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Same here..looks kinda awkward. I hope the photos don't tell the real story and it's different in person. They really can't afford to mess this up..plus, that sync service better work right the first time and be easy.

Yeah, I agree. AND if you look at the image it shows a fundamental issue with a UI like this being used with Windows Mobile. Namely that it gets installed on a wide range of devices, all with different screen sizes. Apple doesn't have to worry about that with the iPhone, that's why they can have a UI like that. Microsoft has to consider a lot more (And it doesn't look like they thought about this). Look at the bottom two icons... The text was cut off... :-

That icon (at least in version 6.1) is used for the messaging center which includes e-mail and SMS.

No, it's not. Looks like it came off of a Soviet submarine.

Yeah, right, because all phones back then had VGA color screens, ethernet, and QWERTY keyboards!!

http://www.exedamobile.com/web/

haha it does look like a 1980's device... in fact, my old speak and spell clone (one of the rip offs of the original speak and spell) it had a little bear that clapped when you spelled words correctly.

i guess it's the color. gold + black + clear keys. it reminds me of my old radio recorder.

как is the word "as" in Russian....so your sentence doesn't make any sense.

Just as well he's not speaking Russian, then, isn't it?

My thought exactly. A honeycomb design doesn't fit a device with a DPad that moves up/down and left/right.

It's probably designed for touch screens more than anything else.

and what kinda background is THAT?

Why is your little sister on the interwebz?!?!?!?

@GP007,

- She's a Microsoft fangirl

@FusionOpz,

- Uh ... There are a lot of WinMo devices that look pretty, starting with HTC ones =/

Windows Mobile PIE 6.0. Rendering functions of destop IE 6/7 (pie4 had pgn alpha trans, so count that in this) and IE8.0 javascript and ajax support.

bring the platform up to where the current leader(s) were about 3-4 months ago ? Do you mean not being able to copy or paste text and using javascript to build applications .

What an amazing future we have to look forward to oh zen master of PDA phones ....

Sarcasam aside WindowsMobile remains the most powerful mobile operating system out there because it is essentially WindowsCE a desktop port of you guessed it Windows for ARM processors . Windows Mobile isn't a toy its Windows on a phone if you think that will change with future releases think again .

As for being a dog's breakfast it might surprise you to know that Windows Mobile devices have outsold IPhones this quarter , Remarkable

http://www.shareholder.com/visitors/event/...1&MediaUserID=0 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...9012102763.html

Last edited by bob21 on 25 Jan 2009 - 01:56

Oh and also multitask.

It isn't. MS doesn't make phones. Just lame software for them.

And that makes a sodding difference because ? 5 Windows Mobiles 4.4 million iPhones

You see how that works ? 5 Million is bigger than 4.4 million meaning WindowsMobiles outsold IPhones this quarter.

Learning is fun isnt it !

http://i41.tinypic.com/11t8js8.png

It most certainly makes a difference.

You're essentially comparing sales between a hardware manufacturer, a software manufacturer and one that sells both. LOL!

Apple has designed, R&D'ed, tested, marketed, and sold between 12 and 14 million phones bundled with their own software.

Nokia has designed, R&D'ed, tested marketed and sold a bunch of phones, some of which may have been smartphones, but most of them have the built in overhead cost of having to license someone else's OS.

Microsoft hasn't sold any phones. They haven't designed any phones. They haven't tested or marketed a single phone. They don't make phones. They make outdated, awfully designed software for them. What they've sold is 20 million licenses.

and the end result is 5 million WindowsMobiles this quarter and 4.4 million iphones .

meaning drumbroll Windows Mobile devices have outsold IPhones this quarter .

5 Million Pda Phones that can copy a bunch of rapidshare links and paste them into a download manager . Space age technology compared to apples rubbish offering .

Why is windows mobile 8 the real innovator? Why can't it be 7? Sure windows mobile 7 was expected a year ago, but that doesn't mean the wm7 we expected will be the wm7 we will see in the future.

And as for Bob, your really close to comparing an operating system to a phone. It is really unfair to compare an OS that can be installed on many different phones, vs the iphone OS, which can be only installed on the iphone...

Uhm. Windows Mobile 7 is supposed to be the innovator. This is Windows Mobile 6.5. Not 7.

Sorry, i was referring to LTD's comment

Windows Mobile 7, Codenamed "Photon"will be a major upgrade planned for release in the second half of 2009. Leaked information suggests a revamped UI, multi-touch and motion-related features. Features include redesigned interface, new Office Mobile version, next Internet Explorer Mobile, accelerometer functionality with interface (gestures), new media player version, etc. MS also plans on bringing some form of Zune functionality or software to this version. HTC and others will no doubt snap this up. But again, characteristically Zune-like, MS will be late to the game. Second half of '09 just to catch up to what's already out there, and in light of new OS updates/releases by the competition, means that MS will have some ground to make up. Given the eagerness of the competition in this area, it won't be easy.

The real good stuff from MS in this area will come with WinMo 8, based on Midori .This is the version that will be entirely new - done from scratch, implementing a completely redesigned user interface, "revolutionary" features like global search, and new concepts such as automation and connections within the phone, ideas borrowed from other smartphone operating systems. This means that you'll be able to go from viewing a person's address info in his contact card to seeing where he lives in map view in one click. There will be much more of this intuitive flow, and far less digging through menus. Windows Mobile 8 will add support for gestures on auxiliary screens. Which is all very good. But again, quite late. By the time this sees the light of day, who knows what the competition will have already unleashed.

Im sure you can scroll through the honeycomb interface.

It looks like it's ment to scroll. Not all screens are the same resolution so trying to fit the combs to a set size won't work for development.

probably it will, and if not officially, xda-devs will have something cooked in a few days after release ...