[pocketnow] Windows Mobile 6.5 Still Outpaces iPhone 3.0 Features

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-iceblade^

Discussion Starter · Mar 17, 2009

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From desktop to mobile, Microsoft and Apple will be taking each other on this summer as Windows Mobile 6.5 will be battling iPhone Firmware 3.0, or iPhone 3.0 for short. Windows Mobile 6.5 builds upon the flexibility, openness, and and robustness of the Windows Mobile platform, adding a nicer consumer-oriented GUI on top. iPhone 3.0, on the other hand, already has a pretty decent consumer-grade user interface, but instead builds on that more features to add robustness and flexibility.

Many of those features that the iPhone 3;0 take on already exists on Windows Mobile, including stereo Bluetooth support, copy and paste, search, landscape keyboard support, turn-by-turn spoken GPS driving directions, and MMS. However, Apple did have some aces up their sleeves in attempting to drive the iPhone to be the all-in-one, everything to everyone device. The iPhone's unique position in the market place is its dock connector, allowing accessories like a blood glucose monitor and blood pressure cuff to be attached to monitor health at home, among other accessories. In the accessories and applications department, developers are captivated by the iPhone ecosystem, something that Microsoft must do to propel Windows Phone into greater acceptance.

I've been following the Gizmodo Live Blog on the announcement of iPhone 3.0 today. The positive: The iPhone will be on par with other smartphones, including Windows Mobile. The negative: The iPhone is finally on par with other smartphones, including Windows Mobile. Really, other than the medical accessories that can be attached to the iPhone, what is the buzz surrounding something that pushes the iPhone into common existence with others? At least Windows Mobile can truly do multi-tasking, has a true file system directory, and is extensible.

http://pocketnow.com/index.php?a=por...t=news&id=7060

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wimcle

· #2 · Mar 17, 2009

nothing wrong with windows mobile, 6.1 seems very stable compared to earlier releases...

The problem with windows mobile is: you pay $300+ for a winmobile 6.1 device its always going to be 6.1, no upgrade to 6.5, 7.0 what-have-you.

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Chucko

· #3 · Mar 17, 2009

The real problem is that Microsoft lacks Apple's Reality Distortion Field (tm).

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Transhour

· #4 · Mar 17, 2009

i have a windows mobile 6.0 device, i am not upset that i can not upgrade to 6.5, 6.0 does everything i want it too and then some.

its an older device too, i've had it for a year and half now, the newer devices are blowing it out of the water.

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-iceblade^

Discussion Starter · #5 · Mar 17, 2009

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Originally Posted by wimcle

xda-developers.com fixes up that problem for many HTC devices/

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ilhe4e12345

· #6 · Mar 17, 2009

sad too. i jsut bought an iphone and the more i ehar about winmobile the more i am getting myself in the rump

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Licht

· #7 · Mar 17, 2009

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Originally Posted by Chucko

The real problem is that Microsoft lacks Apple's Reality Distortion Field (tm).

Hah, true.

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chronostorm

· #8 · Mar 17, 2009

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Originally Posted by -iceblade^

xda-developers.com fixes up that problem for many HTC devices/

quite true

xda-developers is really amazing in terms of what the users there are capable of. They have a Windows Mobile 6.5 beta rom already on that site

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Chipp

· #9 · Mar 17, 2009

I really like 6.5 - I have been running it on my Titan for about a week now and though it still lacks stability and is slow due to my older hardware, the interface chance is nice.

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simbadogg

· #10 · Mar 18, 2009

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Originally Posted by wimcle

i'm sorry, i hear a lot of people request this, but it would be absolutely pointless if this were implemented. Think about it, WM usually makes its updates (wm5, wm6, wm6.1, wm6.5) about every two years, not yearly like apple has done so far w/ the iphone. When you look at the iphone, other than having a new radio to handle 3g its basically the same exact phone.

There's no way in hell i would want the software/OS upgrades to be hamstrung when i upgrade my phone every 18 months-2 years just because someone that wants to keep theirs 3 and 4 years doesn't feel justified to upgrade yet. When i look back on the phone i had 2 years ago, i'm disgusted compared to my tilt now...and when i get rid of my tilt this late summer/fall for the tilt replacement the REAL jesus phone (touch pro 2), i'll be glad to kiss my tilt buh bye and step up to winmo 6.5. by the way, seeing how slowly/poorly HTC's TF3D runs on my tilt, there's no way in hell i'd ever try to cram 6.5 onto my tilt. sure the OS is promising, but speed and usability are key to me.

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