Bad news guys.
Windows Mobile is delayed until late 2010.
That means that the only upgrade HD2 will see, will be when our wonderful cookers here on XDA gets their hands on a beta release
Read it and weep
http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/12/11/windows-mobile-7-delayed-until-the-end-of-2010/
rd2000 said:
Bad news guys.
Windows Mobile is delayed until late 2010.
That means that the only upgrade HD2 will see, will be when our wonderful cookers here on XDA gets their hands on a beta release
Read it and weep
http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/12/11/windows-mobile-7-delayed-until-the-end-of-2010/
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i thought it was supposed to be release mid-late 2010, so what's new about this?
Expect to see an Android port before then, which could sound the dell knell for WinMo.
mid-late 2010 was my assumption as well...
With all this talk of WinMo being on its last legs, (Here , here and there )Microsoft are probably catching on and stepping things up a bit. I think this WM7 release will finally be something major we can look forward to . Even if it takes a few extra months to get it right I think most of us and many of the WinMo "nuubs" will be quite happy.
I suspect if it isn't a good OS this time round, it may be the last WinMo we'll see, which would be a pity for us modders. After all, as bad as people's opinion of WM5&6 have been over the years one thing is quite unique over many other OSs - the intense lack of attention and interference modders get from MS . After all doing some of the things we do here at XDA-Dev (ROMs, radios etc), would be frowned upon, banned and litigated against by say Google or Apple and most certainly Symbian.
Sorry mate, these are OLD bad news.
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With all this talk of WinMo being on its last legs, (Here , here and there )Microsoft are probably catching on and stepping things up a bit. I think this WM7 release will finally be something major we can look forward to . Even if it takes a few extra months to get it right I think most of us and many of the WinMo "nuubs" will be quite happy.
I suspect if it isn't a good OS this time round, it may be the last WinMo we'll see, which would be a pity for us modders. After all, as bad as people's opinion of WM5&6 have been over the years one thing is quite unique over many other OSs - the intense lack of attention and interference modders get from MS . After all doing some of the things we do here at XDA-Dev (ROMs, radios etc), would be frowned upon, banned and litigated against by say Google or Apple and most certainly Symbian.
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jagnet said:
With all this talk of WinMo being on its last legs, (Here , here and there )Microsoft are probably catching on and stepping things up a bit. I think this WM7 release will finally be something major we can look forward to . Even if it takes a few extra months to get it right I think most of us and many of the WinMo "nuubs" will be quite happy.
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I don't know about you, but I tend to disagree that WM7 will be something major. To compare: remember they said Windows7 will be something major that will beat Mac OSX. Reality is, it's the same as a trimmed down Vista for better perfromance.
"This is the way WinMo ends; Not with a flop but with vaporware."
Ugh there's nothing new here. WM7 was always scheduled to come out in Fall 2010 (one year after 6.5)
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I don't know about you, but I tend to disagree that WM7 will be something major. To compare: remember they said Windows7 will be something major that will beat Mac OSX. Reality is, it's the same as a trimmed down Vista for better perfromance.
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Windows 7 is "beating" OSX though. Sales are through the roof, customer satisfaction is through the roof, the media are generally happy about it and Snow Leopard is being referred to as Apple's Vista. If 7 is just a trimmed down Vista then where does that leave Snow Leopard?
Back on topic, I don't think this is really news. Up until now Microsoft have maintained that WM7 will RTM around the middle of next year and be available on phones towards the end of the year. This guy (whoever he is) doesn't seem to contradict that timetable.
I'd be very surprised if Microsoft let WM7 slip any further given the attention it's getting in and outside the company.
Posting 30.000 Years old WM 6.5 Screenshots of Concepts never released, but talking like knowing the newest :-D
The majority of people have this phone on a minimum of an 18 month contract, I myself can upgrade after 15 months due to being an O2 Gold customer. So even if it's later 2010 my HD2 will have WM7 on it before I get another phone.
Besides, I don't actually have too many issues with WM6.5, especially as Sense takes most of the issues away. I can wait.
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The majority of people have this phone on a minimum of an 18 month contract, I myself can upgrade after 15 months due to being an O2 Gold customer. So even if it's later 2010 my HD2 will have WM7 on it before I get another phone.
Besides, I don't actually have too many issues with WM6.5, especially as Sense takes most of the issues away. I can wait.
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That's true, though I must be one of the few who don't have a contract, I was given the phone . But even outside the number of people holding on with contracts, I can still foresee the Leo being around for some time yet. It's going to be quite difficult for any company, even HTC, to beat the specs and design of it. Even for someone like me, who changes phone every 3-6 months (I admit it, I'm a gadget addict) I'll not be switching from the HTC Leo any time soon... and if WM7 is as good as they say I may have it a few years yet
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Windows 7 is "beating" OSX though. Sales are through the roof, customer satisfaction is through the roof, the media are generally happy about it and Snow Leopard is being referred to as Apple's Vista. If 7 is just a trimmed down Vista then where does that leave Snow Leopard?
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I agree with you, I remember about 2 months ago, I gave my ears to those encouraging OsX too much, so I spent many valuable hours till I succeded to install it on my Intel motherboard. Really, I wasted my time and effort, reverted rapidly to Win7, and I am so happy with it. There is avery big gap between Win7 and Vista, that was a very dark era of MS life between 2 lighted eras XP and Win7. May be Mac OsX users are happy with it, but it is not for us.
I am not holding my breath for WM7, because WM6.5 is already a very good OS and together with the best hardware, the HD2, it makes one of, if not THE best phone.
However, just like any other OS, WM6.5 has its flaws (though IMO less serious flaws than others, like iPhone OS or Symbian), and I am always looking for improvements. I hope we'll get our hands on a WM7 ROM soon.
I have switched to OS X about one and a half years ago, but since the first leaked alpha (!!) release of Windows 7, I have never touched OS X again. Windows 7 is the best desktop OS ever and beats OS X hands down.
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In my opinion, the HD2 will be outdated very soon (Software part) unless HTC announces an official Windows Mobile 7 upgrade. What do you think?
Worrying about official upgrades is a waste of time if you're a member of XDA-Devs...
I will buy this phone when it's released, but sure hope the phone get's a update for windows mobile 7
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fully agreed, kinda waste of time to poll something that no one can find the answer.
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That's BS... if you want a bug free phone. ROMS are great for extra functionality, but lets face it, they can be the cause of many headaches especially if you have an extremely busy schedule.
As to the original question. I would be shocked if the HD2 got a WM7 upgrade. Just as HTC didn't upgrade the HD to WM6.5, I doubt they'll be updating the HD2.
I don't think any phone will get Win7 upgradability, just b/c if 7 turns out to be as great as we hope it to be, manufacturers will want to milk every last dime out of us to get us to upgrade. (6.5, 6.1, and even 6.0 were different, as they changed very little besides a minimal amount of skinning between builds)
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You didn't get it bro,
If you are a member of XDA you will get the upgrade
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You didn't get it bro,
If you are a member of XDA you will get the upgrade
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Shure Thing
I dont think HD2 get WM7 upgrade, when 7 is coming HTC have new phones for that and HTC has a history to forget all they old customers/devices.
also worth remembering that WM7 might be a step backwards!!
consider the change from windows 98 to millenium...a disaster!!..or XP to Vista..just as much a disaster..
don't go thinking that WM7 will be the best thing you've ever seen...it might be, but it might not.
WM7 will not be out for another 10-12 months, maybe longer. Microsoft officially announced WM 6.5 just last week. It think by the time we get the first phone with WM7, HD2's hardware will be obsolete. We will probably be looking at something with at least 2 GHz and 1 GB RAM by then.
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also worth remembering that WM7 might be a step backwards!!
consider the change from windows 98 to millenium...a disaster!!..or XP to Vista..just as much a disaster..
don't go thinking that WM7 will be the best thing you've ever seen...it might be, but it might not.
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Doubtful: PC based Win 7 is getting good, not glowing, reviews. The major consensus is the improved speed via lightened kernel. WinMo 7 will be a step in the right direction to ward off further losses to android and greater customer satisfaction.
I'm not saying it's going to be awful, but it just seems that a lot of poeple are syaing 'we must have WM7...we need it desperately..'....where as I think they should just wait and see. They are in danger of making the jump, finding it isn't that great and then blaming MS for giving a crap product
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I'm not saying it's going to be awful, but it just seems that a lot of poeple are syaing 'we must have WM7...we need it desperately..'....where as I think they should just wait and see. They are in danger of making the jump, finding it isn't that great and then blaming MS for giving a crap product
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Well if wm 7 turns out to be worse than wm 6.5 then whom should we blame but microsoft? It's their product and they've been hyping it for years.
again, I'm not against that point, what I'm saying is why is there so much "we MUST have WM7" and "I only want this phone if I get WM7"??
here's an idea..why not buy a crap nokia, and wait for a year then get a new phone if WM7 is what you're waiting for?
I like WinMo OS and I am not planning to use any other OS anytime soon but it is annoying that I need to upgrade my less than a year HD to the HD2 to get more software features which is in this case WinMo 6.5
magic question is
why apple and android owners have a periodic updates adding new features while we have to buy a new phone to get these updates?
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In my opinion, the HD2 will be outdated very soon (Software part) unless HTC announces an official Windows Mobile 7 upgrade. What do you think?
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not unless we here at xda are not capable of putting android or maemo on it
qsd8250 will not be hard enough for an android port.
cheers.
Well, I don't care for Android, so whatever happens with that OS is highly irrelevant. I'm sure I'm not alone.
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I like WinMo OS and I am not planning to use any other OS anytime soon but it is annoying that I need to upgrade my less than a year HD to the HD2 to get more software features which is in this case WinMo 6.5
magic question is
why apple and android owners have a periodic updates adding new features while we have to buy a new phone to get these updates?
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Because HTC prefer to sell a new phone than offering an OS update to exisiting phone for more profit.
An OS upgrade would cost money to HTC - licensing fees, development costs etc. Since they seem to have a useful lifetime of their flagship model of about 1 year and try to release new ones during the pre-Christmas shopping season, it would be fairly stupid of them to cannibalize sales of their new models by spending money on upgrading older ones.
The mid-model year phones get their upgrades quite often though. So I'd venture to guess that if WM7 gets released early next year and it's not too far away from WM6.5 in terms of porting applications etc. getting an official upgrade would not be impossible... If WM7 is more than half a year away I'd say forget about it.
What advantages would Windows Mobile 7 have over 6.5? I thought the new Manila 2.5 basically reskinned the entire OS. The only thing unique I've seen so far is they announced Zune integration with WM7. That feature should be pretty cool.
Source: http://www.engadget.com/
Windows Mobile 6.6 (aka 'not Windows Mobile 7') set for February release?
The sometimes-believable, sometimes-not fellows over at DigiTimes are reporting today that Windows Mobile codename "Maldives" is going to break out as version 6.6 (a name we'd previously heard associated with version 7) with native support for capacitive touchscreens next month -- a launch window that would line up nicely with Mobile World Congress, where 6.5 was announced a year prior. HTC's HD2 has already proven that it's possible to cleanly support capacitive touch on a 6.x-based device, so it's reasonable to think that this is legit -- but what we don't yet know is how this dovetails with 6.5.3, whether they're the same thing, and if Microsoft is doing this simply to buy itself a few precious extra months to bake WinMo 7 to a crispy, golden brown perfection. We'd already heard before that 6.x and 7 will have an opportunity to coexist in the marketplace, so it's entirely possible that 6.6 is the version that'll carry that torch on the 6.x side of things -- but if this gets announced alone without a mention of Robbie's ground-up rewrite at MWC, we'd wager there'll be riots in Barcelona.
Tuurtje
It looks to me like an official name for builds 6.5.x. It may have something like OS 29000 with more bug fixes but it shouldn't be much different from what we have now. (in my opinion)
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Source: http://www.engadget.com/
Windows Mobile 6.6 (aka 'not Windows Mobile 7') set for February release?
The sometimes-believable, sometimes-not fellows over at DigiTimes are reporting today that Windows Mobile codename "Maldives" is going to break out as version 6.6 (a name we'd previously heard associated with version 7) with native support for capacitive touchscreens next month -- a launch window that would line up nicely with Mobile World Congress, where 6.5 was announced a year prior. HTC's HD2 has already proven that it's possible to cleanly support capacitive touch on a 6.x-based device, so it's reasonable to think that this is legit -- but what we don't yet know is how this dovetails with 6.5.3, whether they're the same thing, and if Microsoft is doing this simply to buy itself a few precious extra months to bake WinMo 7 to a crispy, golden brown perfection. We'd already heard before that 6.x and 7 will have an opportunity to coexist in the marketplace, so it's entirely possible that 6.6 is the version that'll carry that torch on the 6.x side of things -- but if this gets announced alone without a mention of Robbie's ground-up rewrite at MWC, we'd wager there'll be riots in Barcelona.
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Yes, saw that. I bit disappointed in also reading that WM7 will be delayed further into the next following year. You can tell Microsoft is fighting for their life to stay above water as this is there last life saver.
WM6.6 probably doesn't exist. Digitimes mentions 'Maldives', which is actually WM6.5.X.
if Windows Mobile 7 is going to come 2011, then Microsoft should just stop developing and concentrate on other stuff and not waste our time...
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[email protected] said:
if Windows Mobile 7 is going to come 2011, then Microsoft should just stop developing and concentrate on other stuff and not waste our time...
WTF
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For someone who is a senior member thats such a childish and immature thing to say!
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This will be a great session about developing for Windows Mobile, but we can’t disclose any details until after MIX keynotes. Check this abstract after MIX keynote for additional details about this session.
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http://74.125.155.132/search?q=cache:g2YKVUZs_MAJ:live.visitmix.com/Sessions/CL01
^is that? really?
winmo 7 was supposed to come LAST year and now its supposed to come NEXT year...2 years delay? are you serious?
Really, how are they going to catch up? Android and iPhone OS are going to run away with huge market share and if that happens, then nobody is going to support microsoft's platform which means those loyal winmo customers like me and you will have to jump off the band wagon.
It would be a huge bummer if thats really true.
Nah....WM7 will come this year. WM6.6 will coexist with WM7 for the "not-so-powerfull" devices.
I don't believe a thing until we're told it from the horses mouth..
Winmo7 is supposed to be launched at MWC
6.6 is more likely to be a rollout upgrade..
neither of which is confirmed till we hear it from MS.. there's so many rumours going around, and that's all they are. Rumours..
any news??
Has anyone heard anything about HTC releasing version 6.6 ROM any time soon?? Last month eta was February, hopefully that is still unchanged?
If anyone has any news, please post it!
Thanks!
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^is that? really?
winmo 7 was supposed to come LAST year and now its supposed to come NEXT year...2 years delay? are you serious?
Really, how are they going to catch up? Android and iPhone OS are going to run away with huge market share and if that happens, then nobody is going to support microsoft's platform which means those loyal winmo customers like me and you will have to jump off the band wagon.
It would be a huge bummer if thats really true.
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Cause maybe they afraid too suck's one time again !!
But this thread isn't in right place !!!
As much as I hate to admit it, I have to agree. By the time WP7 is here, Android and iPhone OS will have seen major advances, which will put MS in the position of playing "catch up" again in the mobile market.
I am amazed that a company with such a vast market share in other arenas, and huge amount of resources cannot actually deliver a product on time, or anywhere even close to the time schedule they set for themselves.
Of course, it could happen, and WP7 could actually be released, but then... I'd rather that they waited to release a functional product and not release it just to say they did, as has been there response to such situations in the past.
The overall strategy puzzles me, really.
I'd like to see 6.6, but I hate the new bottom button focus that it 6.5.x has developed with a passion, so I can only imagine it will be more of the same. The bottom buttons, and double home screen clocks destroy the esthetic of HTC Sense, IMO.
Do you think prices for the phone will start falling? The phone is essentially a dead end unless the wizards of xda cook something up.
I cannot stand this blabbering about "HD2 as a dead phone". There is NO WP7S to come within the next at least 6 months... AND WP6.5.x seems to go on. HD2 is still THE phone that you have to buy today if you want by far the best Win-Phone. The prices won't suffer some kind of inflation too soon... It hasn't been launched in the US at all and it stays the HTC-flagship until HD3 will be launched in the end of this year.
Well the price for the phone through mobile service providers is already low... I got mine for 79€ and another 24 months commitment.
I don't really see why they'd bring the price down any lower... They never claimed it would be upgradable to WP7 so why should they feel obliged to lower the price?
Am I the only one who wants to wait and see what WP7 turns out like before even considering using it? I think it looks interesting but I'm far from sure that it will be able to meet my needs as well as the HD2 and WM6.5 does.
US phones
It essentially is a dead end product. We don't know if xda's cooks will be able to get 7 going on it. I'd like to buy a phone that will last me a couple of years. The Australian version that works with AT&T here in the US, is still very expensive for us. Almost $1,000. Too much money for me. I can't imagine switching over to t-mobile though.
Price will come down anyways. It will take some times but you can get them with some carriers for cheaper as other posters have mentioned.
I don't see any relationship between the price and actually the phone not being upgradable to WP7.
It is still too early to see anything.
IF there is a "WP7-related" price fall at some point, it won't be before WP7 devices are actually selling. You've got time ahead.
Are all the people who keep repeating HD2 is 'dead-end', 'outdated', 'old', 'no wp7 upgrade' looking to buy up some cheap HD2s on ebay?
it is a dead end NOW, cause developers are ALREADY abandoning wm6.5.x
like adobe, skype and a lot more.
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Are all the people who keep repeating HD2 is 'dead-end', 'outdated', 'old', 'no wp7 upgrade' looking to buy up some cheap HD2s on ebay?
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good point
I cant wait to flash Android on my phone.
Windows will never make it, people aren't writing that much for it any more.
RIP
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It essentially is a dead end product. We don't know if xda's cooks will be able to get 7 going on it. I'd like to buy a phone that will last me a couple of years. The Australian version that works with AT&T here in the US, is still very expensive for us. Almost $1,000. Too much money for me. I can't imagine switching over to t-mobile though.
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why on earth you say such bulls**ts?
Dead end my a$$! There are people all over the world working with their HTC Touch Diamond and WM6.5 with the help of xda's chefs!
You got the most powerfull device on the market and you already say that is dead while WM6.5 was released no more than 6 months ago? Dear friend you're totally OUT! You better buy an Iphone and work with a closed minded, kid oriented operated system istead of the best OS and phone on the market.
The HD2 is the BEST phone on the market today, no questions and I think it will not be reached very soon. Fast, smooth and good looking.
With help of the chefs, this device will last very long.
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why on earth you say such bulls**ts?
Dead end my a$$! There are people all over the world working with their HTC Touch Diamond and WM6.5 with the help of xda's chefs!
You got the most powerfull device on the market and you already say that is dead while WM6.5 was released no more than 6 months ago? Dear friend you're totally OUT! You better buy an Iphone and work with a closed minded, kid oriented operated system istead of the best OS and phone on the market.
The HD2 is the BEST phone on the market today, no questions and I think it will not be reached very soon. Fast, smooth and good looking.
With help of the chefs, this device will last very long.
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then you are happy u wont get FLASH 10.1 from adobe like the one on android? U are happy that most companies have abandon developing for WinMO 6.5??
no more support from skype and etc etc???
its already a dead end thanx to microsoft
Microsoft confirms lack of backward compatibility in Windows Phone 7
http://wmpoweruser.com/?p=13936
This obviously killed WinMO 6.5 and below.
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It essentially is a dead end product. We don't know if xda's cooks will be able to get 7 going on it. I'd like to buy a phone that will last me a couple of years. The Australian version that works with AT&T here in the US, is still very expensive for us. Almost $1,000. Too much money for me. I can't imagine switching over to t-mobile though.
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I guess you need to buy an iphone if you want software upgrades to newer OS versions. But then again......who knows whether Apple will continue this. After all they always used to shaft ipod users: As soon as a new model was out NO more updates for the previous one!
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then you are happy u wont get FLASH 10.1 from adobe like the one on android? U are happy that most companies have abandon developing for WinMO 6.5??
no more support from skype and etc etc???
its already a dead end thanx to microsoft
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chefs are here... HD2 got the power to run WP7... so where is the problem?
I bet my a$$ that we'll have cooked ROM with WP7 on our HD2...
HD2 RULZ
yeah...if we are able to port/cook wm7 on our phones,that would be great..if not..then i guess ALL the WM6.5 phones and below are dead end..
I mean before this,newly release winmo still support backward compatibility. In fact my old age dopod 838 pro with WM 5.0 can still run current apps without prob.
damn u MS for making Wp7s backward incompatible, and no multitask (hope it will have multitask, waiting for mix10)
u killed the power of WInMO to make something pretty and brainless.
Im damn pissed and dissapointed about WM7S... haih..
No now flash 10.1..and i they wont even be a latest version of skype on winMO..more and more developers are abandoning WinMO 6.5 NOW.
damn frustated.
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Am I the only one who wants to wait and see what WP7 turns out like before even considering using it? I think it looks interesting but I'm far from sure that it will be able to meet my needs as well as the HD2 and WM6.5 does.
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Totally agree. HD2 meets my current and future needs right now until my upgrade next year, only then will i consider what is on the market.
The world is ending??!!
My God! Run! Everyone for themselves!
it is not 100% confirmed now that hd2 will not get update ,they are keeping this suspebnded to never lower any device price
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yeah...if we are able to port/cook wm7 on our phones,that would be great..if not..then i guess ALL the WM6.5 phones and below are dead end..
I mean before this,newly release winmo still support backward compatibility. In fact my old age dopod 838 pro with WM 5.0 can still run current apps without prob.
damn u MS for making Wp7s backward incompatible, and no multitask (hope it will have multitask, waiting for mix10)
u killed the power of WInMO to make something pretty and brainless.
Im damn pissed and dissapointed about WM7S... haih..
No now flash 10.1..and i they wont even be a latest version of skype on winMO..more and more developers are abandoning WinMO 6.5 NOW.
damn frustated.
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Is there an official statement of any of that from MS themselves? Or are you just jumping on the bandwagon and spouting "what I 'eard of't internet"
I think when my upgrade comes through later this year, I think it's time to say goodbye to Microsoft and Windows phones. I am so disappointed with how far behind Apple and Android they are and of there is something descent developed it costs far more then the others do. Android is up and coming with loads of apps and apple speaks for themselves. Microsoft you really need to get your act together, instead of spending all your time coming with operating systems that aren't much better then the previous ones get on with creating stuff that will actually keep people buying your phones.
Must say I agree. I was very disappointed with the news about Mobil 7. What is it about 'social networking' that makes Microsoft so excited? If it wasn't for xda-developers, I would have moved away from windows mobile two years ago. I'm only sticking around until I drain the last few drops from WM6.*, and I'm a WM developer (business apps).
totally agree with you....i have just sold my blackstone and bought a Google G1 (which costs less) and it is much better there is no doubt about it.
I will never buy an iphone i just dont like apple but the WM7 phone looks potentially disappointing so I am holding out for gingerbread.....apparently it will be amazing
Yes, that's the same thing I thinking about. I'm put off by Apples total control of the system (£60-ish to register and develop). I can't ever see myself going down the Apple route. Android, on the other hand, with their (download development environment for free) attitude has a lot more potential. Unfortunately, I've only just got this Blackstone HD. Now thinking about selling it and moving to android.
I'm just waiting for my contract to end in few months and I'm going for Android. Looks very promising.
Tottally dissapointed with what I hear about WP7 and where its going. Its kinda sad. I'm on WM for 7 years I think.
The Industrial Designers Society of America recently announced their annual International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA). Microsoft had won a total of seven awards. Our Windows Phone 7 alone have won awards in three categories..The IDEA program is considered by many as the ‘Oscars’ of design competitions.. Before Windows Phone7- 3 awards the iphone was the only phone to win one award in 2008.. http://blogs.technet.com/b/next/archive/2011/06/30/microsoft-scoops-7-idea-awards-for-design-excellence.aspx
From an "out-of-the-box-experience" and usability perspective, I think that WP7 deserves such an award.
On the other hand, the lack of "pimping" options as well as the "too simple" graphics might get boring over a certain time of use.
Whatever, let´s see what Mango brings. I´ll keep my HD2 for the time being, I even went back to WinMo because I still have perfect usage for some of my paid apps - which in some important cases don´t exist for WP7 yet.
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From an "out-of-the-box-experience" and usability perspective, I think that WP7 deserves such an award.
On the other hand, the lack of "pimping" options as well as the "too simple" graphics might get boring over a certain time of use.
Whatever, let´s see what Mango brings. I´ll keep my HD2 for the time being, I even went back to WinMo because I still have perfect usage for some of my paid apps - which in some important cases don´t exist for WP7 yet.
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That is my biggest issue with it, i happen to think WP7 is amazing now, but it would be perfect if someone could make a sandboxed emulator for WM apps, the vast majority shouldnt need to many WM specific APIs. An emulator or perhaps a way to duel boot
but anyway, its about time someone has managed to cut through all the FUD and give it some respect, its been slated big time and in my opinion mostly unfairly as well! But wait, the iOS and Droid bunch will find an issue with the award, probably because a friend of a friend of a MS employee who works on customer service happened to be on the panel of judges