But at least he would be out in decent scenery. Sounds better than playing Left for dead indoors on a pc. :p
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But at least he would be out in decent scenery. Sounds better than playing Left for dead indoors on a pc. :p
Hehe no zombies in the British countryside though :p
Daniel.Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
The updates so far have been free. You just download them from iTunes
And as for the Windows phone, I hope they do come up with something that you can rave about.
Variety is the spice of life.
:s mokin:
Don't tell him that Race.. please. He still thinks anything with the name "Windows" involved is going to be "fixed" soon. I've remembered hearing that story ever since I've owned Windows!Quote:
Originally Posted by race aficionado
I look forward to hearing how WinPhone9.5 Revision B, Service Pack 2 problems have been sorted out. :D
Geocaching app is £5.99, pricey as apps go, but I think for the amount of times I use it, it's probably one of the best value apps I have!
It does help to have premium membership on the geocaching.com so you can download pocket queries so you don't have to rely on the phone network.
Apple does indeed release a new OS every year and it's free! I don't recall Microsoft ever releasing Windows Mobile updates for free, you had to buy a new phone!
It's strange that MS have decided to release an OS which is clearly unfinished. A year ago it would have been fine, but no multitasking and no copy+paste is just handing their competitors a rod to beat them with! Sure it'll be updated, but there will be lots of publicity now about what it can't do, but the update will no doubt appear with little fanfare and there won't be many stories printed about what it can do!
I know they could keep it in development forever but that's a fairly major omission, and a surprising one since previous versions of Windows Mobile - even my iPaq back in 2003 did multitasking and copy+paste!
My apologies then, not quite sure where I got confused :pQuote:
Originally Posted by race aficionado
For people like Andrewmcm and airshifter who seem to want to slag off every Microsoft product, I say this, Windows mobile has been rubbish for years and I would never buy a windows mobile product before Windows Phone 7.
People who buy Microsoft stuff are honest about its faults, they admit that Pre WinPho7, Windows mobile wasn't up to much and that Vista was nowhere near as good as it could have been and that Windows 7 is what people really wanted.
Go try one, you'll be pleasantly surprised.
One thing about phones at the moment is in the same way as a desktop OS is that once you're in, you're in! People using iOS, Android, WM7, whatever will likely pay for several applications for their device and become accustomed to using them. Switching to another device further down the line will at the very least involve paying for those applications again, if they are even available for that platform.
So when it comes time to upgrade you are much more likely to take the newest version of something that can run all your existing software rather than something entirely different. Microsoft (and PCs) have been using this trick since the year dot!
Ah, now I've seen it ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
I think that's very true. I think it's even more true with older people (not OLD, just older! :D ). One of the primary reasons that I continue to run older versions of some trading and business software is because the newer versions have features that would require me to essentially relearn the programs. Often they're the same features that I have now, but the process of getting from A-Z changes with the newer versions. And the same is true of smartphones. My girl, her sister and brother-in-law all have iPhones (and Macs). So even before I got the iPod Touch, I was somewhat familiar with the user interface... and found it intuitive and intriguing. So now, if I was to get a smartphone, I would likely go for an iPhone. If not an iPhone, I'd probably look at an iPhone-like device (like the HTC Incredible?) running Android. After that, Blackberry and this new Win Phone 7 might be options. But I've never cared for Blackberries and even refused to carry one where I used to work. And so far, I haven't heard of anything that really sets the Win Phone 7 apart from the crowd (in a way that I care about). If I was a gamer, I understand it closely links to the Xbox. But I don't have and don't want an Xbox, or any other game system. So far, I just haven't heard about a game-changing feature that the Win Phone 7 has that would compel me to buy one, in the event that I decide to get a smartphone.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark
From what I've read on various sites, the Win Phone 7 is getting decent reviews. But the key issue it's going to have here in the States is whether or not Microsoft will be able to convince the carriers to REALLY back it. Verizon/Vodaphone is now set to get the iPhone next year and they're already doing really well with Android phones. AT&T has made a mint with the iPhone and they're also doing well with Android phones. Sprint/Nextel is also on the Android bandwagon. Other than Nextel, where we got our company phones, I don't recall which ones carry the Blackberry, but I assume most of them do. So long story short, the space is beginning to get crowded. And by being (once again) late to the game, it'll be interesting to see what strategy Microsoft chooses, and whether or not they'll be able to put any sort of meaningful dent in the market.
Will MSFT be a (real) player in the smartphone market, or just an also-ran? Time will tell...