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nemoid 10-06-2009 02:27 PM
Re: Windows Mobile 6.5 Review...
 
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Conclusion:

Windows Mobile 6.5 is a spit and polish job on 6.1 – nothing more, nothing less. It’s a means of holding people over until Windows Mobile 7 – at least, we hope that’s all it is. Every single change in Windows Mobile 6.5 feels like it was made by a team of homebrewers or modders, rather than a huge corporation with truckloads of money to blow on one of their flagship products. Absolutely NONE of it seems like it was made with the rest of the OS in mind; one screen will be finger friendly, the next will require a stylus, and then back. One will be packed from edge to edge with gorgeous gradients, and the next will fall back on WinMo 6.1’s terribly archaic visuals.

If your manufacturer offers an upgrade path from 6.1 to 6.5, take it. The changes, while somewhat trivial and not executed nearly as gracefully as they should have been, do improve the experience.

If you did not like Windows Mobile 6.1 (or if you’ve never used it), we honestly would not recommend purchasing a Windows Mobile 6.5 phone.

What we liked:

* The new lock screen, with its context sensitive locks, is great – probably our favorite across all of the smartphone platforms, actually.
* Windows Mobile Marketplace, while by no means snazzy, gets the job done and ought to fill with apps fairly quickly

What we didn’t:

* Internet Explorer is still absolutely terrible
* The design flow of the entire operating system has felt antiquated for a very, very long time now; at this point, it’s just absurd.
* We hate the keyboard. I would walk to someones houses and talk to them before I attempted to send them a text message on this
* The rest of the operating system
http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2009/10/...t-still-sucks/

Cicatrize 10-06-2009 02:40 PM
Re: Man pcworld is on this like rye on bread(the good kind) :)
 
I liked WM6.5 until the TP2 came out and showed me that 6.1 can be just as nice as 6.5 but with more stability.

SolApathy 10-06-2009 02:50 PM
Re: Man pcworld is on this like rye on bread(the good kind) :)
 
The 6.5 out of the box experience will of course be disappointing. However leave it to all the ROM cooks out there to make it the most enjoyable Winmo experience you have ever had. Add to that all the folks that will create customization software & tweaks & you will have a finished product with all the options you could ever want...(aside from full 3D support )

I still love my Ipod for carousing the internet over my TP, but I'll deal with it. It's a small price to pay for such a powerful productivity oriented device. The Winmo development community is huge & I look forward to all the customizations I am going to be making!

ruskiyab 10-06-2009 03:27 PM
Re: Man pcworld is on this like rye on bread(the good kind) :)
 
All the people that are saying you don't like 6.5, the only thing that REALLY changed that you can see is the start menu. And yes, you can customize it and move icons around and create folders for programs.

besides that, 6.5 has better memory management, and MUCH better scrolling capabilities

solarflarex 10-06-2009 03:31 PM
Re: Man pcworld is on this like rye on bread(the good kind) :)
 
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Originally Posted by MadlyAlive (Post 1217264)
I know I may get flamed, but this is my own opinion...

I HATE 6.5!

Every time I've tried a ROM with 6.5 it always disappoints me. It's like going from XP to Vista.


Vista is far superior to XP in every way. Since SP1 I have had ZERO compatibility issues with old software. The interface looks nicer even though i still use windowblinds which has more options/looks better in vista. There are way more functional shortcuts. Search boxes in explorer to find files fast from the directory you are in.

It basically fixes itself when there are problems. Its way more secure xp is like a screendoor for vulnerability and not really updated anymore... DX10 is the way to go for gaming... the list goes on and on...

Whoever thinks vista sucks really is just holding on to old ways of doing things just like some old family feud. Keep the grudge going!

dicast 10-06-2009 03:43 PM
Re: Man pcworld is on this like rye on bread(the good kind) :)
 
Witout HTC touch flow, winmo is done. that's my two cents

oldpueblo 10-06-2009 03:46 PM
Re: Man pcworld is on this like rye on bread(the good kind) :)
 
People are focusing too much on what they see and not enough on what's under the hood. Much like the Vista hating and people saying "Windows 7 is so much more awesome!" Guess what, it's like 80% vista. :P It's just more pretty and has optimizations/fixes/etc. Much like previous WinMo to 6.5 without the pretty.

Pride 10-06-2009 05:12 PM
Re: Man pcworld is on this like rye on bread(the good kind) :)
 
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Originally Posted by rstoyguy (Post 1217256)
Moved to the HTC Touch Pro 2 forum.
Sorry rstoyguy my bad X)

BigDiesel07 10-06-2009 05:12 PM
Re: Windows Mobile 6.5 Review...
 
Threads merged!

nemoid 10-07-2009 08:10 AM
Re: Windows Mobile 6.5 Review...
 
Quote:
Ouch, when Motorola passes on you, things must be really bad.

Today, Motorola's Christy Wyatt said that Motorola would be waiting for a next generation version of Windows Mobile before developing a new product for the platform. Instead, the company is focusing on "two strategic platforms"—one of them confirmed to be Android.

But wow, WinMo getting turned down by Motorola is pretty much the equivalent of asking the school's most shunned female outcast to the dance, only to learn that she'd prefer to sit in misery at home rather than dance in public agony with you. [phone scoop via MobileCrunch]
http://gizmodo.com/5375635/motorola-...dows-mobile-65


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