WM 6.5 UI explained

stylz3 · #1 (**permalink**) 05-14-2009, 10:31 AM

During an otherwise dry TechED conference panel about Windows Mobile 6.5 development, Senior Project Manager Loke Uei Tan made a surprising admission: 6.5's semi-vaunted new interface was severely rushed, and isn't even finished.

Here's the link if you want to read more:

http://gizmodo.com/5253646/windows-m...-half+*****-ui

volDeus · #2 (**permalink**) 05-14-2009, 02:04 PM

Not surprising ... Possibly encouraging

Can't wait to see it finished ...

snowplow54 · #3 (**permalink**) 05-14-2009, 03:23 PM

it sounds discouraging to me. From what I can tell from the article, it seems they wanted to go more in depth with the whole UI, but instead prioritized, and only put a few of the upgrades that they wanted to implement. And, it doesn't seem like they're going to update it much more from what we've already seen.

stylz3 · #4 (**permalink**) 05-14-2009, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by snowplow54

it sounds discouraging to me. From what I can tell from the article, it seems they wanted to go more in depth with the whole UI, but instead prioritized, and only put a few of the upgrades that they wanted to implement. And, it doesn't seem like they're going to update it much more from what we've already seen.

this exactly how i felt when i saw this.

volDeus · #5 (**permalink**) 05-14-2009, 07:37 PM

Ok .. I'm an idiot ... I just re-read the article and I agree with both of you as well.

**puff** · #6 (**permalink**) 05-15-2009, 12:10 AM

as expected, rushed into production... leaving it up to hackers to pick up the slack... about par for the course

**S2W** · #7 (**permalink**) 05-15-2009, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by snowplow54

it sounds discouraging to me. From what I can tell from the article, it seems they wanted to go more in depth with the whole UI, but instead prioritized, and only put a few of the upgrades that they wanted to implement. And, it doesn't seem like they're going to update it much more from what we've already seen.

I also agree... and 6.5 has so much potential. But right again many have to pick up the slack as puff stated. Funny that sometimes they do a better job.

Let see what happens.

volDeus · #8 (**permalink**) 05-16-2009, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by S2W

I also agree... and 6.5 has so much potential. But right again many have to pick up the slack as puff stated. Funny that sometimes they do a better job

Heh ... Most of the time they do a better job ...
Thank God for PPCGeeks and XDA right?

**S2W** · #9 (**permalink**) 05-16-2009, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by volDeus

Heh ... Most of the time they do a better job ...
Thank God for PPCGeeks and XDA right?

You got that right...

#10 (**permalink**) 05-17-2009, 12:15 AM

why does M$ have the power and talent to crush everyone in every single way yet they always hype up to pull this crap....?

Yes, im thankful than there are 3rd party companies that patch up the sloppiness of M$, as well as PPCGeeks and XDA but it really doesnt help the image of WinMo itself

ugh.... WM7 is your last chance before you go down the gutter in the consumer market