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Originally Posted by crazed_z06
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Originally Posted by ooxteme
If it's so bad then get your android or iphone or whatever and quit with the posts!!!!!!! And from what i read about this "yelp" app the reviews all pretty much say bad things or so so things. So why would you want it anyways? Why not just use the mobile web site for it?
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I did order a Droid X. Unfortunately, it wont ship until 9/10.
The lack of a Yelp App on Windows Mobile is part of a bigger picture. I was making a point on how Windows Mobile has become a forgotten OS.. No one's bothering making any new software and there's barely even any support from Microsoft, Carriers, or hardware manufactuers. I do a lot of banking with Wells Fargo. Id like to be able to use the mobile app here.. https://www.wellsfargo.com/mobile/ .. Unfortunately they didnt bother offering a Windows Mobile Version.. They even have a Palm version for Christ's Sake... PALM! Just compare the pitiful facebook app on Windows Mobile to the Iphone's facebook app.. or compare the amount of new Apps being released for Android to what's in the Windows Marketplace. I doubt HTC is going to bother fixing the POS texting on the TP2 or even address the Sleep of Death.
The poster above said WinMo is over my head. That kinda sentiment is why the OS is done for. People dont want a device that requires digging around on message boards, installing cabs, flashing ROMs, etc, etc. First and foremost, they want something that works. For the vast majority of users, the modification stuff is just icing on the cake. If a device requires modification to work right out of the box, then it sucks. Like I said before, I dont go buy a Honda Civic and expect to have to tune the ECU myself before the car runs correctly. |
I will try to explain this to you.
I am running the shipped 6.1 rom that came on my device. It works great. Yes, I have done many tweaks to give it more capabilities and speed things up like overclocking but I didn't have to do those things in order to use it. I did have to learn how to use it.
Look at it this way. When young people are in their teens most want to drive a car. In order to drive a car though they have to learn first. WinMo is somewhat similar in this way. Once you learn how to use it, it is very powerful.
I understand in todays world nobody has any patience and everyone wants everything yesterday with not much effort on their part to get/use whatever they want. Iphone and Android are better suited to those people. That's fine with me.
As far as complaining that WinMo doesn't have all the apps that Android/iPhone does ask yourself this. When you use your regular PC do you need a dedicated app to get on Facebook? No, you just go to the website with your browser. With a PocketPC you open your browser and go to the mobile version of Facebook and it works fine. You don't need an app to do everything you want. Use your imagination...you know...your brain.
But, like I said most people are too impatient or too lazy for that. They want instant gratification. The easy way. The easy way often times isn't the best way.
