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They said that the iPhone uses a similar CPU that is on the Hermes and other pocket PCs.
http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/01/iphone-processor-found-620mhz-arm/
If it this is possible it would be the best port ever!
A clever person could certainly find a way to create a ROM dump of the iPhone.
But you'd almost certainly brick your PocketPC by trying to flash it to an iPhone ROM.
not possible. hardware is different altogether.
someone please tell me this topic isnt really here....
this topic really isn't here
Apple toyphone vs Hermes
Apple's phone is a toy, not a work machine. It's more a media gadget, good for tunes, videos and stuff. Not for business functionality.
Dumping that ROM into the Hermes would be like putting a Smart Car engine into a Cadillac (Ok, I am exagerating a bit)
The closest thing to an IPhone will be to get Touch to work fully on the Hermes, and we are close to that if you read the threads here. Then it will make the IPhone the obsolete object that it pretty much already is.
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someone please tell me this topic isnt really here....
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Reminds me of a Firesign Theatre album, "I think we're all Bozos on this bus" .....
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Reminds me of a Firesign Theatre album, "I think we're all Bozos on this bus" .....
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how true.... its incredibly hard not to lock this thread.. but i would hate to censor this..
...... somebody hand me a gun, and the address of whoever would commit such a henious act. Now WM is FAAAAAAAAAAAAR from perfect....... but it's a hell of a lot closer to getting there then whatever the iphone has. If this was a brain transplant we were talking about your basically asking "Can I put the brain of a worm inside this human?"
You guys had to know this question was coming. Calm down, this too shall pass.
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You guys had to know this question was coming. Calm down, this too shall pass.
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Sounds like what I told my wife concerning her kidney stone... when I picked myself off the floor I realized some questions shouldn't be asked, ehehe!
Is it possible to port Carmen Elektras body onto my wife?
Well, kidney stones don't ALWAYS pass. I should know, I had an 11mm one that got stuck in between my kidney and my bladder that I had to have surgery for.
Luckily, the iPhone isn't quite as bad as a kidney stone. Being impaled might be close.
I think if nothing else iPhone is good to get M$ to wake up and start making WM more userfriendly. Looking at the iPhone "tutorial" video it is for sure that things are really well thought throgh in their GUI. VERY userfriendly.
I wonder if M$ didn't help HTC making the TouchFLO happen really quickly...
yes the iphone uses an ARM processor but the hardware is completly different... not to mention the OS is using 700MB of the FLASH space on the ishite anyway....
this is avery good topic. Just joking...!!!!
Hi,
There is already an iPhone Os Image downloaded from Apple. The file is around 90 MB. it is encrypted in some parts, but the meaningfully part of this issue is that iPhone is a completely different hardware with a faster processor with tailored features. It means you can´t.
But if the hardware may be similar, the OS X on iPhone has a 2 strong security systems for slow down the crack from enthusiasts. Up to day, after 3 days, the crypted portion of the iPhone have not been decrypted.
It´s mean too... if you like it, buy an iPhone BTW, there is a buzz about exchange support on iPhone. Just a rumor...
Regards,
Taguapire.
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Hi,
There is already an iPhone Os Image downloaded from Apple. The file is around 90 MB. it is encrypted in some parts, but the meaningfully part of this issue is that iPhone is a completely different hardware with a faster processor with tailored features. It means you can´t.
But if the hardware may be similar, the OS X on iPhone has a 2 strong security systems for slow down the crack from enthusiasts. Up to day, after 3 days, the crypted portion of the iPhone have not been decrypted.
It´s mean too... if you like it, buy an iPhone BTW, there is a buzz about exchange support on iPhone. Just a rumor...
Regards,
Taguapire.
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its a restore IMAGE not the whole OS...
I am going to correct a few people here.
First of all - it IS possible to get the iPhone OS to run on a hermes or similar. It would take a hell of a lot of work though, and it would have to run in a virtual machine, and it would be slow and worthless. But I don't think it's nearly impossible. I do think it's highly unlikely that anyone would do it.
And once again, I gotta call out the iPhone hatah's. A toy, huh? Just a toy with many features more advanced than any other piece of technology on the market. Not ditching my 8525 yet, but phones are going to get better and Apple is going to be responsible.
Apple responsibility.
. . . yes very very responsible.
What do you think WinMo 7 is going to be like? Do you trust Microsoft to not screw it up? Do you think HTC will really give us a free update for our Leos?
I think it would be fantastic if they released a Beta version for the public to test like with Windows 7, but it doesn't seem like that's going to happen, which makes me nervous.
Hopefully the Zune team has a say in the design, cause they seem to have their **** together.
I'm guessing it's going to be a combination between WM 6.5, Android, Iphone OS and Zune. Honestly I'm hoping for something revolutionary.
MS didn't mess up Windows 7 so there's no reason to think WM7 will be any different.
Think positive.
I think a beta test would be positive for them anyways, especially to beat down all the rumors and to give people a reason to wait/want those WinMo devices, guaranteeing the availability of WinMo phones by the time it releases to the world in final form.
If they don't act swift in these times there would be no manufacturer left to distribute to and it would pretty much be at the brink of death (= even more pressure)..
However, once they bring out a public beta, IPhone OS and Android might actually get inspired by it and anticipate before it is even released, making it less spectacular.
Yep, there are two sides on this.. I hope it'll be as revolutionary as they are implying.
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No and definitely no.
I hope MS knocks it out of the park. But, I don't understand how they are going to leverage all of the legacy apps and their ugly interfaces and some new-age GUI.
If they decide to kill off all the old stuff and start fresh, then it technically isn't Windows Mobile anymore because none of the 1000's of WM apps will be compatible. Maybe there will be some sort of compatibility mode for the old stuff?
All of the "iPhone killers" died because of the following reasons:
1) No iTunes. Nowadays, services are more crucial to sucess than hardware specs. Direct-to-device music, movies and books is a killer feature.
2) User-experience less than iPhone's. The iPhones killer feature is it's fluidity and lightning fast response of it's GUI. You can't hate such speed.
3) Single form factor. Developers know how their apps will behave whereas WM apps have to cater to the various types of WM phones. Screen resolution, graphics acceleration, d-pad, optical mouse, fingerprint sensor, accelerometer, touchscreen, keyboard ? All of these options hinder software development for WM.
Microsoft is the only company that can battle Apple on all three fronts right away. For services they have Zune, Bing mobile, for gaming XBox, Windows Live/MyPhone, Exchange, Office, Windows Desktop. All of this needs to be thoroughly incorporated into its WM7 platform.
I just hope MS doesn't market WM7 as some cheap alternative to iPhone. WM7 needs to be a great OS GUI-wise but also offer services equivalent to iTunes on a super-powerful hardware platform with no less than cutting edge specs. It appears MS is on this path but I don't know how great the end product is going to be. My fingers are crossed.
OMG can we please close this? Totally useless speculation.
If you have no clue, just don't post. I know a lot but I won't tell you anything, just wait for MWC and stop the silly speculation.
EDIT: WhyBe, your post is actually very intelligent. That's why I'll give you a hint: Trust MS to do exactly what you expect
(though not all is perfect)
Oh and @Shasarak: I told you before, but I will tell you again: Ruling out any possibility without actually having a clue is stupid
You always pretend to know what you're talking about, but you actually know nothing at all. And, you know, drawing conclusions from nothing at all is just silly. Much more so than those speculators who at least admit that they've got no clue.
Freyberry you are one wound up dude. It's pretty normal to speculate on this kind of thing and hope that there will be change for the better. Given WinMo's awful track record and Windows recent push for usability everyone is speculating how it's gonna be.
"I know a lot but I won't tell you anything"... I'm getting flashbacks to the school playground here
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MS didn't mess up Windows 7 so there's no reason to think WM7 will be any different.
Think positive.
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Basically this.
Also, Microsoft hasn't messed anything up since Windows Vista.
Microsoft is on a hot streak right now, and I don't see any reason that should end anytime soon. Ballmer even beat Jobs to the punch with tablets.
And not only did Ballmer beat Jobs [to the punch], he punched harder too.
The only thing Apple et cetera has going for them at the moment is populism. People like Apple and they don't like Microsoft, probably because Apple tries to make tech appeal to the lowest common denominator, whereas Microsoft makes tech appeal to the enthusiast, while giving the lowest common denominator sufficient attention that they'll be at least able to passably use whatever product is in-question.
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I hope MS knocks it out of the park. But, I don't understand how they are going to leverage all of the legacy apps and their ugly interfaces and some new-age GUI.
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Look at Windows and Internet Explorer.
Microsoft is positively the master of backwards compatibility.
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If they decide to kill off all the old stuff and start fresh, then it technically isn't Windows Mobile anymore because none of the 1000's of WM apps will be compatible. Maybe there will be some sort of compatibility mode for the old stuff?
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So is Windows 7 not Windows because 16-bit Windows 3.1 apps won't run on it?
Not saying at all that Microsoft will kill of backwards compatibility. The Windows Mobile family is just too new for us to see backwards compatibility die off -- at least if Microsoft sticks with their current paradigm.
Windows was backwards-compatible with Windows 3.1 for over 17 years.
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[/B]1) No iTunes. Nowadays, services are more crucial to sucess than hardware specs. Direct-to-device music, movies and books is a killer feature.
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If you're insinuating that Microsoft should do anything like iTunes, then I suggest that you just get out right now. iTunes is an example of everything a device experience shouldn't be. The ActiveSync paradigm is brilliant -- an application to sync your device if you want, with your device retaining the ability to act on its own.
iTunes isn't about user experience, it's about locking you in, and that's the biggest strength Microsoft products in general have -- you can do whatever you want.
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2) User-experience less than iPhone's. The iPhones killer feature is it's fluidity and lightning fast response of it's GUI. You can't hate such speed.
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Look at Windows 7. They're knocking the ball out of the park on GUI design these days, just look at the massive steps forward from 6.1 to 6.5, and now to 6.5.3.
And, they're taking their time on Windows Mobile 7. I'd rather wait and get something great than something that's rushed out of the gates.
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3) Single form factor. Developers know how their apps will behave whereas WM apps have to cater to the various types of WM phones. Screen resolution, graphics acceleration, d-pad, optical mouse, fingerprint sensor, accelerometer, touchscreen, keyboard ? All of these options hinder software development for WM.[/I]
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Again, I suggest you just get out right now. Go buy your Apple products and enjoy your "single form factor". Microsoft doesn't play this game. You buy Windows, you don't buy a Microsoft computer, you buy Exchange, you don't buy a Microsoft mail server.
Their biggest strength is the fact that they don't have a single form factor. They do what they're good at -- software design -- and let the hardware designers do what they're good at.
WhyBe said:
Microsoft is the only company that can battle Apple on all three fronts right away. For services they have Zune, Bing mobile, for gaming XBox, Windows Live/MyPhone, Exchange, Office, Windows Desktop. All of this needs to be thoroughly incorporated into its WM7 platform.
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Again, if you want Apple-like lock-in, go play with an iPhone. I doubt Microsoft is going to go this route, and if they do, they'll lose me as a customer. The strength of Windows and Microsoft products is the fact that you're not locked in. You're given an operating system and you're free to do whatever you want with it.
If you want someone to tell you how to do what you want to do with your device, rather than merely giving you the choice, go bend over for Steve Jobs.
Get out.
WhyBe said:
services equivalent to iTunes
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You mean lock-in?
If you're insinuating that Microsoft should do anything like iTunes, then I suggest that you just get out right now. iTunes is an example of everything a device experience shouldn't be. The ActiveSync paradigm is brilliant -- an application to sync your device if you want, with your device retaining the ability to act on its own.
^^^^^zune marketplace says hello
I certain hope there's no 'itunes' or 'single form factor', unless it's going to be their Zune phone, which I won't be buying.
I'm probably not who the new phone OSes are designed for. I just want to be able to copy files directly to it, use it for what I need, don't want to share data with them, don't really use social networks.
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Basically this.
Also, Microsoft hasn't messed anything up since Windows Vista.
Microsoft is on a hot streak right now, and I don't see any reason that should end anytime soon. Ballmer even beat Jobs to the punch with tablets.
And not only did Ballmer beat Jobs [to the punch], he punched harder too.
The only thing Apple et cetera has going for them at the moment is populism. People like Apple and they don't like Microsoft, probably because Apple tries to make tech appeal to the lowest common denominator, whereas Microsoft makes tech appeal to the enthusiast, while giving the lowest common denominator sufficient attention that they'll be at least able to passably use whatever product is in-question.
Look at Windows and Internet Explorer.
Microsoft is positively the master of backwards compatibility.
So is Windows 7 not Windows because 16-bit Windows 3.1 apps won't run on it?
Not saying at all that Microsoft will kill of backwards compatibility. The Windows Mobile family is just too new for us to see backwards compatibility die off -- at least if Microsoft sticks with their current paradigm.
Windows was backwards-compatible with Windows 3.1 for over 17 years.
If you're insinuating that Microsoft should do anything like iTunes, then I suggest that you just get out right now. iTunes is an example of everything a device experience shouldn't be. The ActiveSync paradigm is brilliant -- an application to sync your device if you want, with your device retaining the ability to act on its own.
iTunes isn't about user experience, it's about locking you in, and that's the biggest strength Microsoft products in general have -- you can do whatever you want.
Look at Windows 7. They're knocking the ball out of the park on GUI design these days, just look at the massive steps forward from 6.1 to 6.5, and now to 6.5.3.
And, they're taking their time on Windows Mobile 7. I'd rather wait and get something great than something that's rushed out of the gates.
Again, I suggest you just get out right now. Go buy your Apple products and enjoy your "single form factor". Microsoft doesn't play this game. You buy Windows, you don't buy a Microsoft computer, you buy Exchange, you don't buy a Microsoft mail server.
Their biggest strength is the fact that they don't have a single form factor. They do what they're good at -- software design -- and let the hardware designers do what they're good at.
Again, if you want Apple-like lock-in, go play with an iPhone. I doubt Microsoft is going to go this route, and if they do, they'll lose me as a customer. The strength of Windows and Microsoft products is the fact that you're not locked in. You're given an operating system and you're free to do whatever you want with it.
If you want someone to tell you how to do what you want to do with your device, rather than merely giving you the choice, go bend over for Steve Jobs.
Get out.
You mean lock-in?
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Well Said. The only problem is that people really beleive what apple says.
If one said RIM & blackbery i would sort of listened. but iPhone! it doesn't do multitasking it's not an OS, it's a frimware
I do believe that WM7 is gonna be something that we didn't even think about. i don't know, maybe bringing another dimention to the scrolling? Vertical + Horizontal + Depth? that would be cool.
btw, why do we think that WM7 will be blue?
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btw, why do we think that WM7 will be blue?
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lol! Blue always comes to my mind when I try to imagine WM7. Maybe because windows xp, vista and 7 are by default blue?
I wonder if WM7 will actually be black! like the zune hd interface. will be really cool!
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Freyberry you are one wound up dude. It's pretty normal to speculate on this kind of thing and hope that there will be change for the better. Given WinMo's awful track record and Windows recent push for usability everyone is speculating how it's gonna be.
"I know a lot but I won't tell you anything"... I'm getting flashbacks to the school playground here
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Yeah school playground... lol, grow up, little child. Maybe I'm not allowed to tell you something? Ever thought about this simple fact?
I already told you too much. Just re-read my post, you'll see it contains a LOT of info.
And NO, I do NOT work for Microsoft, nor HTC.
About all the speculation: It's OK if you speculate what it will/won't be, but what is very annoying is when
a) people complain about things that are pure speculation
b) people pretend they know something by using words like "definitely", despite that they actually know nothing
@anaadoul @mightymn It will be blue/grey
(but only by default, cause it's very customizable)
Btw. those are worth watching:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pC0cxzLhFqM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXfJZzeSZ0U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0typyfPG_4
@freyberry
In the absense of better information I'm happy to accept that you know 'stuff' and logically, if you do know 'stuff', you probably oughtn't to talk about it.
So in that spirit, if you were to randomly throw a dart at a calendar in the interests of picking a date - entirely at random - when the wider community might start seeing pre-release or beta versions appearing, what would be your hunch for where that random dart might land?
Nice topic, it is fun to hear what everybody expects from WM7
I am very confused about WM7... one day I am all happy and can't wait for WM7.. the next day I am not so sure about it anymore... MicroSoft can really go either way IMO.
At the best:
- Brilliant new OS: Nice looking UI, smooth, stable, NEW features the other OS's don't have, good services like Zune, Xbox Live, etc. But most important...
A GOOD APPSTORE.
If all goes wrong...:
- Minor update of 6.5.3, some small UI changes, Zune, Xbox Live.
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In the end if I just look at my HTC HD2, and think very clearly: what is missing? I think of the following:
- HTC Sense is nice, but it just does not come together with WM. I would like it to become 'one'. HTC Sense can also get a little bit slow sometimes. I would prefer a HTC Sense in the styl of HTC Hero, with the widgets.
- I want perfect stability of the OS: no more crashes, no more lagging.
- I want more App Support. I want a decent official AppStore. I don't need 140.000 apps, but I want it to be a succes. So not like the current 'AppStore' which is dead.
That's it. Zune and Xbox Live support are not even so important to me. These 3 points I mentioned are a MUST for WM7. Now that I look at it, the iPhone has all of these 3 points. I guess in the end I can not escape the fact that the iPhone OS is brilliant. That plus the awesome hardware offered by the HTC HD2 will make it a beast.
And regarding if HTC will give us the update for free: I hope so, I thing the chances are 50/50. But even if they want some money for it, I will pay it. Up to 15 euro, not more.
Come on Microsoft, show us you can, like you did with Windows 7, Xbox 360 and Zune!
@Gustopher
Nicely put, but unfortunately, I can not give you any satisfying answer.
I have no access to pre-release/beta versions, therefore I can only hope that something will leak soon. I don't think there will be a public/official beta.
After MWC, they will give more people access to the software, which will increase the probability of a leak.
Let's hope we won't have to wait until HTC releases an official upgrade, cause you know how long that usually takes.
WM7 definitely looks good (and yes, I may use the word "definitely", cause I know it). But Microsoft is doing a "great" job at scattering confusing/contradictory pieces of information, thus I'm just as anxious as you to see all the pieces come together.
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@Gustopher
Nicely put, but unfortunately, I can not give you any satisfying answer.
I have no access to pre-release/beta versions, therefore I can only hope that something will leak soon. I don't think there will be a public/official beta.
After MWC, they will give more people access to the software, which will increase the probability of a leak.
Let's hope we won't have to wait until HTC releases an official upgrade, cause you know how long that usually takes.
WM7 definitely looks good (and yes, I may use the word "definitely", cause I know it). But Microsoft is doing a "great" job at scattering confusing/contradictory pieces of information, thus I'm just as anxious as you to see all the pieces come together.
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Understood and thanks. If I were to try to paraphrase, your - let's call it a hunch - elements of the OS are coming together but it's not quite at alpha/beta stage...but could be relatively soon.
So maybe waiting is the best tactic...
Waiting is certainly the best tactic. However, I fear some of the most important questions will not be answered at MWC, at least not officially.
(I don't mean the UI, I mean core functionality/services/compatibility etc., cause that's what I don't know about and have lots of questions - that's the pieces I want to see come together)
Ah well, let's turn this into a wild speculation thread, shall we? Just let me get the popcorn first....
...OK, here we go:
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-At the Mobile World Congress event on February 15th, 2010, Windows Phone 7 will be unveilved, although at this time plans are only to unveil the user interface of the new platform . Specific indepth functionality of the device will most likely not be shown.
-The User Interface is based upon codename “METRO”. It will be very similar to the Zune HD User Interface with a complete revamp of the “Start” screen. The UI is “Very Clean”, “Soulful” and “Alive” [<-- That I can confirm.]
-Unfortunately there will be no Flash support at the get go as there was not enough time to implement these features.
-Windows Phone 7 will only support application installation through service based delivery. (i.e Marketplace). Application installation via storage card will not be possible.
- No Multi-Task support. Applications will “Pause” when in the background, however will support notifications via push notifications.
-Marketplace will now support “try before you buy” as well as an API
-No NETCF backwards compatibility. This means the original rumor of no backward compatibility for applications holds to be true. That being said, there are high hopes of porting the NetCF to the newer platform easily.
-Microsoft is confident that devices will be ready by September 2010
-Full Zune Integration
-Windows Mobile Device Center will no longer be used. Zune software to take over syncing via PC.
-OEM Interfaces will not be allowed to run on the device. Say goodbye to Sense UI / SPB Mobile Shell / Point UI / Infinity, etc, etc
-Full XBOX Gaming Integration (Gamer tag, achievements, friends, avatars, merchandising, etc)
-Full support for social networking
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Source: http://www.ppcgeeks.com/2010/02/06/...ndows-phone-7-details-emerge-from-the-depths/
Flame on! Hahahaha...
freyberry said:
Waiting is certainly the best tactic. However, I fear some of the most important questions will not be answered at MWC, at least not officially.
(I don't mean the UI, I mean core functionality/services/compatibility etc., cause that's what I don't know about and have lots of questions - that's the pieces I want to see come together)
Ah well, let's turn this into a wild speculation thread, shall we? Just let me get the popcorn first....
...OK, here we go:
Source: http://www.ppcgeeks.com/2010/02/06/...ndows-phone-7-details-emerge-from-the-depths/
Flame on! Hahahaha...
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i don't like that!
let's hope it's not true! i have always loved WM because it's so open.
no .net cf?! no way, this will mean loosing the whole developers community! i disagree with you i'm afraid
@freyberry
how can you tell all this? i'm close to MS here in my region and they didn't say anything and not willing to, notice that they support WindowsPhoneMiddleEast Community which i lead (look at my signature).
i know im not the only one that thinks this....i love new features and upgrades just as much as anyone but it seems the goal of windows 7 is to take away the customization experience of windows and bring consumers closer with microsoft then closer 2 their device. No flash, No skins, limited apps, and lets be honest who wants a device that looks exactly the same as another person device, u could take a million hd2 and none will look exactly like mines
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i know im not the only one that thinks this....i love new features and upgrades just as much as anyone but it seems the goal of windows 7 is to take away the customization experience of windows and bring consumers closer with microsoft then closer 2 their device. No flash, No skins, limited apps, and lets be honest who wants a device that looks exactly the same as another person device, u could take a million hd2 and none will look exactly like mines
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I say save these comments till after it comes out and you actually use it.
And it's Windows Phone 7 Series, not Windows 7.
dwizzy130
anything short of 5 pages and this thread will be a failure!
dwizzy130 said:
I say save these comments till after it comes out and you actually use it.
And it's Windows Phone 7 Series, not Windows 7.
dwizzy130
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I'd agree if it was for ALL comments on the awesomeness OR failure of WP7s.
lol all im saying is if we wanted a zune we would buy a zune!
seriously ever since the thing came out they been talking about
making it a phone and now this is new news?
psht! they have a few ideas on point though like the whole
finger friendly thing, but to me its like buying a new house
with thin walls or move into a comfy old brick home
yeah the lighting fixtures is up to date but what about the foundation
I love the new interface. I love the accent that is being layed on the text. From what i've seen it's like browsing through a magazine. Well thought, because in the end, mostly it's text with what you're dealing with on this type of devices.
No really, i'm very thrilled about the new design. And with the new silverlight based development framework I think that we can expect more useful applications that are focussed on what they are supposed to do and less on the user interface.
The UI is awesome. Other than that, it's just an iPhone copy with the same bad policies, like censorship and no multitasking, no file system access etc.
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The UI is awesome. Other than that, it's just an iPhone copy with the same bad policies, like censorship and no multitasking, no file system access etc.
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WP7S, No cutomizability, locked eco system, no multi tasking.
Dont u think it defeats the purpose of WinMO.
I hope it will be a big failure. The reason i got WinMO instead of anything else is because of the power of freedom it has. WP7S killed that.
and yes, its just as hyped up as iphone before it was release. NOthing more. Its not revolutionary, its just pretty with no brain.
The start or home screen may look pretty, but its functionless. U have to scroll a lot to see info. I think the novelty will wear off faster then the iphone.
Good post, Frostlance, very good post... it's sad how they destroyed everything good about Windows Mobile. I'm not at all interested in a stupid locked down system.
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Good post, Frostlance, very good post... it's sad how they destroyed everything good about Windows Mobile. I'm not at all interested in a stupid locked down system.
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And not only that, they way they made WP7S Backwards incompatible also means MS just killed WinMO6.5 and previous versions.
Developers are abandoning WinMO 6.5 1 by 1, started with adobe , then Skype, and many more to come.
We were waiting for Flash 10.1 anxiously, seeing the beta version test on OUR HD2, but in the end, they discontinued their support for WinMO.
As Steve Ballmer Said " OS are nothing without Developers, Developers Developers , (he goes on saying developers many2 times)
And that is the fate of WinMO 6.5. With no Developer support, Our BELOVED OS, is becoming NOthing.
To tell you the truth,ive been a loyal WinMO user since 2000. I relied heavily on its apps (esp medical applications,helps me a lot with my work as a doctor and manage my patients data). Now ive heard from a friend in skyscape,a major medical apps developer for WinMO, that they will also discontinue support for WinMO. Now this really saddens me really.
For a phone(expensive phone in fact) which i bought just 2 months ago, will no longer provide me new apps, new updates to my medical apps, no flash (A BIG WASTE , With our huge gorgeous screen,we cant even load flash content!).
I envy those using android, updating their OS constantly, and getting apps like google earth,goggle and etc which we were once promised to be given,now all left is a dream.
MS has killed our beloved WinMO. It is a sad news for all of us. WP7S is more like a curse then a blessing.
I'd rather buy an iPhone than any WP7S device.
Both are locked down crap systems without multitasking from my POV.
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I'd rather buy an iPhone than any WP7S device.
Both are locked down crap systems without multitasking from my POV.
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But WP7S has better hardware and a better UI. So, IF you buy a locked down crap system, you really should get a WP7S phone.
But of course, you shouldn't buy a locked down crap system.
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But WP7S has better hardware
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Do we know enough about the iPhone 4 to be sure that its hardware will be inferior to WP7S phones? We'll be about half way between that and its replacement when WP7 starts to get going.
Shasarak said:
Do we know enough about the iPhone 4 to be sure that its hardware will be inferior to WP7S phones? We'll be about half way between that and its replacement when WP7 starts to get going.
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We know nothing about iPhone 4, but Apple's iPhone hardware has ALWAYS been at least half a year behind HTC's. I don't expect that to change.
iPhone 4 would need a WVGA display, a 1GHz processor, 448MB RAM, a five megapixel camera with dual LED flash, much much better materials... in order to be "only" half a year behind again. In other words: No way. They're not going to catch up anytime soon.
seed_al said:
We know nothing about iPhone 4, but Apple's iPhone hardware has ALWAYS been at least half a year behind HTC's. I don't expect that to change.
iPhone 4 would need a WVGA display, a 1GHz processor, 448MB RAM, a five megapixel camera with dual LED flash, much much better materials... in order to be "only" half a year behind again. In other words: No way. They're not going to catch up anytime soon.
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The strange thing is that if the WP7 is really a closed down system without multitasking it would not need such advanced hardware for it. The need of so much memory and processor power is precisely because of the multitasking when a user can run several applications simultaneously. Otherwise you can have a good user experience with much less memory and processor power like in case of the iPhone.
This thread will be better if it has a poll on it.
I think it is hyped too. I really prefer the HTC interface and customization freedom of the HD2 against the new design of windows mobile 7. I have my device so customized that I can access every feature with a few clicks (AE button plus and multiple button press) I dont see that coming soon in WM7, you need to scroll a lot with your finger to actually go anywhere. And what botters me more is that it looks like "multimedia oriented" and not "bussisness" oriented.
If they close the platform like Apple they will loose al the support of the comunity. I really think WebOs look more interesting as a new modern platform (but they still lack variety of applications)
If there is no oficial WM7 update to the HD2, I really dont care. (we know the chef here will be realising it and even with a newer rom)
What not being said may be the most revealing.
Other than a few picture and limited stories from just a few people (MS insiders) what do we really know about WM7?
With all the stories about what WM7 cannot do, you start to wonder if there is something that we are not being told about the new OS.
For instance:
* MS Voice Command has not had any real updates for a number of years. Is there a (much improved) new version in WM7?
* Wireless/Blue tooth set up? (better setup etc?)
* Haptic interface,
* camera and other elements used in a more interactive way for interface?
* New/updated/Improved version of transcriber?
Or is MS really just going to bring out a dumb version of Windows Mobile, for the dummys, and to more directly compete with iPhone, and continue the development of the OS version (6.5) they already have for the business users, and the more adventurous?
We still remember XP/Vista don't we, lets hope MS learn't something!
No option for both? I think bits are great and bits are over hyped.
1) Maybe it´s going to be the same story as with Win Vista: faulty, crappy, resource-hungry, no benefits. Good for the basic user that only surfs with IE, listens to music, watches videos, e-mails and uploads videos on YouTube
2) NO software is uncrackable ! Wonder what the experts here on XDA will do with WM7 ! When I received my HD2 in November it wasn´t much more than my Touch HD, a little bit faster though. Now with all the geniousses here in this forum it is a rocket of a PDA that spared me the investment into a Sony Vaio P
3) I eagerly wait for the HD3 at the end of the year, wait this time some months ´till I buy it. First I will see what the leading programmers here will do with it, then buy it and flash it with a cooked ROM from this forum. And maybe this cooked ROM will be rebased on WM6.5.x or a hacked WM7, able of multitasking.
4) When I will buy HD3 (or whatever it will be called) I buy the hardware (1,5 GHz Qualcomm, ROM/RAM etc.) and I want it to be FAST. Like with Win Vista the hardware will be eaten up by WM7-software giving no speed advantage. Like with my Sony Vaio TT92 which is equipped with WinXP and which is much faster than most of the desktop-PCs for MY use of the Vaio (no gaming, prof. medical work) I will rely on the experts here to cook a ROM that´s faster than lightning for the APPS, ´cause I don´t care if the basic software is WM6.5.x or WM7, TF3D, HTCSense or what, I want my preferred apps to run fast and smooth w/o hangup.
Conclusion: trust the people here, THEY will make the best outa the new HARDWARE, not HTC, not Microsoft ..........
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Or is MS really just going to bring out a dumb version of Windows Mobile, for the dummys, and to more directly compete with iPhone, and continue the development of the OS version (6.5) they already have for the business users, and the more adventurous?
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I'm afraid that's exactly what they are doing. Everyone - including MS - is green with envy for the zillion$$$ Apple are making with teenagers and "wanna-look-cool" adults who spend their time on social networks or mms-ing pictures. Little brains, fat wallets. No surprise manufacturers and carriers LOVE them and would do ANYTHING to please them.
MS had a decision to make: continue to fight on two fields (business and dummies) and continue losing to RIM on the former and to Apple on the latter? Or instead concentrate on one, playing the cards (like hardware) where the competition has always been behind?
WPS7 is just that.
Do I like it? Hell, no.
Would I have done the same thing had I been in Steve Ballmer's shoes? Probably yes.
Will their strategy succeed? Probably no. Unless Steve Jobs screws up big-time...
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We still remember XP/Vista don't we, lets hope MS learn't something!
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Looking at Win7, I think they learnt that crappy-buggy OS's should never ever make their way into the market. However keeping looking at Win7 on other PC's makes me wish I will still have the option for XP when my laptop replacement is due in June.
I don't think MS will be stupid enough to allow WPS7 to be crappy-buggy like Vista, but most likely WPS7 will be as alienating to business users as Win7 is, leaving them in fact with two choices:
a) BlackBerry (for most)
b) Android (for power users)
Actually there is a third one for the (very few) adventurous: cooked WinMo ROMs.
http://wmexperts.com/wp7s-apps-no-s...background-multitasking?utm_source=feedburner
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If this is true:
Microsoft you are ****ing stupid idiots
ruining the best platform!!!!!
****!
Someone inside MS decided to put down their market shares. Interesting...
Hehe. Everywhere I look for WMP7S news I see Apple...why is that?
They kinda turned me out of it as well. Android here I come...
I can emphasize with the comments given on the news page!
Well then I am either off to Android or staying with 6.5.X. My real hope is that, even if MS devotes 75% of their mobile resources on WP7s, they devote 25% to WM6.5.X. It would totally make sense for them to use WP7s to compete with Apple, and WM6.5.X to compete with Android.
I'm waiting for a statement regarding MS's level of support for 6.5.X. If you think we're pissed, just think how companies like SPB and Resco feel.
Good grief!!! MS obviously think the reason for Apple's success is a lack of multi-tasking, restrictive applications portal and no external storage...
This will sink WM7 (before it's been floated) - and open the doors to Android, if it's true
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Good grief!!! MS obviously think the reason for Apple's success is a lack of multi-tasking, restrictive applications portal and no external storage...
This will sink WM7 (before it's been floated) - and open the doors to Android, if it's true
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I think it will make the platform grow actually.
User experience simplified and simple to understand!
Only those geeks like us can go and **** ourselves.
We are minority anyway.
You know, the real business model is not to GIVE as much as possible,
but tie as close as possible to manufacturer,
so everything is under control.
No free market anymore. They will decide where, what and why..
I sincererly hate this,
and if this is true Microsoft: suck my ****.
Sorry.
Is there any platform left for a CHOICE????
Yep. No WM7 phone for me. I will run 6.x builds as long as M$ supports and updates them, and then move to Android.
my expectation is as follows...instead of ppl stuck with old devices requesting a wm7 update rom....this forum will be full of wm7 peeps requesting a dual boot rom booting wm6.5 !!
I just saw swipe right(or left?) application menu and gained lots of fate into WM7, but after this i just hope that this is not true.
Cant wait for Xperioid to get at everyday usable state, so i can start getting used to android.
"they devote 25% to WM6.5.X. "
that sounds like an inc compared to the efford or lack of it they been giving it these last few years
darkhalf520 said:
my expectation is as follows...instead of ppl stuck with old devices requesting a wm7 update rom....this forum will be full of wm7 peeps requesting a dual boot rom booting wm6.5 !!
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Seriously. I think you are exactly right.
http://wmpoweruser.com/?p=14366#idc-container
Maybe we should not believe it?!
doministry said:
http://wmpoweruser.com/?p=14366#idc-container
Maybe we should not believe it?!
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It is too early for totally negative comments in my opinion. Let's wait and see - I still hope WM7 will be a great step ahead.
Please Microsoft, don't shoot yourself in the foot again! Copy-Paste is a MUST!
There have been a lot of reports like this previously. This one basically just seems to provide more detail.
I believe that as soon as I am off of WM 6.5x I will go to Android for my next device. I am not desirous of an iPhone or an iPhone clone. Microsoft is boldly going where Apple has already gone. I like that they are trying to keep the market from fragmenting, but having an app approval process seems to prevent the need for there to be such restrictions on multi-tasking. The iPhone is a non-starter for me primarily because of the lack of multi-tasking.
I think they would have been wise to offer a "lite version" for people who are looking for an iPhone (why wouldn't they just buy an iPhone?) and a "deluxe version" for those who want to have features. Or perhaps they did and 6.5.X IS the "deluxe version."
funny how one of my hobbys simply gets swiped because all the brainwashed mainstream ****tards want "iphones" and ms cant take how much apple earns.
funny actually. i bet the next windows version for pc will do the same mistake.
we are not allowed to have our fun anymore, everything gets controlled. it should be the other way around, people should learn how a computer ****ing works maybe it would raise the overall IQ.
actually i dont give a **** about the iphone ******s but i want my windows mobile device ffs.
sry if that was to rude but it really pisses me of to just read that in a future prediction.
one thing i don't understand why the hell they have an office hub with all the office applications and multiple exchange emails and twitter and facebook applications and NO copy paste this is... i am if it is true... this is really stupid..
I foresee the stock of android to sky-rocket in the next months and if the iPhone will have multitasking then me an "Apple hater" i might consider an iPhone to buy or most likely an Android (That rumoured HTC Supersonic sounds very sexy) or the Nokia N900.
Seriously i can't believe the news.. this is a major blow to many people here in this forum.
i actually kinda see this coming already. Microsoft is gonna use the WP7 as a direct competitor to iPhone. Pretty smart, marketing wise, because they can then target and select bigger segment, the kind of everyday-not-power-user thing.
Which leaves us, the power users, to go and play with the customizable 6.5.X.
It sucks, but i can see their point. Microsoft always, and i repeat, always target global domination. They cant stand seeing Apple starting to dominate the field. Android? they'll let it face off against the 6.5.X
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i actually kinda see this coming already. Microsoft is gonna use the WP7 as a direct competitor to iPhone. Pretty smart, marketing wise, because they can then target and select bigger segment, the kind of everyday-not-power-user thing.
Which leaves us, the power users, to go and play with the customizable 6.5.X.
It sucks, but i can see their point. Microsoft always, and i repeat, always target global domination. They cant stand seeing Apple starting to dominate the field. Android? they'll let it face off against the 6.5.X
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But frankly, it's a dumb strategy. In a few years mobile "phones" will probably have dual-core 2 GHz processors and nasty battery life. Multitasking won't be a problem, and more and more people will be realizing how much they can do with their phones.
The only way this would make sense would be if MS either (1) plans to evolve WP7 to a multitasking platform or (2) plans to ramp up support for WM 6.5.X as a major platform in the future.
Not sure if this has been discussed, but I saw this today and was wondering what the implications are for Android.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/go...e-attack-2011-04-22?link=MW_story_latest_news
I tend to think this is just MS and/or Apple engaged in 'combat tactics' because they're threatened by Android, but I'd like to hear from the Devs who write kernels. After all, if we have devs here rewriting kernels for some ROMs, how valid can this suit really be?
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Not sure if this has been discussed, but I saw this today and was wondering what the implications are for Android.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/go...e-attack-2011-04-22?link=MW_story_latest_news
I tend to think this is just MS and/or Apple engaged in 'combat tactics' because they're threatened by Android, but I'd like to hear from the Devs who write kernels. After all, if we have devs here rewriting kernels for some ROMs, how valid can this suit really be?
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Better link to the patent/ruling and implecations (without the Dorvak MS/Apple Spin) here http://fosspatents.blogspot.com/2011/04/texas-jury-finds-against-google-in.html
It has nothing to do with Apple/MS, and everything to do with Google and the large pot of Gold Google sits on.
schettj said:
Better link to the patent/ruling and implecations (without the Dorvak MS/Apple Spin) here http://fosspatents.blogspot.com/2011/04/texas-jury-finds-against-google-in.html
It has nothing to do with Apple/MS, and everything to do with Google and the large pot of Gold Google sits on.
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Well, this could go a lot of ways. What I'm getting at is whether or not this has any far-reaching potential, like Android being pulled off the market, and manufacturers like HTC forced to no longer make Android handsets. I'm sure that Apple and Microsoft would like nothing better.
no chance of android being pulled. it would be in nobody's best interests to do so. the best result would be a (small) % of royalties from android being paid out.
MarkusPO said:
no chance of android being pulled. it would be in nobody's best interests to do so. the best result would be a (small) % of royalties from android being paid out.
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that or google just dropping a minor feature from future versions - it's a patent about an advanced hashing method.. they can just replace it with a "normal" hashing method, or maybe make their own and better hashing method if they felt like it - it was only about 30 lines of code...
They will always be under attack now that they are #1 No sense in worrying about it either. Worrying about something like this before anything bad happens just wastes a lot of time worrying
That's what I was wondering too...what about the other billion Linux boxes out there...no infringement there...or just no potential for a monetary settlement? LOL