"It’s not all doom and gloom. There are some things on Windows Mobile that actually work quite well. Push email (using Exchange) is snappy and reliable. The devices themselves are also stable and rarely crash (compared to one or two generations ago). But what makes a Windows Mobile device usable isn’t what Microsoft did; it’s what third party companies do for it. Without these applications I would have dumped the platform years ago. There are even some things Windows Mobile devices do better than any other device; Multimedia is one of them. Sure, the iPhone may have a snazzy iPod style interface, but it’s still only going to work with iTunes and a few (limited) formats of music and video. But my Windows Mobile device plays almost any audio format, as well as almost any popular video file I put on it. The hardware (phones) also pack more features. We’ve heard rumors about the new Windows Mobile 7, due in 2009, but I’d suggest that they hurry up, or they’ll lose even more market share."
I have to admit that when I saw the iPhone last year I figured we were going to see similar devices before 2007 was over. Instead we've only seen a very incremental change since Windows Mobile 2003. Love or hate the iPhone, you have to admit it is innovative. Personally, I'm becoming very bored with Windows Mobile. One of my co-workers has an iPhone and I am very impressed with its multimedia and web browsing features. I know it is proprietary, but what it does, it does very well and is truly innovative. I know some of you are perfectly fine with Windows Mobile just the way it is but I want something more and I feel that by now Microsoft should have something more. So what do you think, will we see something amazing from Microsoft within the next couple of years? Perhaps Windows Mobile 2007? I really hope so. There's a poll that asks whether the iphone is a true success, a fad, or Microsoft's failure. Check it our
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