How Microsoft blew it with Windows Mobile

**BlackDynamite** · #1 (**permalink**) 12-16-2009, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by x10guy

The only problem is that Microsoft has pushed the release date of Windows Mobile 7 to very late 2010. That's a long time to wait for the next "big" release. In the meantime, they will have trouble holding onto customers.

I would like to see WM7 too, don't get me wrong.. But I guess I just don't see what is so bad about WM 6.5. It's a huge upgrade over 6.1 as far as the interface goes.

If my Touch Pro 2 had a better camera and a flash, a 1 gig processor, half a gig of RAM, a front facing camera (with accessible API) and an FM transmitter, I would probably not be looking to upgrade for quite a while (well, a couple years anyway, lol).

WM7 will probably be good, but the hardware and advertising is what will make or break it in my opinion.

**x10guy** · #2 (**permalink**) 12-16-2009, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by SaltyDawg

I would like to see WM7 too, don't get me wrong.. But I guess I just don't see what is so bad about WM 6.5. It's a huge upgrade over 6.1 as far as the interface goes.

If my Touch Pro 2 had a better camera and a flash, a 1 gig processor, half a gig of RAM, a front facing camera (with accessible API) and an FM transmitter, I would probably not be looking to upgrade for quite a while (well, a couple years anyway, lol).

WM7 will probably be good, but the hardware and advertising is what will make or break it in my opinion.

ha ha... something we actually agree on. lol Hardware-wise the TP2 could have been much better.

The other problem is that the TP2 (at least Sprint's version) still ships with WM 6.1. Yeah, I know you can flash a new ROM but 6.1 really shows its age. No wonder HTC has TouchFlo installed to totally hide 6.1

**BlackDynamite** · #3 (**permalink**) 12-16-2009, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by x10guy

ha ha... something we actually agree on. lol Hardware-wise the TP2 could have been much better.

The other problem is that the TP2 (at least Sprint's version) still ships with WM 6.1. Yeah, I know you can flash a new ROM but 6.1 really shows its age. No wonder HTC has TouchFlo installed to totally hide 6.1

Yeah Sprint (and Verizon, for that matter) really dropped the ball by holding out on the upgrade to WM 6.5 for so long.