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This may be really early to be asking this, or just real dumb but im curious. how long do you think it will take b4 sum great hacker is able to build a WM ROM for the pre i know drivers would have to be made and all but who knows. they managed to run android brilliantly on the touch so wouldn't WM be possible for the pre.

Edit: Ill even add a poll just to see what people think

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i think they were able to run android on the touch because HTC makes the Touch and the G1. Since Palm makes the Pre, I dont think there will be Android for the Pre nor windows. However, I wont say its impossible.

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actually buddy i pretty sure will see android sooner or later because it was being ported over way b4 the pre was released.

http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/21/p...y-in-progress/

http://androidcommunity.com/porting-...-pre-20090122/

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I've heard all sorts of rumors that the Pre hardware is completely different than a wm device, but isn't that the point of having a Pre? I thought the Web OS was the revolutionary part of the Pre, not it's form factor. Most of the praises I've read have nothing to do with it's shape, size, or physical layout.

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yea web os is the revolutionary part of the pre iv jus was though it was cool that you could boot into another os on a mobile device

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MHO: If I wanted WM7 I would have waited for the TP2 or some other PPC device. WebOS was what turned me on to the Pre.

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doesn't WM not support capacitive screens? as finger friendly as it's getting, WM in its current state will need a stylus at certain points. or if not a stylus, at least a d-pad, which the pre doesn't have.

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by that logic we could just port a windows build from any number of treos

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6.5 is not even finished yet, so how can you possibly even think wm 7 will be good? No one even has any idea of what it might look like....

I will tell you that the first official 6.5 will be out this year, but not the tpro2 or d2....

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whats the point in getting the pre if you want winmo on it... thas why im getting one, to get as far away from wm 6.1 and 6.5 as possible. WebOS is too awesome and well executed to even want wm. now wm7 might be worth wanting to port though. if i would want a port then nothing less than wm7 cus i dont want the ugliness of current version of my sexy pre (thats assuming it wont be half***** like 6.5 was)

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id like to see a skin or something on a Pre but as far as the actual operating system and functionality, im not so sure. Maybe something like iFonz just with a WM skin.

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lol why does everyone think WM 7 is going to be so great? I mean what have yall seen pictures or something? Cause it hasnt even been made yet (and even if it has I can bet it has not even been run on a ppc yet, it would be in the very very very very very early stages of development)

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You are definitely wrong. Windows Mobile 7 was supposed to be released this year but since it wasn't going to be finished they announced 6.5. You think it takes a couple of months to build a UI???? They have been working on this thing for over a year and will almost be 2 years when they finally release it. Don't get me wrong it is still in beta stages, but it is definitely already being built. We have seen some screen shots (whether they are fake or not i can't tell you) but based on the pics and on what microsoft is focusing on, i can tell you the WM7 will definitely be a very good UI.

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HAHA totally agree. Also does Windows mobile 6.5 even work with capacative touch screens? I was also under the impression that Windows Mobile doesn't support 24bit color and only 16 bit.

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It doesn't. WinMo 7 is supposed to.

But seriously... just buy a WinMo device if that's what you want.

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hahahaha just like the "if you want it to look like an iphone then, BUY an iphone!!"

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Yeah there is plenty of good Windows Mobile hardware out there. I don't see why people would want to rework a phone that shouldn't even be compatible with windows mobile 6.5.

I think the only reason people try to emulate the iPhone is because it's stuck to one provider. That provider is the main reason I don't and won't own an iPhone.

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I think people emulate the iPhone because it has so much potential but its carrier limits it.

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thats my main reason... i wanted an iphone but dont want at&t. but at the moment i still prefer a pre over an iphone.

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IPhone OS is boring to me, so I never emulate it. I think another reason people emulate it is because the phone is so popular and they want to go "Look my phone can do that to".

Anyway we haven't seen much on WM7, but if 6.5 is a hint to what 7 is bringing...booo!

I been running 6.5 on my TP and its really a week OS. I think WM7 will be nice, but I have my doubts. I don't think it will be as good as WebOS.