james.wilson Posted February 11, 2011 Author Posted February 11, 2011 to be honest as a unit to compete with that id say the htc pro 7 is better, but no-one has seen meego yet as it hasnt been released. With the money that intel and nokia have spent on it i do hope its their long term future.... but it looks to me that apps and app numbers will decide the mobile champion. As such it will be one of the 3. (MS, Google or apple), and if i had to put money somewhere.... and im talking longterm it would not be on apple. securitywarehouse Security Supplies from Security Warehouse Trade Members please contact us for your TSI vetted trade discount.
alterEGO Posted February 11, 2011 Posted February 11, 2011 to be honest as a unit to compete with that id say the htc pro 7 is better, but no-one has seen meego yet as it hasnt been released. With the money that intel and nokia have spent on it i do hope its their long term future.... but it looks to me that apps and app numbers will decide the mobile champion. As such it will be one of the 3. (MS, Google or apple), and if i had to put money somewhere.... and im talking longterm it would not be on apple. I 'good' windows phone would be my choice, just makes sense.
james.wilson Posted February 12, 2011 Author Posted February 12, 2011 agreed securitywarehouse Security Supplies from Security Warehouse Trade Members please contact us for your TSI vetted trade discount.
arfur mo Posted February 12, 2011 Posted February 12, 2011 imho haveing lived through several incarnations of window mobile on different makes of handset, which every phone locked up several times a week i view with caution. i did all the WM forum suggestions of closng of programs to reduce memmory overheads and so on, to no avail and battery time was pretty awful. so i bought a Nokia N95 8GB which had far better battery life and no locking up, but it did really screw up all my outlook contacts. iphone is not perfect, but to me it has more plusses than current offerings. if Nokia can make a stable windows mobile buisness platform, many like me who rely so much on the PDA facilities, could return in droves. but for that to happen, i for one would not be paying premium prices for crocked versions of ported poorly implemented apps. i think they need to grasp it is the apps and their veriety that will keep the customers comming back to a certain platfom, and where Iphone and Android already have one hell of a start, so it will have to be very good indeed. Arfur If you think education is difficult, try being stupid!!!!
james.wilson Posted February 12, 2011 Author Posted February 12, 2011 i wouldnt disagree arf. I didnt want to leave win mo, but the stability issues and the fact i couldnt get (at the time) a win 7 device, i left and went to android. It is better but misses many work things i was used to with my old phone. But other things more than make up for it. I reakon ill be back to windows and i reakon it will be a nokia device i end up with securitywarehouse Security Supplies from Security Warehouse Trade Members please contact us for your TSI vetted trade discount.
digitalwitness Posted February 21, 2011 Posted February 21, 2011 Was reading some comparisons between the different mobile phone operating software, I did not realise that Windows Mobile 7 does not support multitasking or cut and paste - both functions I would of thought to be very important for a business user. I believe both issues will be addressed with updates but until then ......
sixwheeledbeast Posted February 21, 2011 Posted February 21, 2011 Nokia have definitely disappointed the open source/Linux world, including myself. I do agree that something needed to be done about SymbianOS and Windows Mobile is an important deal for the company. But I feel, Nokia will release its upcoming MeeGo phone under development and then move on; the departure of Nokia's MeeGo team manager has emphasized this. Hopefully the development of (Maemo/MeeGo) Fremantle/Harmattan will continue. I don't think I would get a Windows Mobile, as mentioned there are so many important things in can't do yet. Windows Phone 7 lacks some features that were found in earlier versions of Windows Mobile. Among the features that have been confirmed to arrive in the near-future include cut, copy, and paste, full multitasking for 3rd party apps, and Adobe Flash. Windows Phone 7 supports upgradable storage via an SD Card; however SD card memory is merged with the phone's internal storage, and changing the SD card causes the phone to reset to factory settings. Windows Phone 7 does not support connecting to Wi-Fi (wireless) access points which are hidden or have a static IP address, tethering to a computer (although it can be done via a hack on the Samsung Focus), videocalling, VoIP calling, USB mass-storage, universal email inbox, universal search, a system-wide file manager, Bluetooth file transfers, USSD messages, or custom ringtones. Windows Phone 7 devices only support syncing with Exchange ActiveSync over the network. There is no support for syncing with Exchange ActiveSync using a cable or cradle. In the enterprise, Windows Phone 7 does not support Office documents with security permissions, IPsec security, on-device encryption, strong passwords, or internet sockets. While the older Windows Mobile phones supported the full range of Microsoft Exchange Server policies, Windows Phone 7 only supports a small subset of Exchange features. The Calendar app no longer has a 'Weekly' view. The list of past phone calls is now a single list, and cannot be separated into inbound, outbound or missed calls. I'll be sticking to my Fremantle for the foreseeable future.
Adi Posted February 21, 2011 Posted February 21, 2011 how can the worlds largest software writer make such a first class f... up. If they want to compete with others surely they have to match and beat their rivals, not give a cut down version I really can't be ar**** with it anymore.
Cubit Posted February 21, 2011 Posted February 21, 2011 Was reading some comparisons between the different mobile phone operating software, I did not realise that Windows Mobile 7 does not support multitasking or cut and paste - both functions I would of thought to be very important for a business user. I believe both issues will be addressed with updates but until then ...... really? wonder what went wrong. 6.5 and earlier do..
alterEGO Posted February 21, 2011 Posted February 21, 2011 really? wonder what went wrong. 6.5 and earlier do.. this is where people seem to get mixed up. You have Windows Mobile and then you have Windows Phone(the new one) AFAIK Nokia will be using Windows Phone. I believe the HTC HD7 has the same Windows Phone set-up. I agree other Phone OS offer more bang for your buck, however we need something that will integrate fully with our existing and future office based software, i can't see android fitting the bill. ps: they said the copy and paste issue would be sorted by last month, not sure if it is though tbh.
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