Windows Mobile 6.5 Review...

[p-slim]

that guy is pretty much keeping it real. the version they will release is kind of weak. the newer versions you can move the icons around but not being able to do that would be a pain. also we knew 6.5 was a patch for 6.1. everyone knows winmo 7 is suppose to be the revolutionary change. also ive been saying it for days that the Zune should be the next phone, the music player on that is killing. also i do have to agree when he says the app store supports every os when its only suppose to support 6.5.
i start to disagree when he starts talking about the iphone being better. you will only get a better experience if thats your thing. i have a touch and i only use it for the music player because its vastly superior, other then that the iphone lacks many features i need. overall im happy with 6.5 but i guess it all depends on what your expecting.

[jmorton10]

Originally Posted by p-slim

i have a touch and i only use it for the music player because its vastly superior, .

I have a 16 gig 2nd gen ipod touch.

I also use it for music & I also use it to browse the internet tethered to my TP2 with WMWIFIrouter.

~John

[mikenerd]

will there be a way to get TF3D 2.5 w/out upgrading to 6.5?

[Cicatrize]

I liked WM6.5 until the TP2 came out and showed me that 6.1 can be just as nice as 6.5 but with more stability.

[SolApathy]

The 6.5 out of the box experience will of course be disappointing. However leave it to all the ROM cooks out there to make it the most enjoyable Winmo experience you have ever had. Add to that all the folks that will create customization software & tweaks & you will have a finished product with all the options you could ever want...(aside from full 3D support )

I still love my Ipod for carousing the internet over my TP, but I'll deal with it. It's a small price to pay for such a powerful productivity oriented device. The Winmo development community is huge & I look forward to all the customizations I am going to be making!

[ruskiyab]

All the people that are saying you don't like 6.5, the only thing that REALLY changed that you can see is the start menu. And yes, you can customize it and move icons around and create folders for programs.

besides that, 6.5 has better memory management, and MUCH better scrolling capabilities

[dicast]

Witout HTC touch flow, winmo is done. that's my two cents

[oldpueblo]

People are focusing too much on what they see and not enough on what's under the hood. Much like the Vista hating and people saying "Windows 7 is so much more awesome!" Guess what, it's like 80% vista. :P It's just more pretty and has optimizations/fixes/etc. Much like previous WinMo to 6.5 without the pretty.

[psiphi]

Here is one from ZDNET:
http://blogs.zdnet.com/cell-phones/?p=2213&tag=nl.e539

More of the same...

[nemoid]

Thanks psiphi.

His closing thoughts hit is on the head...

I wasn’t expecting a whole lot from this point release, but I was expecting more than what Microsoft delivered. I expected to be able to place icons where I wanted them on the Start displays, I expected to have finger friendly menus throughout the OS, and I expected some attention to the media player, device search, and more.

I am a fan of Windows Mobile, but find very little added value in this Windows Mobile 6.5 release and would never recommend anyone actually purchase a new device just to get this update on their smartphone. We are going to have to wait and see if Microsoft can pull anything out of the hat in Windows Mobile 7, but with the current schedule of late 2010, most likely slipping into 2011 like this release, I think the T-Mobile Touch Pro2 may be my last Windows Mobile device for quite some time.

Sounds familiar.