For me, it's ease of use. For example, Copy and paste is great in iPhone OS. I remember the BB Storm 2 C&P video posted a while back. It was embarrassing.
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Another day, another iPhone Killer. HTC HD2
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Interesting numbers. Let's rearrange them:
My guess is that None of the Above includes a lot of WinMo smartphones, wouldn't you think? So about 9-10% for WinMo.
Check out the review and video of the Expo projector here.
I tend to agree with you, having developed for the same set. (Along with some dabbling in Android and WebOS.)
One cool thing about Microsoft these days is that it's run by a lot of kids (people under 30). And they like to blog. You can even track down the guy who wrote something and ask him to change it. Sometimes they do. Sure beats Apple's secretive society.
And if you're a big enough company, you can get WM source from Microsoft as well. I've read that both HTC and Samsung have done so, in order to custom speed-up their own phones.
My guess is that None of the Above includes a lot of WinMo smartphones, wouldn't you think? So about 9-10% for WinMo.
Check out the review and video of the Expo projector here.
I tend to agree with you, having developed for the same set. (Along with some dabbling in Android and WebOS.)
One cool thing about Microsoft these days is that it's run by a lot of kids (people under 30). And they like to blog. You can even track down the guy who wrote something and ask him to change it. Sometimes they do. Sure beats Apple's secretive society.
And if you're a big enough company, you can get WM source from Microsoft as well. I've read that both HTC and Samsung have done so, in order to custom speed-up their own phones.
Also, those numbers are regarding future purchases. If the HD2 managed to lower its price and Windows Mobile gets a couple of other good phones, the actual sales numbers may change.
The list of "iPhone Wannbe of the Month" went back to 2007.
HTC HD2 is built on Windows Mobile 6.5, I SOOOOO want one of those, LOL.
WM has been on the market for a long time, it has never gained the mythical superior capabilities that the MS vaporware generator promised.
Failure of WinCE and Windows Mobile
http://www.roughlydrafted.com/RD/RDM.Tech.Q1.07/50755EA6-A759-42FD-84ED-EBB5A060AF16.html
HTC HD2 is built on Windows Mobile 6.5, I SOOOOO want one of those, LOL.
WM has been on the market for a long time, it has never gained the mythical superior capabilities that the MS vaporware generator promised.
Failure of WinCE and Windows Mobile
http://www.roughlydrafted.com/RD/RDM.Tech.Q1.07/50755EA6-A759-42FD-84ED-EBB5A060AF16.html
The HD2 is one of the best phones out there. If it weren't for its design and poor app store, I would have bought one. WM may be nasty, but it can do a few things the iPhone cannot do, whereas the iPhone can do more things that it can't. It's up to which software you would want on the phone.
I guess Nokia, Sony Ericsson & Samsung (Symbian) devices are all nailed to their perch too!
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I just bought a 3GS after looking around for ages, and I do not regret the decision. I really don't see an iPhone killer on the horizon, but if one does come along, I bet it would come from HTC. However, the user interface of the HD2 as seen in the YouTube video is far too manic for my taste. Yuck.
I don't think that WM and Android phones want to be iPhones. That would be too limiting.
WM isn't that bad. It does what's needed and works on a ton of devices, touch or not. This is very handy for enterprise developers.
HTC has done a great job of creating UI shells. It wouldn't be surprising at all if Apple uses some of their ideas in the iPhone OS.
And seriously, Roughly Drafted is not a site that you want to quote around engineers.
I've actually been in pretty close contact with a number of Microsoft developers over the years (and there have been a lot of years!) and, without exception, I've found them to be a very open, helpful and bright bunch of people. I'll reserve my comments about the middle management, but the developers are a pretty cool lot. Hence why I'm dumping iPhone development and going back to WinMo where you can do what you want to do on your own terms without having to worry whether or not Big Brother is in the mood to bless you or screw you.
To that end, I just ordered an Expo which will hopefully get here early next week given the holiday and all. The HD2 is a good looking phone and the demo I played with worked well but the Expo has a cool factor the HD2 doesn't (IMO). The only thing I'm not sure of about the Expo is the radio and controlling software and how well it will work from my home. I live in a somewhat marginal area, the 3GS fails miserably here and, without exception, can't hold a phone call longer than 4 or 5 minutes. My wife and son's 3Gs have the same problem. On the other hand, I can talk on the HTC Fuze forever and I'm hopeful that the Expo continues the trend.
LOL...seriously. They'd complain about Santa being a fat, jobless pedophile and they're about as objective as...well, this site.
Edit: Oh yeah, Android. I did take a look at it but it just didn't thrill me. If I'm going to have to do java, I'd rather do it for Blackberry where there's real potential. I'm not saying Android is dog, just that I didn't see a point to learning a whole new API for, most likely, very little if any return. I ended up giving the Android phone to a cousin who broke his phone and he loves it.
Well ... does it sync with the Mac? I need to know.
I got a BB Curve 8530 two days ago and I have major problems with syncing. Only after I bought it and discovered I had a problem did I find there are a LOT of people with the same problem.
This video has made me think that HTC HD2 could be a better product. Therefore, are there any issues with syncing with a Macbook???