Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Windows Mobile Still Lacks Polish?
Posted by Ed Hansberry in "ARTICLE" @ 05:00 AM
http://www.smartdevicecentral.com/article/Analysis+Windows+Mobile+Still+Lacks+Polish/215593_1.aspx
"Despite its current sales lead, the lack of synergy between Microsoft and smartphone manufacturers leaves the Redmond firm vulnerable to competition. During my recent review of the HTC Advantage, something became clear about Windows Mobile-based smartphones: The OS needs plenty of work, yet device manufacturers are looking the other way."
This article goes on to talk about a few issues the author has with Windows Mobile 6, providing some examples of slow video performance and the age old problem of losing some formatting in desktop documents. While I think some of the points are valid, others show he is using the wrong tool for the job, expecting a phone to perform at the same level as a desktop machine when it comes to manipulating data. I also think the comment "In fact, Windows Mobile 6 is the Windows Vista of smartphones: an unwieldy, bloated, and slow mess of an operating system" shows his true colors. I half expected to find him substituting a dollar sign for an "S" when typing out MS or Microsoft. :roll:
"Despite its current sales lead, the lack of synergy between Microsoft and smartphone manufacturers leaves the Redmond firm vulnerable to competition. During my recent review of the HTC Advantage, something became clear about Windows Mobile-based smartphones: The OS needs plenty of work, yet device manufacturers are looking the other way."
This article goes on to talk about a few issues the author has with Windows Mobile 6, providing some examples of slow video performance and the age old problem of losing some formatting in desktop documents. While I think some of the points are valid, others show he is using the wrong tool for the job, expecting a phone to perform at the same level as a desktop machine when it comes to manipulating data. I also think the comment "In fact, Windows Mobile 6 is the Windows Vista of smartphones: an unwieldy, bloated, and slow mess of an operating system" shows his true colors. I half expected to find him substituting a dollar sign for an "S" when typing out MS or Microsoft. :roll:
