[kabuk1]

Perception is everything with Windows Mobile. It's thought of as an old, clunky old-fart OS that's strictly business, and I admit before I got my Mogul last October, I thought of it that way as well. Now, I can't use anything but. I'm spoiled by the absolute FREEDOM WinMo offers. People don't realize how truly awesome & powerful WM is. You can do ANYTHING with it! My old Mogul actually served as my laptop replacement for about 5 months this year. When I tell people I have a WM phone, they sneer until I whip my TP out & show them just how much it can do. They end up stunned & feeling very disenchanted with their blackberries & iphones.

I agree that WM needs the REALLY old stuff taken out & a few updates, but overall I'm completely happy with it. I love being able to run old programs, I still play Shadowgate & run an old Moon phase plugin. I don't want MS to change it too much, lest we end up with a locked down, proprietary, non-backwards compatible abortion like WebOS. I was a Palm girl for years & was eagerly anticipating the Pre until I read about the "new & improved" OS. I've learned in my 28 years that "new & improved" usually means "ruined & no fun anymore". I'd still take a Pre over an iPhone though :P