Is Windows Mobile Vanishing? - Page 5

**BlackDynamite** · #41 (**permalink**) 01-25-2010, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by brownhornet

Thats the whole point... I dont give a damn about a slingbox because I never used it even when I had winmo. Dont give a damn about microsoft office mobile because I never used that either. And FYI my phone is jailbroken and yes, I can multi-task. As a matter of fact I have palringo, yahoo and my ipod running right now. Fail on your assumptions but nice try.

So you blast Windows Mobile for flashing ROMs, and your solution is to jail break an iPhone? Yeah, that makes a lot of sense...

**brownhornet** · #42 (**permalink**) 01-25-2010, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by SaltyDawg

So you blast Windows Mobile for flashing ROMs, and your solution is to jail break an iPhone? Yeah, that makes a lot of sense...

Umm.. jailbreaking ISNT flashing a totally different rom.. its opening the rom you HAVE to be able to add apps for free since I dont pay for them. That was the main reason I did it. Regardless, IMO there isnt anything I cant do that I need to do with this phone.

**BlackDynamite** · #43 (**permalink**) 01-25-2010, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by brownhornet

Umm.. jailbreaking ISNT flashing a totally different rom.. its opening the rom you HAVE to be able to add apps for free since I dont pay for them. That was the main reason I did it. Regardless, IMO there isnt anything I cant do that I need to do with this phone.

Jailbreaking may not be flashing a totally different ROM, but it certainly involves more work than flashing a ROM. Especially when Apple tries to brick the jail broken phones with their updates.

Technoob · #44 (**permalink**) 01-25-2010, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by brownhornet

First of all keep in mind that windows mobile is already has one of the smallest marketshares anyways. iphone pretty much dominates the mobile market in the US followed by Android... with winmo bringing up the rear. I've already jumped ship... after flashing tons of different roms and doing all the tweaks etc, the just doesnt appeal to me anymore. And i've been with winmo since the mogul, had the vogue and the tp1. But honestly mobile technology is just going so far and beyond what winmo has to offer I just couldnt even see myself buying another winmo phone.

I still have the tp2 mainly because im on an advantage plan and only pay $20 a month for my sprint line.. but I bought an iphone 3gs 32gig and honestly my tp2 has been collecting dust since I got it. People can bash the iphone all they want, but having both... i love the iphone. They really werent lying when they said th get it up there's an app for that because there are apps for pretty much everything. Best part about it was I didnt have to hack the hell out of it just to get it to an acceptable speed.

I will probably keep my tp2 active until that sprint android phone comes out later in the year but I think im pretty much done with winmo. I dont even bother flashing roms anymore.

you said it all...
only way to save HTC Tp2 is to put android on it... or a beautiful phone will be lost in the Wm insanity.
Is it that difficult for microsoft... Can they not just hold an iphone and see what they are missing.. than trying to pass us a ton of garbage on a gr8! phone....
Phone should be easy to use not to bang your head to UNDERSTAND how it works...
Wm... RIP!

butler360 · #45 (**permalink**) 01-26-2010, 12:29 AM

I seriously doubt WM will vanish unless they somehow horribly fumble with WM7. I mean, did Windows go down after Vista? Has the Zune died? No, they came out with Windows 7 and the Zune HD. Xbox360 is doing pretty well, too. All indications are that Microsoft has finally woken up and sees that they can't just kick back and enjoy the monopoly anymore.

And I think everyone is getting the numbers wrong, too. At least in the US, WM only recently was surpassed by iPhone. So it dropped from #2 to #3, with RIM at the top. That means more Wm than Android or Palm. If there's anyone in jeopardy here it's Palm, as some think they're in trouble.

http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/17/c...he-first-time/

http://wmpoweruser.com/?p=12391

uaguilar · #46 (**permalink**) 01-26-2010, 04:24 AM

I have had my phone for 3 months.. why did i get this WinMo phone..? because of the keyboard.. the apps that Apple has appeal to me only to an extent, but i'm a business phone user, e-mail and viewing PDF.. don't need anything else. But DAMN it's slow and laggy sometimes

Note: i don't have the experience a lot of you do with other phones. It was all about the keyboard fo rme

bostonshaker · #47 (**permalink**) 01-26-2010, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by uaguilar

I have had my phone for 3 months.. why did i get this WinMo phone..? because of the keyboard.. the apps that Apple has appeal to me only to an extent, but i'm a business phone user, e-mail and viewing PDF.. don't need anything else. But DAMN it's slow and laggy sometimes

Note: i don't have the experience a lot of you do with other phones. It was all about the keyboard fo rme

I love mine and contrary to what people have said, the original stock ROM was solid out of the box. I have been pretty much running Mike's ROMs exclusively and I have very few complaints. I use this for school and business and I could not ask for a better phone/computer.

The iphone to me is not functional as a business device. It is a media device first and a phone second. I hate touch screens for typing.

NIKKG · #48 (**permalink**) 01-26-2010, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by brownhornet

Thats the whole point... I dont give a damn about a slingbox because I never used it even when I had winmo. Dont give a damn about microsoft office mobile because I never used that either. And FYI my phone is jailbroken and yes, I can multi-task. As a matter of fact I have palringo, yahoo and my ipod running right now. Fail on your assumptions but nice try.

Having both, the iphone is WAY faster, a LOT more responsive and does pretty much everything I need. I expect the iphone bashing here since folks are so pro winmo but I have no alliance to an OS.. I have an alliance to the OS that works the best and at this point thats not winmo.

Everything you said has been right on target! I can't stand people with blinders on.

Paragon · #49 (**permalink**) 01-26-2010, 11:11 AM

WM phones are capable of doing many things well that an iPhone can't, and there are many things the iPhone does much better then WM phones. You can argue all day long about which is better, but in the end it is which one fits a person's needs the best that wins.

Each does some things very well. While they do serve an overlapping market, they really are pointed at different user needs.

Dave

quickstang · #50 (**permalink**) 01-26-2010, 12:07 PM

Nexus One on other carriers?

Walmart greeters will soon welcome you to a Nexus One with Sprint, Verizon, and AT&T 3G?

What you can see under "Network Technology" is that the handset supports the 3G frequencies of AT&T (850/1900 MHz) as well as Sprint´s and Verizon´s (1xEV-DO).

http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/w...ne-with-sprin/

http://walmart.letstalk.com/product/...ne#description

If all of this DOES happen, WM definitely stands a chance of going down even more so.

Time will tell if this thing pops up on every carrier.