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Originally Posted by miradu
BUT, frankly I do not think that Microsoft has put up good competition yet.
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I think Michael Ducker hit the nail on the head. All the Microsoft Smartphone and Pocket PC Phone Edition devices which I've owned and used to date (O2 XDA, Orange SPV, EverLink Wireless red e SC1100)
- lack Bluetooth
- have poor battery life
- have average/mediocre (almost bordering on poor) LCD displays
- don't officially support Windows Mobile 2003
- seem like bulky, uninspired designs (crappy form factors)
- perform poorly as cellphones
- don't support BSQUARE's "SDIO Now!"
*sigh*
I could go on, and on... Microsoft
AND it's partners really ought to release better products and accelerate the pace of innovation. We're
still(!) seeing Smartphone 2002 devices being announced and released (Orange SPV e100, Motorola MPx200)
that don't support the .NET Compact Framework!, which really sucks for developers (like me) who have been waiting patiently to see our .NET enabled applications run on the Smartphone. It's really sad that Microsoft and it's partners still haven't released something as good as the Treo 600. If only it were possible to install Windows Mobile 2003 (Pocket PC Phone Edition) on a Treo 600... 8) Sometimes, I guess we really do need to kick MSFT's butt... otherwise things would never move. :| :!:
I'll be at PDC 2003 in October, and hope to get Microsoft's official stance on Windows Mobile 2003 running on the current generation Smartphones. I'm also wondering why they didn't make features like SDIO
Now! and Bluetooth a
requirement for all Smartphone devices. It's these kind of features which would really put the Microsoft Smartphone ahead of its competitors.