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Originally Posted by dprout69
So as I continue to do research on this phenomenon, and Ive read the comparisons of this vs. that... one question I have that I have not seen asked is... Why does anyone want WP7? I've had my tweaked out apache ppc6700 running WM5 for 5 years now. It finally died and it was a sad day, however with the old must come the new... Android, Apple no thanks for many personal reasons, but lo and behold here comes WP7 and I find out that for all practical purposes... it seems they are just copying apple and android
No multitasking
No Outlook sync
No Hot swap SD card support
No cut and paste
No File System Access
No real customizations
No backwards compatibility
No Tethering
H*ll the first one Ive seen for sprint doesnt even have dual cameras
No No No No NO is all they are giving...
So I mean seriously... WHY does anyone want WP7? Is there something good about it that I am missing and IM not talking about the hardware because they could have included that in any phone... WTF am I missing? What's the good?
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You have actually pointed out a few of the things that have kept me from looking to WP7 as a replacement. I still have the original palm pre. I'm in the camp that likes the operating system, but is in dire need for some new hardware and since Palm is slow on putting out something drool worthy, I looked at Android first (too scattered for my needs) and Windows Phone which just isn't ready yet.
I'll probably wait and look at it in a year, I think that the holes are fixable and for the most part are probably on the road map.
I think that this is a step in the right direction, but as you say...it mimics Apple more than the WinMo of old.
From a Dollars and Cents point of view, I'm not sure if that is really a bad thing.