Expanding PPCGeeks' Horizons

racemepls · #1 (**permalink**) 06-15-2009, 05:05 PM

jwell its a bad day for windows mobile. now other os will get the awsome support we have. i think its microsoft who's the loser in this as theres one less thing stopping people from switching os. at least in the us

**Dr.8820** · #2 (**permalink**) 06-15-2009, 05:06 PM

wideawake must own an iphone now!

#3 (**permalink**) 06-15-2009, 05:15 PM

nice change of pace here, i like to hear about something new so i like this change. and im also glad that if i ever decide to jump ship i can have a section here regardless

JAmerican · #4 (**permalink**) 06-16-2009, 02:55 AM

I being a non-HTC Windows Mobile user likes this change. Mainly because XDA does the exact opposite even excluding Windows Mobile users who don't use HTC Devices. That is wrong. Welcome all and everyone

. The only thing people must have is a smartphone though.

We want smart users not dumb users

. jk

JAmerican

DaPeeps · #5 (**permalink**) 06-16-2009, 04:57 AM

Not too sure how I feel about this. My first reaction was that I don't like it. This site is part of my daily life...I'm here every day checking it. And to be quite honest, sometimes load speeds and downloads can take a bit. One well known chef releases a new rom...and the site goes down for an hour or so. I dont like the fact that this could cause more traffic that might affect the site.

However, I am not against others using the site for their own phones, as long as this site remains a primarily Windows Mobile community. I dont want to see tons of LG users or some other crap show up and then the site starts to gear itself more towards them.

PPCGeeks is a Windows Mobile support/fan site...and should always remain that way. One of the reasons I don't like XDA is because their site is so damn cluttered.

In all reality though...it probably won't make much difference. Like when XDA created a CDMA Touch Pro forum...I think last time I checked there were like less than 1000 posts total in that forum....because all us CDMA users are over here. Same thing with PPCGeeks creating a GSM forum....its usually dead because they are all over at XDA.

When sites become known for the base/core content they offer..they always remain popular for that, and not for the content they add after that. Sometimes, it even hurts them (ie - MySpace became popular for its social networking features...then they added all the flashy backgrounds, annoying applications, music, etc....now Facebook has overtaken it simply because they stuck to the basics.) So while I see no reason for this change (let Palm people go to palm websites)...I really don't think this will make much difference.

HOWEVER....if I see one Iphone person come into the TP/winmo forums and say ANYTHING in comparison to that piece of crap device..I swear to god...I will have a fit of rage!

j_j · #6 (**permalink**) 06-15-2009, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by racemepls

jwell its a bad day for windows mobile. now other os will get the awsome support we have. i think its microsoft who's the loser in this as theres one less thing stopping people from switching os. at least in the us

So windows needs an enforced monopoly to stay on top? If they continue to provide the best product then they shouldn't have any problems. I for one welcome the new sections but I don't know how well they'll do as this is known as a windows mobile site. It would be cool if they took off though.