How Microsoft blew it with Windows Mobile

[x10guy]

Originally Posted by thejacer

I agree. They need to stop being polite and come out swinging when winmo7 comes out. its a little ridiculous that you dont hear a MS commercial say "This is why im better than APPLE."

You have to give Verizon/Motorola credit.... that's exactly what they did with the Droid. Now of course it remains to be seen if they even make a dent in the iphone armor but it certainly gained alot of attention and publicity.

Ironically, the real loser in the Droid vs. iphone commercials is ATT not Apple. ATT suing Verizon has got to be the biggest bonehead moves in recent memory.

[WhiteBlazer01]

Originally Posted by x10guy

ATT suing Verizon has got to be the biggest bonehead moves in recent memory.

Agreed, but that's just to save face. AT&T knows they don't have a leg to stand on in the lawsuit. It's just for show. If people hear AT&T is suing over Verizons claims, then people think, oh, it must not be true. Then magically, the whole disappears over time, and it's forgotten about. Like Jack in the Box vs. McDonalds. Remember all those direct bashing ads against McDonalds? Jack challenged them, and had a commercial counting the days until they called. Then bam! it was all over and forgotten about.

[x10guy]

ATT just announced today they dropped their lawsuit against Verizon... lol!

[WhiteBlazer01]

Originally Posted by x10guy

ATT just announced today they dropped their lawsuit against Verizon... lol!

Haha, the show's over!

[smoove21]

I think i read an article today that said tmobile would be carrying either the 3gs or the new iteration of the iphone thats supposed to come out this summer, supposedly around the time that the exclusive deal with att is going to end.

[pixelpower]

I have programmed some games for windows mobile and i be truthfull . Iphone has better programming tools for its product. Microsofts tools are so hardd to understand and use developers go to Iphone tools which are more user friendly to make killer apps. Thats the answer plain and simply.

[kabuk1]

Winmo's main problem is that MS has always marketed it to business users. They need to appeal to people like us & the millions of others that have no idea what a powerhouse WM is. I think more people would buy WM phones if they had any idea just how much cool stuff they can do with them. People just see word, outlook integration, & spreadsheets & think its just some boring business tool. They're starting to get the idea though, the WM page on microsoft.com has a theme builder now, with links for ringtones & games & whatnot. They just need to get more aggressive.

And I agree that MS needs to grow a sack & start pwning Apple with their ads. List reasons why WM is more powerful than Apple, just stick it to 'em. Let Apple sue, what are they gonna sue for, getting a taste of their own medicine?

[fixxxer2012]

Originally Posted by x10guy

I think all we need to ask ourselves is this one question.

If it weren't for PPCgeeks or XDA, would we still be using Winmo phones?

That's the problem with Winmo, it really is not that great without a bunch of tweaks and customization. I mean custimization is nice but most of the general public isn't into that...

We like Winmo once we've tweaked it to our liking but the reality is that we are a minority and that minority is shrinking every year.
And yeah, I agree wholeheartedly with Smoove21. The line "Winmo is for business users"... is really a cop out.

+10000....great post!

if it were up to me id be using android or webos, far more superior operating systems with a beautiful UI. i think wm7 is just all hyped up bs and won't be all it's cracked up to be. don't even get me started on 6.5, the UI is horrid. takes me hours to customize my phone to my liking.

[shaggylive]

Originally Posted by smoove21

Now all that "its for business users" crap doesn't stick. Its not even the best in its own niche anymore.

when you can find other o/s in devices like this then your argument sticks.
the fact is the only reason we have what we have now is due to business's buying winmobile for years. the first thing bb did was focus on enterprise server/software to tie into existing business networks, namely Microsoft. and since they had the first/best all-in-one phone busness's were willing to buy that extra equipment and licenses.

this whole argument about the ui is just that. the other o/s's were specifically designed with the u/i in mind. winmo has the architecture designed for corporate environments. I also believe this gets to the core of why were waiting for wm7. I suspect it's a completely different platform, hopefully making customization and programming easier.

[brownhornet]

Originally Posted by kabuk1

Winmo's main problem is that MS has always marketed it to business users. They need to appeal to people like us & the millions of others that have no idea what a powerhouse WM is. I think more people would buy WM phones if they had any idea just how much cool stuff they can do with them. People just see word, outlook integration, & spreadsheets & think its just some boring business tool. They're starting to get the idea though, the WM page on microsoft.com has a theme builder now, with links for ringtones & games & whatnot. They just need to get more aggressive.

And I agree that MS needs to grow a sack & start pwning Apple with their ads. List reasons why WM is more powerful than Apple, just stick it to 'em. Let Apple sue, what are they gonna sue for, getting a taste of their own medicine?

Wont really matter what WM does now... iphone has already won that war and droid is bringing up the rear.