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Old 11-22-2009, 12:22 PM
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Re: How Microsoft blew it with Windows Mobile

I don't care what anyone says about WM, I'd get a sex change before I'd use an iPhone or a Blackberry. It might be possible to sway me toward Android someday if it becomes similar enough to WM that I can do the same stuff with it, and if it becomes the prevalent OS & I don't have much of a choice. But still very doubtful.

The biggest reason people like other OSes better(IMO) is for the shiny factor. "Oooh look it's so pretty! It just has to be the better product!" NOT. I myself am living proof that a homely exterior can belie a powerhouse of intelligence & entertainment. I also suspect that WM is often too hard for the average schmoe to figure out how to use properly so people get frustrated & trade it in for an iPhone. I know people with Touch Pros who have had them for months & still have everything stock because they cannot figure out how to change anything.

Sure, some other OSes might be more stable, but at the cost of customizability. I can deal with a glitch now & then for a highly versatile device which I can truly make my own. I'd much rather have total freedom than be given a list of apps that are "safe" to install.

So I guess I'll be another 80's kid with an "outdated" WM phone that you'll have to pry out of my cold, dead hands.
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