colors hence the reason it looks so ugly. I had Winmo on my last phone and it was good for text and email but nothing else.

]]> By: William http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-phones-arrive-october-6-with-less-of-more-of-the-same/#comment-424823 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:54:30 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=42962#comment-424823 Kevin, isnt this a headline from 2004?

]]> By: Martin http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-phones-arrive-october-6-with-less-of-more-of-the-same/#comment-424822 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:11:01 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=42962#comment-424822 I o still miss the functionality that Windows Mobile provides. I suppose it is the clean integration with Exchange, the ability to read and store office documents on the local storage and the trival ease of writing and deploying your own applications. The iphone is catching up and is usable if not outstanding as a business phone. However, for me the HTC/Android combination is the one to watch. No artificial barriers to where you develop or what you want to put on the platform.

Windows mobile served me well for many years and I hope they get it right but with the media love of Apple and their dominance of the music playing industry Microsoft are fighting an up hill battle.

Not sure where Linux and OSX have innovated…but that is a different discussion.

]]> By: scorp http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-phones-arrive-october-6-with-less-of-more-of-the-same/#comment-424821 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:19:14 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=42962#comment-424821 No ducking needed from me Kevin. I completely agree. I have used a Windows based handhelddevice (be it CE through Windows Mobile)for years and the evolution seems to drag. I still rely on my BlackJackII, but I bought my wife an iPhone and we both love it. Especially for the browser/interface experience. I just have to wait out for my contract to expire with AT&T to get an iPhone :(
In my opinion, Microsoft’s PC OS suffers the same illness. I love Linux and OSX for their ongoing innovation.

]]> By: CTSLICK http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-phones-arrive-october-6-with-less-of-more-of-the-same/#comment-424820 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:57:43 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=42962#comment-424820 I used WinMo way back to my Casio EM-500 days and it served me well. I always liked what I could do with it. Unfortunately there’s a better way to interact with a device now and WinMo just isn’t getting there fast enough for me. For me, the iPhone, G1 and now the Pre are leading the way when it comes to improving my smartphone experience. Moved from WinMo to webOS In July…the interface, Synergy sync and web browsing are so enjoyable that I couldn’t go back (and I tried too!). I don’t see anything in WinMo 6.5 to change that decision. The WHOLE interface needs an overhaul and has for years. People were asking for it when 5.0 came out. All I have seen are some spruced up today screens and app selector UIs. Nothing more than what HTC has been trying to lay on top of their WinMo devices for several years. Microsoft’s time to evolve WinMo has ended. Revolution is required to remain a dominant figure in the smartphone world which is becoming increasingly CONSUMER-centric. Otherwise, they will be relegated to a niche in the increasingly crowded enterprise/business-centric world.

]]> By: Tim Ferrill http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-phones-arrive-october-6-with-less-of-more-of-the-same/#comment-424819 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:54:57 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=42962#comment-424819 I agree, but I’m not ready to bet against Microsoft just yet. I think they’ve made some great improvements in Windows 7 and even with the Zune HD as far as usability is concerned, though neither is perfect. Some of the rumors coming from people like Mary Jo Foley (I’m referring specifically to the rumored minimum hardware specs for Windows Mobile 7) would suggest that Microsoft recognizes that they will need to take some pretty major steps to get to where they can compete in all facets of the mobile market.

]]> By: cybertactix http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-phones-arrive-october-6-with-less-of-more-of-the-same/#comment-424818 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:44:59 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=42962#comment-424818 Microsoft says that “most people who carry a Windows phone don’t realize it’s running Windows Mobile”

“What!!! You mean the Start on the task bar and the little four color window pane doesn’t mean my phone is running Vista??????”

Just how stupid does Microsoft think users are, every Windows Mobile phone I’ve ever had has been so well branded that you couldn’t miss the fact that it was running Windows Mobile.

And as for “Windows Marketplace” it exists today… it’s called Handango. Microsoft ought to just but Handango and re-brand it.

As for the browser issue, this is the second worst issue I have with Windows Mobile phones. Fortunately my Omnia came with Opera installed, but even Opera on Windows Mobile doesn’t come close to my friends browsing experience on an iPhone.

And just in case you are curious, the worst issue I have with a Windows Mobile phone… its designed to be a computer first and a phone second.

]]> By: Kevin C. Tofel http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-phones-arrive-october-6-with-less-of-more-of-the-same/#comment-424817 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:38:41 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=42962#comment-424817 Well said and accurate Tim. Thanks for weighing in. I expect the Flash support to be a short-lived advantage though as we should see it on other handset platforms before year end. Of course, that remains to be seen for sure.

Your last sentence is worth a closer look: “The real good stuff will be coming in Windows Mobile 7 next year.” I agree with you 100%. The challenge is: where will everyone else be at next year? Will Windows Mobile 7 leapfrog anyone else in terms of usability and functionality or will Apple, Google, RIM, Palm and even Nokia be ahead by the time WinMo 7 arrives? It’s like a game of constant catch-up and that’s not a game you can win.

]]> By: Michael Griffiths http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-phones-arrive-october-6-with-less-of-more-of-the-same/#comment-424816 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:13:28 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=42962#comment-424816 Well.

As much as I agree with you about the tepidity of Microsoft’s offering; the poor quality of its apps, the unpolished nature of its OS, and so on, I think it’s rather unfair to claim that the browser story on Windows Mobile is *that* bad.

WM 6.5 brings Mobile IE 6, IIRC, which is meant to be pretty decent. Desktop rendering and flash support, anyway.

]]> By: Tim Ferrill http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-phones-arrive-october-6-with-less-of-more-of-the-same/#comment-424815 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:32:24 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=42962#comment-424815 Hey Kevin, I wanted to point out that Internet Explorer did get some fairly significant updates in 6.5. Flash support is one thing that comes to mind, which is a big deal for a lot of people.

Also, on the ActiveSync subject, 6.5 includes support for some of the new features in Exchange 2010, which may or may not be a big deal to any particular user.

Lastly, the whole point of 6.5 is to get Windows Mobile moving in the right direction as far as interface, particularly with the use of your finger to navigate. While I agree that 6.5 isn’t going to put Windows Mobile in the same league as iPhone and the Palm Pre, it IS a vast improvement over previous versions. The real good stuff will be coming in Windows Mobile 7 next year.

]]> By: Guy Adams http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-phones-arrive-october-6-with-less-of-more-of-the-same/#comment-424814 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:08:08 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=42962#comment-424814 As a Windows Mobile (WM) user for the last eight years I this weekend switched to the Andriod based HTC Hero.

Reasons for the switch are simple really, exchange support appearing in Andriod and a change. I used the same old Windows Mobile for almost a decade and its hardly changed. Don’t get me wrong, I will still keep a WM device in my arsenal, Andriods appointment ability and multi email selection isn’t anywhere near as good as WM.

Iris Browsers Windows Mobile dimise is a darn shame, it was my favorite browser on my WM 6.0 device and far less memory intensive than Opera.

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