Re: Where's all the good stuff like iPhone and Android have?!
 

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Re: Where's all the good stuff like iPhone and Android have?!
 

Great to see a thread addressing this.

Like many others, I'm not a fan of the iPhone - not particularly keen on having Apple tell me exactly how my phone should look and function, and what "apps" I am allowed or forbidden to use. Very happy with my Diamond 2 and the customisability of WM.

BUT....I do find myself looking enviously at those Apple adverts. It's frustrating how quickly developers have jumped on the Apple bandwagon. Don't get me wrong - I know devs have been working on WM programs for years, and there is some truly great stuff out there. And it's true most iPhone apps have WM equivalents.

I think the big draw of the iPhone apps are the ease of use. Fine, some people prefer to go online and get their info straight from websites. But sometimes it would be nice to have an app that just does all that for you.

I'd say the biggest draw of the iPhone is the App store. If we want a program, it's a case of opening a browser, heading to a forum and then trawl through search results to find the program, then the instructions of how to get it working properly on your phone. iPhone users just log into the App store, find what they want, install it then grin smugly. With Microsoft's record of ease of use and consumer-friendliness, does anyone think the upcoming WinMo app store is going to be anywhere near as good?

Of course, it's easier for Apple as they're catering for one device, with only one hardware configuration and one user interface. Which brings us full circle really. Are the benefits of the iPhone/app store worth having Apple dictate how your phone looks and runs? Not a chance!

Anyway, probably time to bring this probably pointless post to a close. Thanks for reading.

Re: Where's all the good stuff like iPhone and Android have?!
 

i refuse to use apple, i just won't. however, like fisha, and i am sure many others, i am envious of their app store. we can only cross our fingers that msoft isn't gonna f up their winmo store, market place, what ever they are callin it. also like fisha said its so easy when you have a single platform and a single store. i will not fall under that spell though and be a tool to society (well the apple society). i love my touch pro 2, honestly if it had a capacitive touch screen i would say its better than an iphone, which of course i am still gonna say it is better, but deep down inside, i resent the sqish i get when touching my screen....

anywho, i really hope things pick up for winmo, with 6.5 and the marketplace comin i have high hopes. i would love to get some fun games and random apps for my sexy touch pro2.

side note. heres another issue with winmo vs apple. screen size, winmo has qvga, vga, and now wvga. this seems to be a big problem when getting games to work from one to another and have it look decent. apple, one screen...no issues

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what i wish winmo had was the "layar" argumented reality app, android may have the HOTTEST app ever

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b64_16K2e08

Re: Where's all the good stuff like iPhone and Android have?!
 

that is straight up insane! one of the coolest augmented reality things i have seen, has nothing to do with phones at all, but is cool...check this link out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9KPJlA5yds

being a car guy, i did a double take when i first saw this

back to phones. yeah i would love to see something like that for winmo!

Re: Where's all the good stuff like iPhone and Android have?!
 

Wow, wish it were for WM. :(

Re: Where's all the good stuff like iPhone and Android have?!
 

check out this thread:http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=45724

It's supposed to be a "This iPhone App = This WinMo App" thread --- but it's a huge failure.

The bottom line is there are apps out there for WM. They just don't compare to Apple, Android, or even Blackberry :rolleyes: