Is Windows Mobile Vanishing?

[bkrodgers]

Windows *MOBILE* is, in fact, dead. It's all Windows Phone 7 Series from here, and I'm not just being the marketing police here. It's a clean break. MS is going through the same transition Palm did a few years ago. They had an aging operating system that wasn't considered competitive with current offerings (ironically, WM6 at that time was one of their best competitors, until iPhone came along). They had concluded, correctly or not, that the existing platform could not evolve into what was needed to compete, so they went back to the drawing board. Lots of people left them for dead, it took way too long to get the "big new thing" out.

Now, Palm's delivered a good OS but isn't gaining a whole lot of traction in the market. They've got some good innovations, such as their multitasking implementation. MS, of course, has resources that dwarf Palm. And unlike Palm, which went exclusive with Sprint for awhile, it looks like MS is going to blanket the world with multiple manufacturers and carriers. So they have a good chance. But in the end, it will come down to whether users (and developers) latch on or not. They have for the iPhone, they are starting to for Android, and I do think there's still room for MS (and even Palm) to succeed as well. But the market is a fickle thing.

But make no mistake. Windows Mobile as we knew it is just as dead as Garnet was the day WebOS was announced.

[brownhornet]

Originally Posted by SaltyDawg

Tried to tell me what- to get an iPhone? LOL, not in a million years. Even with these huge steps backwards Windows Mobile took today, it is still miles ahead of the iPhone.

Going to Android is one thing, but the iPhone is out of the question. Every single issue people are complaining about in Windows Phone 7 is also an issue with the iPhone.

You can say what you want.. but there is nothing about winmo that compels me to use my TP2 over my 3gs.. which is why I sold it. If I dont hear any news about the supersonic soon I will be replacing it with a Nexus. Sad part is the chick I sold it to came from a blackberry and complained about it being too slow lol.. I said all sales final sell it to someone else.

[jmorton10]

I'm not sure what to think at this point.

Learning a new OS is one thing (I always enjoyed doing that). Learning a new OS that doesn't work with the many apps I already own is something different entirely.

I do use some of the programs/apps etc that don't work in an iphone (Slingbox is one of my most used apps, especially with the 2.0 software) & I tether all the time.

I do have a 2nd gen ipod touch & while I absolutely love the thing, I also realize that some of its limitations certainly prevent me from ever using an iphone as my main device (& switching to ATT is not a legitimate option anyway). If Verizon had the iphone, I'm sure my Wife would have one & I would grab it occasionally.

I have really been looking forward to Windows 7 & now I'm not even sure I want it. Since an iphone is not an option, I guess that leaves Android. My brother-in-law has a Droid & he absolutely loves it, but it is his first smart phone so he really has nothing to compare it to.

When I play with his phone, it doesn't thrill me anywhere near as much as it does him & my Sling setup doesn't work with it yet.

At this point, I think I may end up using my custom ROM TP2 for a while longer than I had originally planned..........

~John

[BlackDynamite]

Originally Posted by brownhornet

You can say what you want.. but there is nothing about winmo that compels me to use my TP2 over my 3gs.. which is why I sold it. If I dont hear any news about the supersonic soon I will be replacing it with a Nexus. Sad part is the chick I sold it to came from a blackberry and complained about it being too slow lol.. I said all sales final sell it to someone else.

There may be nothing that makes you want to use a Touch Pro 2, but there is certainly nothing that makes me want to use an iPhone (and plenty that makes me want to use a Touch Pro 2).

The iPhone sucks man. Notic ein this thread just about everyone is saying they will look at Android if Windows 7 Phone is as crappy as it sounds. Notice also that all the reviews are saying Windows Phone 7 is better than the iPhone, and all the people here are saying it's a lot like an iPhone (though still more open with more choices).

Like I said, going to Android is one thing, but get out of here with that iPhone nonsense.

[Technoob]

Originally Posted by Paragon

LOL...it's far from dead.

It sure isn't an OS I'm likely to find much use for, and I think that is probably a pretty common feeling for most people at a sight like this, that are into hacking and tweaking their devices....WM 6.X will live on for us.

However, it is the type of OS that fits the needs of the vast majority of users who are heavily into social networking, Xbox, music, and so on. Windows 7 integrates all those things very well, and should be very popular with people looking for that.....It will sell millions.

Cannot agree more!
WM 7 has all the things that People actually need!/use
it has shed the crap that the old WM has...(i guess all of it...)
I think WM7 will be really taken well... ...
I am so glad that that microsoft has given the old WM a burial!
2010 will be the year of WM 7 and no more "soft rests": and" cooking"

I am only sad that my beloved TP2 will not work on the new WM7.

[Q_Q]

I don't want to declare "dewey" the premature winner before seeing what fun WM7 has in store for us. But preliminarily like every1 else has said, WM7 looks like a dud.

Now for most of humanity change is not easily embraced, but when there is no clear transition between loyal WM users & its next iteration, that's when you will have market share lost.
I don't know why ppl even come here to comment if all they want is to be controlled by an OS ala Apple.
Android is clearly where ppl want to be at if they don't like MS.
to state: "WM 7 has all the things that People actually need!/use" wouldn't you rather eat an apple?

Back on topic.
This is a defining moment for MS: will they give what the customer clamor for organized customization & multitasking power - like their OS for pc's?

Or will they show us what we've never seen before but get it possibly all right or all wrong...

[Q_Q]

22 mins HANDS-ON Video of the new WM7 user experience.

[Technoob]

Originally Posted by Q_Q

I don't want to declare "dewey" the premature winner before seeing what fun WM7 has in store for us. But preliminarily like every1 else has said, WM7 looks like a dud.

Now for most of humanity change is not easily embraced, but when there is no clear transition between loyal WM users & its next iteration, that's when you will have market share lost.
I don't know why ppl even come here to comment if all they want is to be controlled by an OS ala Apple.
Android is clearly where ppl want to be at if they don't like MS.
to state: "WM 7 has all the things that People actually need!/use" wouldn't you rather eat an apple?

Back on topic.
This is a defining moment for MS: will they give what the customer clamor for organized customization & multitasking power - like their OS for pc's?

Or will they show us what we've never seen before but get it possibly all right or all wrong...

I think Iphone needs to do something real soon if it wants to be relevant in the phone market!
Android and wm7 looks very exciting !
Thanks fr the video!

[Sim-X]

yes wm is vanishing and it should. It needed to be completely rewritten to compete with what is out there. This is why they are doing series 7 and I think the reason they are not calling it Windows Mobile 7 is because they want people to know it was rewritten and not some beefed up 6.5.

[kabuk1]

Yeah, its vanishing cause people want NEW & SHINY as opposed to functional & versatile.